I'm 5'7" with size 15 feet. Shoe shopping is a nightmare.
I'm 5'7" with size 15 feet. Shoe shopping is a nightmare.
So, I’m a pretty average-height guy—5’7”. Not tall, not short, just… there. My feet, however, did not get the memo. They are gigantic. Size 15. Which means I leave footprints that suggest someone much larger (or possibly Bigfoot) passed through, got spooked, and took off running.
People always comment. First, the double-take. Then: “Whoa. Those are… big.” And finally, the classic: “How do you even find shoes?”
Badly. That’s how.
Shoe shopping for me is like searching for an ancient artifact. Store clerks disappear into the back, only to return shaking their heads, as if I’d asked for a unicorn saddle. “We might have one pair in the back…” And what they bring out is always tragic—some orthopedic dad sneaker the size of a small canoe, usually in a shade best described as “beige disappointment.”
For a while, I tried to hide it. I slouched. I crammed my toes into size 13s like a Victorian woman chasing a terrible beauty standard. I even considered custom shoes—until I saw the price and briefly thought maybe barefoot life isn’t so bad.
But now? I’ve embraced it. I don’t tip over easily. I get extra legroom on buses just by existing. And when people ask about my shoe size, I just smile and say, “Great for swimming.”
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On the bright side, I'm sure you occasionally get people insinuating you have a massive hog, right?
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Heh yes that does tend to happen
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Given your user name, I'm assuming they're correct
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soooooooo
They’re right, right?
…they’re right.
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Well you know what they say about guys with big feet… they have big shoes
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Absolutely well phrased with the obvious inappropriate question 😁
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Did you see the post a couple of months ago about the really tall dude with really small feet?
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Where are we on feet transplants?
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If the rumors are true, if a dude has a foot that size, you can assume he must also have a long, massive sock.
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I wear size 16 shoes.
Trust me when I say, big feet does not mean big anything else.
It doesnt even mean average anything else.
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I have the inverse problem. I have the tool and skill to use it - but this is a team sport with your partner. Except for extreme cases (like small finger size) having good team play outweighs any size concerns by far. And for the occasional outsize kink there is quality toys. So don't mind it and be happy you get to enjoy a loving partner. :)
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He might even have two!
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I just want to say kudos for the picture. It would have been easy to write this without it, but with it 🤌🏻
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I want to see another pic without shoes on. Anyone can slap some size 15 shoes on their feet for a photo.
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Free feet pics on the internet? I hope op is smarter then that
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Of course you want to see him barefoot, for science right?
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Tallest hobbit I've ever seen
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My feet are unfortunately hairy and wide which led to my nickname during a large chunk of my teenage years: Hobbit.
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I mean as far as nicknames go this is cool.
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Damn dude, I'm the same height with hairy size 11s, I get called Hobbitfoot by my brother.
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Bro can ski barefooted.
Seriously though, good on you for owning it, you sound and look like a fun person
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This man cannot be knocked over.
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You sir, are a comedy genius. I couldn’t stop laughing.
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Donald and Goofy have been searching for him.
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Post the bare feet or it didn't happen!
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I feel like I'm looking at a Kingdom Hearts picture
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Yeah I get that a lot.
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I had the same thought, bet you wish you also had ginormous hands (and I guess Disney sidekicks).
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Get the ring to Mordor Mr. Frodo.
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Nothing wrong here. just an oversized hobbit
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US Shoe size 15 is UK 13 and EU 48.
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For women. For men's shoes it is US 15 UK 14 EU 49.5. Source: https://www.asos.com/discover/size-charts/men/shoes/
Or 15 14.5 48, https://shoesizingcharts.com/
UK 13 seems too small, EU 48 idk is a maybe.
Zalando has like many many pages of shoes in the size 48 to 49.5 on the EU site, and even choice up to 52.5, do we have bigger feet here?
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Oh. I'm not far off him then, but I'm 6'5". Depending on the shoe I can need 12-12.5 UK sizing.
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I mean, that’s a bookstore. Maybe try a shoe store?
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So EU size 47.
Geländevernichtungsbretter (ground flattening boards) or Kindersärge (childrens coffins), as we call those kinds of shoes. I had a friend with EU size 48, but at least he had the matching height.
