MS Shoes for Baby....

Fritha_2

Juicy_Tube wrote: »

Does anyone know if you an get LO's feet measured in the clarks outlet/factory shops?

Yes to the Clark's outlet in Cheshire Oaks, or at least you could last time I was there :-)

Carmina_Piranha_3

looby75 wrote: »

Ah I can see why you would need them then I suppose in those circumstances cruisers would be ideal. I think Clarks now do a follow on shoe, it's a cross between a cruiser and a walkers shoe, they say that cruisers don't support the foot in all the right places once a baby is walking properly, but can't see it myself.

gosh, that's a lot of shoes to buy over the course of a month or so :rotfl:

tiamai_d

From personal experience, I use clarks.

DS1 got clarks shoes till he was 4, now its brantaos.

DS2 gets Clarks shoes. He is 2 and had mild cerebral palsy affecting his right side, so until a few weeks ago, he was in boots to support his ankle. His physio said that clarks boots were far better than the prescription boots as they gave the same support but were a lot lighter.

He now has inserts for his shoes and so can now wear trainers. Clarks trainers have a nice high instep, so again good support - he can wear clarks trainers but not many other trainers.

One member of staff worked for a podiatrist, so knows her stuff when talking about good foot support and splints/inserts ect. She also can pick out a good pair for having a wedge inserted, if he needs that later on.

Thats why I stick to clarks, but if I found another shop who could offer me all this, I would stick to them too.

I would say always get their feet measured, dont bother with pre-walkers, they are best in bare feet with grippy socks (advice from my physio) and go to a shop where you are happy with the service. Also a good shop should be happy to take the shoes back a few days later if they are just not working. And don't be afraid to ask for a member of staff who you have been served by before, chances are they will get to know you and your child.

And in the past year we have only been through 4 pairs of shoes, one pair doesnt count as they were from startrite and didn't 'work' for DS2. They got replaced by a clarks pair!

tiamai_d

oh, forgot to add.
another reason I love clarks is that due to the way DS2 got around, his right boot would get ruined after only a couple of weeks. The next time I went in to get him new boots, I was told to come back in 4 weeks to get them checked. The manger gave me a replacement pair!

borderlakland

most of the time we use clarks except for dd1 who has v wide feet and high insteps and find an independant one better as they stock a much wider range of shoes,but even there she struggles to get shoes that fit, last 3 pairs of school shoes have been same style.word of warning(from my experience) dont just presume that if clarks(or startrite) measure your childs feet that all shoes from that brand will fit they vary tremendously from style to style.dd2 was measured at an 10d but ended up with a 10 &half e.so even if i have to buy cheeper clothes i never scrimp on shoes.

ailuro2

My feet are truly awful- growing up I had whatever was deemed to fit- we couldn't afford Clarks or similar for me,or my sister. I can't remember a time when I didn't have corns,callouses and hard skin on my feet. I now aslo have terribly flat feet/fallen arches that cause me pain every day despite having inserts in my shoes.

My DD's feet (8yo) look like a perfect miniature verison of mine- but without the corns and callouses- she has the same wide foot/narrow heel high instep, and even her toes and toenails are the same- except for one big thing- no hard skin making her big toe look bigger, no corns, no callouses or ingrowing toenails- she's always had properly fitted shoes, but only ever has one pair for school,one pair for the weekend to keep costs down. She needs new shoes around twice a year- and we do try to get them in the sale- Clarks sale is now on- you might get lucky with sizes.;)

There's a Clarks outlet store at Livingston- McArthur Glen- but they don't fit them, so go to your local Clarks first.:D

Katyag

ailuro2 wrote: »

There's a Clarks outlet store at Livingston- McArthur Glen- but they don't fit them, so go to your local Clarks first.:D

We were down in Livingston a few months back and they were fitting them then, had the machine that you stand on and measures their feet. Was a Clarks employee putting the kids on the machine to make sure it was done properly too.

ailuro2

That's a good development- we haven't been for ages, thanks for that (got dd new shoes for £12 in Clarks sale):D

Leilasmum

Has anyone heard of shoesforkids.co.uk?
They stock Clarks shoes, lots of sizes, lots of widths, all brand new, fraction of shop price.
I bought my DD1 shoes for £14 + p&p, saw them in clarks, mothercare for £26.

Katie~baby

We have been to clarkes on several occassions.

When i went to get my daughter fitted for her first shoes they tried some on her that were so big they 'slipped off' when she walked and she kept falling over. I asked them to try some smaller ones on and they refused. I visited another store and they fitted her with ones that were to wide. We ended up going to an independant store.

We have purchased doodles from there every summer and they have fitted very well. When we went for school shoes again they were fitting them to wide and to big. Even my dd was telling them they were uncomfortable but they said she needed room to grow, after my dd throwing a strop because they didnt fit her right they agreed to try some different sizes and we found some that were a perfect fit.