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me, Wolf in Heidelberg

Just making sure I'm getting this right.

 

The seller on eBay is the same seller on aliexpress, correct?

I don't know anything about the seller, but the product looks exactly the same.

http://www.aliexpres..._211651845.html

I have bought them a while ago (from ebay in Germany, about half the price listed here) and I am very disappointed. The make quality is very low. The eyelets are pulled out of the cheap plastics very quickly, they can't stand the forces of the shoe strings pulling.

Walking is possible, but there is too little support and they are not much fun to walk in, since I would simply lower my ankle to a 'normal' angle and try to keep that position for as long as possible. Trying to extend that time is the challenge here, but you could simply simulate the same by attaching a can to the ball of any old shoe. Save your money for better shoes. This is a ripoff.

Ballet heels or pointe shoes are much more fun. I wish I could stand and 'dance a little' in genuine pointe shoes, but I have not yet found fitting ones, but from what I have 'tasted', they could be great fun.

From Doc Martens Heels series: Jinelle black, Ofira buff, Ofira black. I bought all of these three heels some time ago. Now I see, that some of them are on sale right now. I think they make great heels for guys and I love wearing them. I wish, they would sell them in UK10, but my shoemaker got the UK9 expanded for me and now they are fitting me ok. I have contacted Doc Martens UK about offering bigger sizes of them and got a friendly reply: "Thank you for your email, which I have passed to the relevant department for future reference." Maybe if more of us did that ... .

Edit: How can I edit the size of the pictures permanently ? I resized them in the editor, but they showed up big again.

These are only new to me, I just got off ebay and I love the feel and look.

very nice. Any label / model name ?

My street shoes are Euro size 44. I got Switchblade in men's size 11 and they fit ok, a little bit too tight. Then I also got Men's Tardy in men's size 13 (reason: see description and comments at link and my experience with Switchblade) and they are a little bit too big.

Or whatabout these?

A year ago I got the Switchblade by Jeffrey Campbell from Solestruck and I like it very much. But the quality of material and make is not up to the pricing. (And to that shipping costs to Germany and import taxes are added, too).

Would I buy it again ? Maybe yes, since I like the design and the feeling when wearing it, but that experience made me much more careful when considering ordering from Solestruck, especially Jeffrey Campbell shoes.

Today's comic from Wizard of Id:

$11 Find from Target:

Xhilaration Keava Hiking Boots (Heels?)

Look for them in the store. Online for $29, in store from $10.87 to ~$14.99. Foot has a slightly odd forward pitch. The size 11's I purchased are little snug (see odd foot pitch). Has the longest pair of laces I've ever seen on boots (men's or women's).

"Online for $29, in store from $10.87 to ~$14.99" At that price tag I would not hesitate one second to buy them in size 11 in gray/brown or orange, but Target is not shipping to Germany.

Anyone any ideas how to get them to Heidelberg/Mannheim area ?

Hi, thanks for the welcome. I live in Heidelberg, Germany. Buying groceries in the supermarket once or twice a week was so boring, but no more: now I am looking forward doing it, because it is such a good opportunity for wearing high heels. :-)