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My Vans are a 49 EU?
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Yea eu47 is 13, not 15
Shoe sizes are all over the place, you know that anyways. I'm somewhere between 12.5 and 14(.5) when looking for fitting shoes in the us
Check out barefoot shoes, maybe they help getting a shorter shoe. My size mostly comes from a need of a wider toe box. YMMV
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Have you ever sold feet pics? You could probably make some money!
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tiger woods would pay
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Are you the actual OP here? I hope this isn't just someone else's content posted from elsewhere.
But now? I’ve embraced it.
This is so great to hear. Own it. Your response is great. Your feet are huge. Take up a martial art with a lot of kicking.
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Yessir. Thanks man I am into taekwondo!
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oooh, and that's a sport where people commonly size up their foot gear to get extended range in points matches
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I want to see you with your shoes off. Might be tiny feet in those shoes.
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Nice try pervert ;-)
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Shoe shopping for me is like searching for an ancient artifact. Store clerks disappear into the back, only to return shaking their heads, as if I’d asked for a unicorn saddle
Why are you trying to find them in person?
15 isn't ridiculously huge, but anyone over like 13 has known for decades if buying in person you just ask what they have in your size and pick off that. Back in the day that meant going to a store in the hood and buying basketball shoes.
But nowadays you can sort by size online and see much larger collections.
Hell, Oddballshoes.com started well over a decade ago bro... The smallest size they stock is 14.
The reason people comment is your short so it's unexpected, not that your feet are remarkably big.
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I wear size 15s, and I can tell you it's a nightmare. Slightly less so since the Internet made shopping easier.
Stores don't often stock anything above a 13. Like I've been in so many stores looking for a single pair of shoes, any pair, and found nothing. If you go online and filter by size, you're looking at a 90% reduction in selection as compared to a normal size, say a 10.
And then, when you do order some shoes, it's 50-50 one company's size 15 will have the same dimensions as the last or next company. I know this may not be a unique problem to big shoes, but it makes it that much more difficult.
When I was younger and had a much less stable life, that is to say not having a lifestyle that was compatible with online shopping, I'd often go weeks shoving cardboard in my shoes in a feeble attempt to patch the holes in my soles. I still subconsciously avoid puddles and wet spots most people would think nothing of plowing straight through.
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And then, when you do order some shoes, it’s 50-50 one company’s size 15 will have the same dimensions as the last or next company. I know this may not be a unique problem to big shoes, but it makes it that much more difficult.
No, its not unique to shoes... its a major issue across all clothing.
There are no standards in sizing in anything in clothing. Hell the same company might not even respect its own sizing across batches of the same product, much less across various product lines under its name.
Its infuriating trying to buy clothes because of it.
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Stores don’t often stock anything above a 13.
What is it with people repeating the same thing I've said like they're disagreeing with me lately?
15 isn’t ridiculously huge, but anyone over like 13 has known for decades if buying in person you just ask what they have in your size and pick off that.
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People comment because the foot to body length ratio looks weird. Not because he's "short". 5'7 isn't short. It's not tall like someone that's 6'5 but it's not short either.
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People comment because the foot to body length ratio looks weird
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The reason people comment is your short so it’s unexpected, not that your feet are remarkably big
It's genuinely weird how this keeps happening....
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Wait I'm a size 14 woman and didn't know about that website. Thanks
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because online shoe buying is wasteful and slow unless you get stupendously lucky and get a perfect fit on your first order.
because X brands size isnt exactly the same as Y brands size. G model from the same brand might run narrower than F model.
Which ends up in tons of wasted time and energy shipping things back and forth.
vs going to a shoe store, trying things on, and being done and wearing your new shoes out inside half an hour.
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You understand multiple people have said that stores don't stock those sizes...
Right?
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I have sympathy... I have size 17 4E. From 12-17 my age was my shoe size. I stopped being able to get shoes in store for the most part at 13
Edit: I have had the best luck recently buying shoes here https://bigshoes.com/
Last year I found Nikes my size. Then they immediately went out of stock after I got them. This year the next version was available when I just happened to check the site. I bought two pairs and another pair of more dressy casual shoes
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Do you maybe know of any similar website based in the EU? The shipping and duties and all that would double the price here.
