stevieuk7610 Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 Hi everyone.. Thought I'd share with you all my recent and first experience with shoe stretchers.. After taking a gamble on yet another pair of boots off Ebay, I unfortunately found myself in possession of a gorgeous pair of boots ( photos included) which although were a perfect fit around the calfs and a perfect height were tragically, painfully too tight... I half expected this as the particular brand are infuriatingly inconsistent fron one year to the next.. However, although when this has happened before I usually just relist them, this time I thought I'd try a cheap set of expanders ( photo also included).. I got some for about £15 or so.. To be honest I really wasn't expecting much but after a week of using them, gradually increasing the stretch on a daily basis, I was overjoyed at how much of a difference they made... The boot material is a faux leather so it will be interesting to see if they work as well on real leather, but for the moment I am more than happy at how things have turned out.. Anyway, just thought I'd share with you all in case anyone has ever thought of giving them a go... Oh, and I promise you all, I'm not on commission from the manufacturers..!!! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted May 1, 2020 Share Posted May 1, 2020 I got high heel stretchers years ago. A friend's father-in-low sold women's shoes and he loaned me a pair of stretchers. Went out and purchased a pair right away. Highly recommend them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlroseplant Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 I have also had shoe stretchers (actually just one, I guess I am twice as slow as everybody else) for a number of years, and yes, they do work. I have two things to add here: 1) You did a good job by taking an entire week to stretch out your boots. I have actually screwed up a shoe by trying to go too much, too fast. 2) If you need to use these for "high" heels, you will need to purchase a different set of stretchers. Those will not work well on heels in the 4 inch + range. They are exactly the same thing, but with an angle put on the stretching part to accommodate the shape of the higher heeled shoes. I am also glad to know they work on man-made material, at least somewhat. I have never tried them on anything but leather before. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cali Posted May 2, 2020 Share Posted May 2, 2020 Just be careful that you are not pulling the side out from under the foot bed. Go slow as @mlroseplant suggested. I actually only have a high heel version of shoe stretchers. Thinking of getting a second pair they're so useful. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevieuk7610 Posted May 3, 2020 Author Share Posted May 3, 2020 Funnily enough, after the success of the boot experiment I've already ordered a high heel version.. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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