Boots that cut ankles.

AJXX

LilElvis wrote: »

Your profile picture, location and signature says all we need to know.

He/She/It is obviously a troll or just mentally challenged.

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RainbowBlue wrote: »

I know enough to get want I want and need which includes a new tumble dryer from Hotpoint instead of being fobbed off with a modification!

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RainbowBlue wrote: »

I also don't have a Hotpoint TD... but this thread has been fun!

Would those who have given thanks to this lunatic like to take them back before he/she/it is banned? (again).

LilElvis

BlueEyedGirl did go out in a spectacular meltdown, though it looks like this incarnation is just going to be extinguished as a damp squib.

Report card says "must try harder".

piglet25

Just to add that I had a pair of Timberland boots once and they shredded my ankles, never purchased any of their brand since

ScorpiondeRooftrouser

Well, as far as shoes go, don't wear them for 8 days on the bounce if they are rubbing your ankles.

Wear them for a day, find out, then put a plaster on, wear some other shoes, give it time to heal. Then keep the plaster on and wear them for another day and see how it goes.

If problems start to build up stop wearing them until the problems have settled a bit and the "scarring" builds up. You need that "scarring" - it's not just about the leather softening, it's about your feet hardening in the relevant places. For this to happen the skin needs rest, not to be continually rubbed at and made worse.

Pollycat

alfie196 wrote: »

So the excuses kept coming (i can post the rest of conversation if anyone wants to hear it) and issue was not resolved. He said all he can do is have to boots sent off to be inspected by an expert! As this seemed the only option, I let them send them off, but it could be 3 weeks before I hear anything about it.

I'm after a full refund, as feel completely ripped off. Does anyone have an idea on where I stand here?

On a side note, I'm not the first report this.

Really, all you can do it wait to see what the expert says.

I've read some of the reviews that mention 'wearing in' so that would have rung alarm bells - at least to me as I need to wear slippers in, my feet are so sensitive to anything new.
Did you mention any of the reviews when you went back to the shop or better still, take copies of the comments?

Looking at the boots, I can see very clearly how they could cut into your ankles, there is zero padding around the top of the boots.

If you don't get a refund, I would manipulate the leather tops of the boots, bending them back and forward to soften the edges. I've sat many times watching TV doing this with a pair of boots, shooes or sandals that are a bit stiff.

alfie196

Pollycat wrote: »

Really, all you can do it wait to see what the expert says.

I've read some of the reviews that mention 'wearing in' so that would have rung alarm bells - at least to me as I need to wear slippers in, my feet are so sensitive to anything new.
Did you mention any of the reviews when you went back to the shop or better still, take copies of the comments?

Looking at the boots, I can see very clearly how they could cut into your ankles, there is zero padding around the top of the boots.

If you don't get a refund, I would manipulate the leather tops of the boots, bending them back and forward to soften the edges. I've sat many times watching TV doing this with a pair of boots, shooes or sandals that are a bit stiff.

I did mention that I was not the first to have suffered this problem, but the manager decided he didn't need to see the comments, as he said no one had complained to him (until me!).

susancs

unholyangel wrote: »

For anyone having issues with leather shoes, rubbing a bar of dry soap against the parts that rub will go some way to relieving the pressure. It does work best in the heel areas but can help in other areas too as it lessens the friction of the leather against your skin.

Was a tip given to me by an old couple when I was down in blackpool as a teen.

I have often used that tip as a relative did it to shoes that were badly rubbing for me once and couldn't believe how well it worked. Also I use the steam from the kettle with shoes and foots and put them on so they kind of mould to my foot or I stuff with paper. Having said that I have yet to find a pair of shoes or boots that are comfortable until they are broken in, so must have sensitive skin on my feet.

Pollycat

alfie196 wrote: »

I did mention that I was not the first to have suffered this problem, but the manager decided he didn't need to see the comments, as he said no one had complained to him (until me!).

That was a fob-off and I would told him that it was irrelevant that nobody had complained to him personally so far. The fact is you are complaining now.

Let us know what the expert says.