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Sorry, I don't. I'm in the US. Idk if they do international, but Zappos may be an option? Although I think they got bought by amazon. To I avoid them now
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From 12-17 my age was my shoe size
Me too!! Not for that long but I was able to make that joke for a year or two.
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I've got similarly large feet and instead of saying "let me grab my shoes" I often say "let me grab my canoes". Always kills if you weave "canoes" in as a replacement for "shoes" with a straight face
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okay so:
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does this make running a problem or are you actually a better runner than the average person? looks like it would be a hindrance but I'm curious
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obviously there are rumors about feet size ... do you find women coming on to you more because of this?
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It's not a hindrance but I do think I have more "drag" than the normal-footed guy. Like I just have more weight at the ends of my legs and surface area so I don't think it helps. I can run fast though. I'm really great at swimming, where my paddle-like hands and feet really come into their own. For q2 - not as much as you'd think. Women are not so forward to make a move on me just because they think my big feet implies something else. I get more women through my natural charm.
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I dont know about that but I want to see this guy swim.
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Don't know about running but it should definitely be an advantage for swimming. Michael Phelps, the Canadian champion swimmer, has size 14 feet.
As for women coming on to him, maybe women penguins?
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1 Certainly makes it easier to drag your toes while pedaling a bicycle.
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You should be pedaling with the balls of your feet. Toe drag would only be an issue in a tight turn, but you can scrape your pedal doing that if you set your pedals wrong, so your toes don't matter much.
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Sideshow Bob is real!
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You could see your feet coming around the corner then about 10 minutes later you show up.
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You’ll grow into it
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If you wore lifts or high heels you'd be taller and your feet would look smaller. And your butt would look cute! But you'd pay a price in stability.
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Well at least you know if they roleboot the LOTR Trilogy you have a solid career path
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Do not attempt to hide behind a curtain.
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So are you actually great at swimming?
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Phelps is trembling
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So the real question. How is walking up and down steps?
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Down is easy, with the right shoes it's like skiing ⛷️
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IS IT TRUE??
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where you shoe shopping?
I wear size 16 shoes and never really had a problem finding shoes at places like Footlocker or Famous Footwear.
They don't always have my size in exactly what I'm looking at, but when they don't they've always had it in a similar style/brand.
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This looks photoshopped… I’m so sorry. I mean I know it isn’t .. it just looks that way.
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It's literally a picture of a normal man with normal feet we wearing big shoes. It's not even convincing...
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Don't be sorry, it is. The exact same made up story has been going on for a while.
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I wear 15 wides and it's always been a nightmare finding shoes, it's gotten a bit easier with online shopping after COVID but still very sparse on choices
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I hear you. I often take 15 EE as well. At least you're tall?
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You might try an orthopedic shoe company like Drew Shoes. They carry size 15 in multiple widths for a lot of their shoes. They can be a bit pricey, but they have a clearance section that usually has a lot of options.
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Yeah I'm pretty much in the same boat. I just go online now for all my shoes. In the before times when I had to go in person it sucked, they'd have my size in like one or two shoes, there was no picking at all. But online there's a waaaay bigger selection obviously. Sucks that you can't try stuff on but once you get familiar with brands they all kinda for similar enough
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You should start an onlyfans for your feet. Then you could buy custom shoes with the money.
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Ok, this sounds merely quirky and unusual on the surface other than the shoe difficulty. Any other real problems (or benefits) with this? Joint issues, can’t run well? Something people might not know is a problem with unusually large feet?
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I'm guessing he can temporarily fool people into thinking he is also super tall
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Honestly your sense of humor about this is great, although I suspect you've been telling some of these jokes for years 😅 I know what that can be like, I'm a big person so I got height, shoe, etc jokes for days.
My favorite:
Someone: "how tall are you?"
Me: "tall enough"
Someone: (ideally says) "tall enough to what...?"
Me: "... To party 😎"
(Reference: https://youtu.be/-DEwAZ0ozTs)
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Bro you're amazing.
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blushes
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Hey brother.
Size 15 wides here. I feel you. No where on earth have I been able to walk into a place and get shoes. the struggle is real.
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How about somewhere here? On the internet?
