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<blockquote data-quote="GoingNorth" data-source="post: 333534" data-attributes="member: 1963"><p>I think the NB shoe lasts are sized based on instep height, toebox width and height, and heel width.</p><p></p><p>You should be able to find something that works for you, there.</p><p></p><p>I was lucky in that dirt poor as we were growing up, my parents did not stint on shoes. I wore orthopedic shoes for several years and remember that they cost three weeks of dad's salary per pair.</p><p></p><p>on the other hand, husband's father, who had a cushy gov't job and made darned good money, used to insist that husband's shoes come from KMart or similar AND be worn until they fell apart.</p><p></p><p>husband already had trouble with his feet when I met him while he was still in his teens. He had a very wide foot and high instep. By the time I met husband, he already had hammertoes and the start of bunions.</p><p></p><p>Combined with a lot of marching while in the service and then working in a professional kitchen, husband's feet were a lifelong misery to him. Even the military special ordered boots for him.</p><p></p><p>With my family, we were so poor that for years I thought my parents PREFERRED chicken backs and the like. Once when I was twelve and earning my first money dog walking and babysitting, I decided to make a special dinner for my family.</p><p></p><p>I got extra chicken backs so my parents could have their "favorite parts". They acted very enthused, though in retrospect it's just sad.</p><p></p><p>I didn't even realize we were poor until we moved to the suburbs and had people to compare with. I didn't know it was weird that we ate the way we did, or that my sister and I wore clothes made from my mother's worn out work clothes (I remember when she made me a dress out of a worn out skirt that had been my favorite--I was so thrilled)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="GoingNorth, post: 333534, member: 1963"] I think the NB shoe lasts are sized based on instep height, toebox width and height, and heel width. You should be able to find something that works for you, there. I was lucky in that dirt poor as we were growing up, my parents did not stint on shoes. I wore orthopedic shoes for several years and remember that they cost three weeks of dad's salary per pair. on the other hand, husband's father, who had a cushy gov't job and made darned good money, used to insist that husband's shoes come from KMart or similar AND be worn until they fell apart. husband already had trouble with his feet when I met him while he was still in his teens. He had a very wide foot and high instep. By the time I met husband, he already had hammertoes and the start of bunions. Combined with a lot of marching while in the service and then working in a professional kitchen, husband's feet were a lifelong misery to him. Even the military special ordered boots for him. With my family, we were so poor that for years I thought my parents PREFERRED chicken backs and the like. Once when I was twelve and earning my first money dog walking and babysitting, I decided to make a special dinner for my family. I got extra chicken backs so my parents could have their "favorite parts". They acted very enthused, though in retrospect it's just sad. I didn't even realize we were poor until we moved to the suburbs and had people to compare with. I didn't know it was weird that we ate the way we did, or that my sister and I wore clothes made from my mother's worn out work clothes (I remember when she made me a dress out of a worn out skirt that had been my favorite--I was so thrilled) [/QUOTE]
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