Disapointed, Can't wear the shoes

[Little1]

Ok everyone. I just got back from REI to get the appropriate size for my 1st pair of 5 finger toes. The guy that helped me seemed less then thrilled, anyway I can't wear the darn things. My feet are small he told me I need a size 34 which I would have had to order on line. I asked if I could try the smallest they had to get the experience. I believe he gave me a 36 I could not get then to go over my toes or even in between my toes ( sigh ). He told me not everyone can wear these shoes. He suggested Merrell by Vibram and so I tried those on and bought them. Has this ever happened to anyone they you may know of? Disappointed  .

[jmijares]

The Merrells are a great minimalist shoe.  I had a pair a while ago.  They didn't work for me because I have wide mutant feet.  Are there any other places near you that might sell VFFs?  Some online companies like CitySports (check out the STORE link) have a return policy so long as you're careful when you try them on.

I just checked and it looks like the Kayak Shed has some KSOs in that size.  I've ordered from them before.

[chirmer]

I would order them online through Vibram's own site... they have a return policy so if they don't fit, you just pay the shipping to send them back and they either can ship you another size or refund you your money.

[Komodo1988]

Even though they are the offical site of VFFs doesnt mean they have them. I think it took a couple of weeks for the komodos and the speeds to come up on the site. Even then they were out of stock. Just a heads up.

[delucio]

Ok everyone. I just got back from REI to get the appropriate size for my 1st pair of 5 finger toes. The guy that helped me seemed less then thrilled, anyway I can't wear the darn things. My feet are small he told me I need a size 34 which I would have had to order on line. I asked if I could try the smallest they had to get the experience. I believe he gave me a 36 I could not get then to go over my toes or even in between my toes ( sigh ). He told me not everyone can wear these shoes. He suggested Merrell by Vibram and so I tried those on and bought them. Has this ever happened to anyone they you may know of? Disappointed  .

Which style did you try on? That makes a lot of difference because some are tough to get on and others you can do with no hands . J

[Little1]

@ delucio I honestly I am not sure what style I tryed on. Like I said the guy seemed  less then thrilled to deal with me. I am going to try going to try some were else and spend a little more time trying some on. I also looked on u tube for videos of how to put them on and wish I had done that before I went. It's not the end of the world if I can not wear them.

[Cheese]

So you couldn't get them onto your feet? Was this a sizing thing, or a lack of patience by the associate thing?

My brother in law can't wear them- his toes are too long- and by that i mean like mutant long LoL- but i imagine their are other foot types- like really wide, or really narrow feet that wouldn't work well.

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