I have the same problem with too-wide feet. Of course, I also have big feet, which just makes it harder. I usually end up having to raid the Food Pantry clothes closet to get second hand 13-1/2 wide shoes (when they actually have them), because well, nobody makes size 12-1/2 extra-wides that I can afford.
Then again, there isn’t really much I CAN afford…
I wear New Balance as well, but 12 6E. It took me years of blowing out the sides of my shoes before I started making the effort to find shoes that fit properly. Now I keep them until the soles wear through, much better.
The problem with buying New Balance is that the women’s shoes only go up to 2E, and the sales people assume that I want women’s shoes. (I mean, good on them that they don’t blink when I say 7, even though 7 women’s would be ridiculous, but you’d think that “7, 4E” should clue them in.)
I too know the struggle of having wide feet. But I view it as a curse and a blessing. The shoes thing is the curse part, but the blessing part is that when I’m barefoot, I can pick up small/thin objects with my feet.
How wide are your feet? I suffer with size 11 EEEEEE width, but New Balance thankfully makes several models in that size, and Brooks makes a model called the Beast that fits nicely.
Panel 4, I read Glasses Bug’s line in Bea Arthur’s voice. “Were you a court jester at Best Buy last week?” “No.” “Did you TRY to be a court jester at Best Buy last week?”
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The real problem with going “full clown” is all the work that goes into killing teens and burying them in your basement.
Go green and mulch.
I have the same problem with too-wide feet. Of course, I also have big feet, which just makes it harder. I usually end up having to raid the Food Pantry clothes closet to get second hand 13-1/2 wide shoes (when they actually have them), because well, nobody makes size 12-1/2 extra-wides that I can afford.
Then again, there isn’t really much I CAN afford…
That’s why I always wear New Balance. They routinely carry 4E width.
“You don’t have feet. You have hoofs.” – quote from former girl friend.
I wear New Balance as well, but 12 6E. It took me years of blowing out the sides of my shoes before I started making the effort to find shoes that fit properly. Now I keep them until the soles wear through, much better.
*That’s* the company. I forgot about where I got my good 4E shoes, so this time I had to get extra wide and a size too big.
Also, apparently you are not at all alone, Adam. I see at least 3 of us with wide feet already here in the comments.
The problem with buying New Balance is that the women’s shoes only go up to 2E, and the sales people assume that I want women’s shoes. (I mean, good on them that they don’t blink when I say 7, even though 7 women’s would be ridiculous, but you’d think that “7, 4E” should clue them in.)
The nose is where I assumed the mouth is on Bug.
Then where is the mouth?!
The first thing I saw was bug blowing bubblegum, and now I will never be able to see it as a nose o_O
But Bugs don’t have noses. They taste with their feet or antennae if I recall correctly.
They taste with their feet/hands – I wonder how handling 9v batteries would go over.
What would you need a mouth for if everything you want to say appears above you?
Place obligatory, “You never go full clown,” Tropic Thunder reference here…
I know what you mean about wide feet. Mine measure 9-1/2, but unless the place has a wide width available (rarely), I usually end up in 11s.
I think there was an anime about trying to put ballerina shoes on a duck.
I too know the struggle of having wide feet. But I view it as a curse and a blessing. The shoes thing is the curse part, but the blessing part is that when I’m barefoot, I can pick up small/thin objects with my feet.
One must always look for the silver lining.
I can pick up things with my toes and I have normal-sized feet. Ha. Ha. Ha.
Embrace your inner clown.
I have ridiculously long feet. That’s why I found a pair of gym shoes that fit and where those everywhere, every time.
How wide are your feet? I suffer with size 11 EEEEEE width, but New Balance thankfully makes several models in that size, and Brooks makes a model called the Beast that fits nicely.
I saw the court jester for Best Buy. He kept making jokes about electronic devices.
So you’re sideshow bob?
Panel 4, I read Glasses Bug’s line in Bea Arthur’s voice. “Were you a court jester at Best Buy last week?” “No.” “Did you TRY to be a court jester at Best Buy last week?”
I don’t know, khakis and clown shoes seems to work for Ryan Stiles…
Oh, I hate that. I have to wear sandals 24/7 because they’re the only shoes I can find that fit.
9 1/2 EEEEE here. My feet are just barely twice as long as they are wide.
Clown bug kinda reminds me of a snifit from the Mario games for some reason.
well, you know what they say about men with big feet:
https://www.bugmartini.com/comic/putting-your-best-foot-forward/
I don’t want to hear it! I have size 5 1/2 feet. It’s crap! Most shoe stores, the kids section stops at size 4 and the men’s section stars at size 7.
This is particularly stupid because every single person on earth with size seven feet AT ONE TIME HAD SIZE 5 1/2 FEET!!