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Thanks for the tip, spiker, I'll check them out there.

I almost did, but if I order something online I think it'd be these Pigalle copycats. I've been eying them for months and months. The 5" heel and just the general shape of them are pretty amazing. Just not sure I want to spend that much money yet. To tide myself over, I got some of these on clearance.

Took the shoes back today, didn't have any problems there, and worked my courage up to hit the shoe section again. Thankfully there wasn't anyone in that area today. The 10's do fit much better, but they only had a lone right shoe in navy, so I left empty handed.

Thank you all so much for the advice and support! After walking around the apartment a bit, I think I will try taking them back as I like them so much I want the best fitting pair. It seems like there's just too much space all around. And if the 10's don't fit right, I might just chalk it up to experience and try something else. (and I did have a cushion I tried. It was in for the picture and it helped, but not a ton.) Thanks again, I'll report back once I've had the chance to try another.

Thanks Robin! They actually stay on my feet pretty well, but I don't feel the heel touching almost at all. When I have stockings on I can fit my (admittedly slender) pointer finger in the space.

Hello everyone, I'm new here. I just found this site and I think it's pretty awesome that you guys are out there pushing the boundaries for weenies like me who keep it to the indoors!

Sorry if this whole situation is really, really silly. Today I was in a daring mood, so I perused the high heeled shoes at Target. I don't really do this sort of thing in public and it made me quite nervous--it's only the second time I've bought heels in person. Anyway, these are the shoes. They look great and they have a really high heel, but I'm not sure I've got the right size. I honestly can't tell for sure because I only tried the one pair before almost fainting from nervousness. They're a size 11 women's and I usually wear a size 10.5 in men's. All of my other women's shoes are 11's. The toe parts feel ok--not too tight--but there's a bit of space between my heel and the shoe. Is it supposed to be like that, or should my heel be touching?

Here's a picture of my foot in the shoe. And a bonus pic of the shoe by its lonesome: here.

If that's not right, I want to return them, but I think that'd be even more nerve wracking. Especially since I'd like to get a proper size if that's not right and the next size down is a 10! That's a half size lower than what I wear in men's, could that possibly be right? Thanks for any advice, and sorry that this is such a basic, dumb question (how can a person not know if a shoe fits while wearing it? )