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I mean, yeah? That's where I buy all my shoes. It sucks not being able to try on shoes
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my feet aren't large but wide and tall, like I have to undo the show laces like 3 notches to fit. and if I get a size higher then my toes have a gap between the tip of the shoe.
I recognize that pain even if I'm not 100% in the same situation. trying shoes for me is also annoying, I specifically do not like when clerks try to help you or ask for your size because it almost always doesn't work (oh yeah you're size 13 but hmm your feet doesn't really fit the width) I would much rather just try things on my own. naturally that doesn't work on your case so you must have it rough
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Bro could hang 10 off an awning
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I knew a guy growing up who wore 15s in primary school. You could almost watch him grow. Genetics is fucked up yo. I enjoyed reading this friend.
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Did he ever grow into his feet?
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Nah homie grew and grew and he was shy and a decent guy, but I didn't know him all that well. I don't think he hit 7' but I cannot stress enough he always seemed super cool
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Old Long Johnson right there. Oh Don piano.. 👑🌭😺
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I mean...
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You look happy, though. I can’t imagine why 😉
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I wear size 15 XX-Wide (6E) shoes and buy them online. It's not really a problem for me. There are plenty to choose from, and sites let you filter by size.
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I feel my your pain on the shoes, I also wear size 15 but I'm 6'5", with the added blessing of a proportionally long torso. Shirts are impossible but it's a bummer going to an Amazon (because no store stocks size 15) and seeing options go from like 10,000 down to 100.
I really like onitsaku tigers, I just buy them on repeat.
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A couple months back there was a guy, maybe 6' tall and had a size 4 or 5 shoe. I can't seem to find it. Anyone halp?
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Probably the same person making stuff up.
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Size 3 shoes https://feddit.org/post/7228001
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Dear Lord. I'm 6'4" with size 12 feet.
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Wow that means your feet are a full inch shorter than mine I think. And I'm a 15 EE as well. I faintly remember my size 12 phase back when I think I was 12 myself. Did not appreciate it enough at the time. You don't know how lucky you are!
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Same here, 6'4" and size 12 or 13 US depending on how they are made. I have a hard time finding shoes that fit well, I seriously feel for OP.
My cousin is 6'8" with size 15, he also has a hard time finding good shoes as well as other clothes.
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You know what they say about guys with big feet...
Big socks....
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Big slippers too.
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Peggy Hill vibes
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How much better at swimming are you than your peers?
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You should be proud, you are walking in the shoes of giants!
It's quite something to live up to though. I hope the pressure doesn't get to you.-
Luckily I have excellent pressure distribution with these flippers!
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LOL. Kind of like clown shoes.
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Stores like Ross, DD's, Burlington coat factory tend to end up with a lot of big shoes since they sell leftover stock
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You might want to give barefoot shoes a try. I went from an EU 48 to an EU 45 when I switched to barefoot shoes because some of the size just came from having to accommodate the width of my feet. Barefoot shoes tend to be more flexible in that regard.
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Is this the brand? I’d be interested in something like this.
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There are several brands. I personally go with Leguano, a German brand – they happen to have a showroom in my city.
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It might be, I dunno, but any pair of lightweight, wide-toebox shoes with minimal cushioning, no incline, and minimal arch support will achieve most of the same benefits. The idea is that shoes like these let you walk more naturally, with toes splayed and foot muscles worked.
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I feel like you could have luck at Ross and TJ Maxx. I have fairly large feet (12). I feel like every time I go in there, next to the 12's they have like a 14+ section, and sometimes they mixed in where they aren't supposed to be when I'm looking for shoes in size 12, I see a lot of like name brand and expensive looking shoes for very cheap in very large sizes which I'm guessing manufacturers and distributors just offload to them on Ross, et al because the market for those sizes is so small and those are hard to move.
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And ittybitty ankles. Ok
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Size 16 double wide.
I only ever buy New Balance as I don't trust any other shoe to fit me as well. They have an offshoot, Dunham, for more formal shoes as well as work and hiking boots.
Haven't shopped in a shoe store since I was 12 as they stopped at size 13 in stores most of the time.
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Most stores in my area don’t even have 13’s 😭
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Edit: You get that 🗝️ joke a lot, I'm sorry for not reading the comments first
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Consider barefoot shoes! Man if those aren’t a life saver idk what is. For me shoes would squish my feet quite badly. I also haven’t worn socks in like 7 months. Just warning they will require an adaptation period. Though they benefit feet real well mimics the natural spread and movement.
