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You cannot reliably shop for a size. No two shoes are sized the same, no two shirts or pants. Except for Tshirts and underwear you MUST try something on to be s

You cannot reliably shop for a size. No two shoes are sized the same, no two shirts or pants. Except for Tshirts and underwear you MUST try something on to be sure it's comfortable.

Mz 15y ago
Yes, this is a significant issue, both online and off. But what if there were an informational solution to this issue? What if a site could give you sufficient data/means to determine the answer? Thanks for replying.
- sixtofour 15y ago
  Then I'd probably buy online more often. Certainly the available choices would be better. I buy a particular model of athletic shoe in part because so far (third pair) the manufacturer hasn't messed with the model, so the sizing hasn't changed. But I still go to the store to try them on. I will try on five or more pairs of shoes in a store, and sometimes still won't buy a pair. Free shipping both ways doesn't fix that for me.
  - Mz 15y ago
    Hoping this is not taken as offensive, but do you do that with all clothes or with shoes in particular? If it is only shoes, do you have some foot issue. (My oldest son has one foot slightly larger than the other and this makes shoe shopping a challenge for him. He sticks to sandals in part for that reason.) Thanks for the feedback.
    - sixtofour 15y ago
      My feet may be slightly wider than manufacturers want to fit. It seems like shoes don't come in widths anymore, "just the sizes you see here mate." I also try on shirts and pants a bit before buying, but shoes seem to be my bigger problem.
      - Mz 15y ago
        It's actually not an uncommon problem. When I had a zillion clothing books and fantasies/aspirations of becoming an image consultant, I read that one thing that at least one image consultant did was hook people up with specialty folks to address specific problems. One of these folks: A woman who made custom shoes for like $300/pair to fit your feet properly if you had foot issues. And people who bought those shoes felt they were well worth the big ticket price. (And this was some years back when $300 was a bigger sticker shock than it would be now.) Thanks for replying.

You cannot reliably shop for a size. No two shoes are sized the same, no two shirts or pants. Except for Tshirts and underwear you MUST try something on to be sure it's comfortable.

Mz 15y ago

Yes, this is a significant issue, both online and off. But what if there were an informational solution to this issue? What if a site could give you sufficient data/means to determine the answer? Thanks for replying.

sixtofour 15y ago
Then I'd probably buy online more often. Certainly the available choices would be better. I buy a particular model of athletic shoe in part because so far (third pair) the manufacturer hasn't messed with the model, so the sizing hasn't changed. But I still go to the store to try them on. I will try on five or more pairs of shoes in a store, and sometimes still won't buy a pair. Free shipping both ways doesn't fix that for me.
- Mz 15y ago
  Hoping this is not taken as offensive, but do you do that with all clothes or with shoes in particular? If it is only shoes, do you have some foot issue. (My oldest son has one foot slightly larger than the other and this makes shoe shopping a challenge for him. He sticks to sandals in part for that reason.) Thanks for the feedback.
  - sixtofour 15y ago
    My feet may be slightly wider than manufacturers want to fit. It seems like shoes don't come in widths anymore, "just the sizes you see here mate." I also try on shirts and pants a bit before buying, but shoes seem to be my bigger problem.
    - Mz 15y ago
      It's actually not an uncommon problem. When I had a zillion clothing books and fantasies/aspirations of becoming an image consultant, I read that one thing that at least one image consultant did was hook people up with specialty folks to address specific problems. One of these folks: A woman who made custom shoes for like $300/pair to fit your feet properly if you had foot issues. And people who bought those shoes felt they were well worth the big ticket price. (And this was some years back when $300 was a bigger sticker shock than it would be now.) Thanks for replying.