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Old Sat Aug 13, 2011, 08:29pm
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I just got a pair of these plate shoes and they feel confortable with the exception of the toe area being quite narrow. I have narrow feet but the toe aea is pinching.

Little Jimmy posted previously that he had the same problem and used a wedges to make the toe box larger. What's a wedge? How do I do this so I don't have to return the shoes?

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Old Sun Aug 14, 2011, 04:37am
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I just got a pair of these plate shoes and they feel confortable with the exception of the toe area being quite narrow. I have narrow feet but the toe aea is pinching.

Little Jimmy posted previously that he had the same problem and used a wedges to make the toe box larger. What's a wedge? How do I do this so I don't have to return the shoes?

Help me Little Jimmie, your my only hope.....(credits to Star Wars).
Tom (Dakota) gave the same review......

Depending how old you are..........your dad may have a shoe wedge in his closet........I still have one.........

I have not seen one in the stores since the 60's.

Joel
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Old Sun Aug 14, 2011, 08:41am
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Tom (Dakota) gave the same review......

Depending how old you are..........your dad may have a shoe wedge in his closet........I still have one.........

I have not seen one in the stores since the 60's.

Joel
I have a pair of wooden shoe trees that I bought at a shoe store. They are spring-loaded and the toe section is split so it expands across the shoe. I used them to stretch out a pair of NB walking shoes that I use for SP and on the bases.
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Old Sun Aug 14, 2011, 09:03am
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Tons of listings for shoe trees on ebay. Might look on there.
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Old Sun Aug 14, 2011, 02:11pm
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or evan home depot

Men's Adjustable Shoe Tree, Size Large-20004HOM at The Home Depot
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Old Sun Aug 14, 2011, 02:55pm
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No, Tom, don't do it! It's a real post, not spam!!!
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Old Sun Aug 14, 2011, 04:45pm
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I have the Tanel plate shoes and love them. I even bought another pair just to have when needed.

In the past, I have worn steel toe shoes for work and never liked them. They always rubbed my frrt / toes raw.

With these shoes, I cannot even tell that they are steel toe. Absolutely no adverse affect. Could easily ware them as base shoes or even for around the house slippers.
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Old Sun Aug 14, 2011, 05:19pm
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I just got a pair of these plate shoes and they feel confortable with the exception of the toe area being quite narrow. I have narrow feet but the toe aea is pinching.

Little Jimmy posted previously that he had the same problem and used a wedges to make the toe box larger. What's a wedge? How do I do this so I don't have to return the shoes?

Help me Little Jimmie, your my only hope.....(credits to Star Wars).
I have heard this complaint quite a bit which is why I have steered clear of them.
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I have an older model of these, with a wooden handle instead of the strap.
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Old Wed Aug 17, 2011, 11:28pm
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I got lucky an got a couple of pair of Ridell plate shoes that were on clearance (I think from the ASA store) several years ago.......they clean up great and have held up fabulous....

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Old Thu Aug 18, 2011, 09:25am
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I got lucky an got a couple of pair of Ridell plate shoes that were on clearance (I think from the ASA store) several years ago.......they clean up great and have held up fabulous....

Joel
I got three pairs of those when that happened. Still have a pair in the box.
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Old Thu Aug 18, 2011, 10:20am
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I got three pairs of those when that happened. Still have a pair in the box.
I ony have one pair, but need new ones if anyone knows where they are available. I tried the usual major sources, but only odd sizes (e.g., 15) left.
My new 3N2 are fine, but I would sell them if I could get Riddells.
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