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Check out Sierra.com. They have a couple models of size 15 vivobarefoot shoes right now for around $60. Pretty funny, saw them a while ago and was surprised to see the only shoes size in stock being 15.
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OMG IS THAT WHAT MY SHOES HAVE LOOKED LIKE???? HAHAHAHAA. I wear size 13-17 depending on the brand. Like Jordan’s normally went to 15-17 and overall bigger shoes smaller. Though in truth my dude don’t feel bad. It’s cool being different! It means you are extra special and not normal like most people!
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Haha! I feel part of your pain. I also wear size fifteen. I got the height to go with them, though. Still, I live in Korea, and well, they do not have big feet around here.
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Do you have large... hands?
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No but you know what they say about big feet...
Big socks.
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Dude can add one foot to his reach just by standing on his toes.
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Ryan Stiles' shoes would like to talk to you!
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I understand physical stores not stocking size 15, but what about online?
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Visit discount/overstock/past season clearance sale stores and websites. I swear all they have left is extra large and extra tiny sizes, no normal sizes left.
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Stub toe risk must be higher than normal.
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You're obviously a giant size hobbit.
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After seeing all the posts of the fediverse chick I thought we now had a fediverse dude
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Which one was that? Did I miss important Fediverse lore??
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The spam messages from the fediverse girl, now with new shirt
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Like a Kingdom Hearts character...
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If you need to just start commissioning custom footware, might I suggest you go for the classic Poulaine?
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My sympathies. I'm allergic to latex and shoe shopping was dreadful. My reaction was delayed, so my feet would itch after a day of wearing the new shoes, at which point they're not returnable.
I finally found a brand that doesn't use latex in their adhesive or soles. I'm loyal AF to that brand. I suspect you're similarly loyal to whatever shoes work for you.
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Just curious. What brand?
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Could we get a "-What's up doc ?"
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lies
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I can relate. Getting shoes is quite hard. At least my feet don't look out of proportion since I am quite tall. Luckily where I live Humanic has a astore with a big sizes section where I can usually find something.
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Honestly thought my brain was exploding and that this was a forced perspective pic and that you are actually a 8ft giant leaning back for effect
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How's running for you?
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I mean, no one's talking about those hands either...
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How does anyone not see the photos are clearly badly photoshopped is a mystery.
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Another photo of me measuring them bro. Pardon the awful hairdo. -
That's lens distortion, any wide lens will show it
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Granted I'm on my phone, but I've stared at this image for a solid minute and I can't see the Photoshop artifacts. Can you hit us with the useless red circle or arrows?
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Should've gone into swimming
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My feet grew before the rest of me, then I caught up. So was in 5th grade a 5 foot tall person with size 9 (women's) feet, but over the summer grew 6 inches, then it slowed down and I landed around 5'9" and a size 10 feet.
My coworker though has the same size feet at 5'2", she could be your sister!
Your feet look like you could just walk around on your toes and have an extra joint in your legs.
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Extra joint
Hops like a kangaroo, bouncing shops for a size 15
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God damn, I thought size 13 was a pain in the ass.
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Donald duck lookin ass
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So... I'm sorry to do this, but...
You're not a 'pretty average height guy'.
I can't be 100% certain of your nationality, but it seems English is your first language, and you measure yourself in Feet/Inches so chances are you are American...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Average_human_height_by_country
The average adult male height in the US is between 5' 9" and 5' 9 1/2".
You'd have to be in Saudi Arabia, or Mexico, or South Africa, to be an average height adult male.
For Americans, looks like the standard deviation is in a broad range between 2" and 3", looking at other sources, and most SD estimates seem to be between 2.25" and 2.5".
So... you either are or are quite nearly a standard deviation shorter than the average adult male.
You are in fact short, statistically speaking.
You'd be somewhere in roughly the 10th to 25th percentiles range by differing exact figures plugged into height distribution calculations, meaning 75% to 90% of adult males are taller than you.
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So... I'm sorry to do this
I don’t believe you’re sorry at all.
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Just gonna sneak this in here though because I'm feeling playful