The Search For Sensible Shoes...

*Sigh* did think on saturday my dd1 would have to go to and from school barefoot when she goes for the 1st time on Friday (5th sept). Have been searching for sensible (without a ridiculos heel, and without being a 'must have ballet pump style' - great for looking pretty, not so when wanting to walk to school, and having a daughter who likes to step in puddles, and would wreck these shoes within minute of putting them on.) school shoes, in the right size....

Now y'see the comment above should be easy enough to attain - you go into clarks, child is fitted, they tell you width fitting and you buy shoes which are (A) right size (B) right width. Ooooh no, this is not the case. You go into clarks, and are told your daughter (who when last fitted for shoes was a 'D' width fitting) is a 'G' and that she takes a 9 1/2. Tried a 'G' on, and you could have got both her feet in one shoe. Which although would have possibly saved on expense, but I doubt they'd only sell you one shoe at a time.

Eventually went to our local john lewis this evening, wide eyed and desparate, had her properly fitted, and atttained a pair of sensible mary janes in black leather (with leather insole, for breathablity) in a 9 1/2 'E' - so although they got the size right, god only knows what the shop assistant in clarks was mesuring when she got the width, its sure wasn't dd1s feet!