Shoes for Toddlers
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Hi Rani,
There is a store in Stanley (who sell children clothes) that sells Star Rite shoes. They might not have all the sizes and width but if you know what size you want, you can get a pair at a good discount.
I also found that Footstop is very good because of its fitting service and that they carry different width of children's shoes. It helps a lot because I can see the difference when my 18 month old is walking with a pair of well fitted shoes comparing with any others. She's more willing to walk when she is wearing the right shoes. While wearing the other, she would always want us to hold her instead.
Plus, if there isn't a perfect pair for your baby, Footstop staff will help you put some kind of cushion sticker inside the shoe to help it fit better. Their service is very good.
Hope you found this useful.
There is a store in Stanley (who sell children clothes) that sells Star Rite shoes. They might not have all the sizes and width but if you know what size you want, you can get a pair at a good discount.
I also found that Footstop is very good because of its fitting service and that they carry different width of children's shoes. It helps a lot because I can see the difference when my 18 month old is walking with a pair of well fitted shoes comparing with any others. She's more willing to walk when she is wearing the right shoes. While wearing the other, she would always want us to hold her instead.
Plus, if there isn't a perfect pair for your baby, Footstop staff will help you put some kind of cushion sticker inside the shoe to help it fit better. Their service is very good.
Hope you found this useful.
Errata
Need to correct myself, the shoes that I had my son try on at Footstop was called Start Rite and I was checking prices online at the Stride Rite site. They are not one in the same!
I made a mistake. My apologies to Footstop! in mentioning the price discrepancy when there was none to speak of in the first place.
Sorry, moms.
Need to correct myself, the shoes that I had my son try on at Footstop was called Start Rite and I was checking prices online at the Stride Rite site. They are not one in the same!
I made a mistake. My apologies to Footstop! in mentioning the price discrepancy when there was none to speak of in the first place.
Sorry, moms.
armstroe
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Perhaps Lai San knows more about this, but I was always told never to pass shoes down between kids - either in the same family or friends. I guess the main thing is because all kids feet are different. Can anyone clarify this - it's hard to see good quality shoes go to waste when they are "built to last" and appear to fit a sibling or friend.
It is definitely not recommended passing shoes on - aside from things like wellington boots. Certainly no shoe that will be worn regularly. The shoes stretch to fit each child over time so the shape will be altered. You could get away with maybe a party shoe that would only be worn for very short periods of time. Children's shoes are very expensive and if you can, it is worth timing purchases around the sales. When my son was younger I used to buy a size or two up in the sale to have when he grew out of them. This doesn't work now as he will go months without growing a size and then go up two sizes in the space of two weeks. And the shoes get more expensive as their feet get bigger! You also need to be aware that it doesn't really matter what size your child is measured, each brand/style of shoe has a different fitting and they often need a smaller/bigger size than they are measured for. You have to try the shoe on to know if it is right. My daughter has a high instep and it is very difficult to get shoes to fit her here. Ordering shoes in what you think is the right size without fitting them is a big risk. The main thing to watch out for is that their is good support. I always went for shoes and sandals with a boot style back as this gives the ankles more support, especialy in the early years. Good luck! Believe me, you'll need it.
svasbt
Registered User
aohman:
According to the experiences with my niece in the States, Stride Rite is almost exactly the same as Start Rite, just a tad cheaper. They even have very similar designs, I'm not sure who's following who. And their sizing is ALMOST identical. But, yes, I agree that every child's feet are different, and you need to properly try the shoes on before buying them. Good luck.
According to the experiences with my niece in the States, Stride Rite is almost exactly the same as Start Rite, just a tad cheaper. They even have very similar designs, I'm not sure who's following who. And their sizing is ALMOST identical. But, yes, I agree that every child's feet are different, and you need to properly try the shoes on before buying them. Good luck.
armstroe
Registered User
I just want to give Footstop another big thumbs up.
I bought a pair of Start-Rites for my 6.5 yr old two months ago and yesterday one of the leather straps broke. I've never had this problem with any of her shoes before (and have always bought Start-Rites from them)
Took them back to Footstop today and they quickly exchanged them while apologising for the problem.
To me, this is why I would rather pay more to begin with and use a good shop, so if there is a problem it can be resolved.
I also bought the 14 month old her first shoes while I was there. They spent an hour fitting her and trying on all sorts of styles.
There is quite a lot of different styles and sizes on sale if any one is interested.
I bought a pair of Start-Rites for my 6.5 yr old two months ago and yesterday one of the leather straps broke. I've never had this problem with any of her shoes before (and have always bought Start-Rites from them)
Took them back to Footstop today and they quickly exchanged them while apologising for the problem.
To me, this is why I would rather pay more to begin with and use a good shop, so if there is a problem it can be resolved.
I also bought the 14 month old her first shoes while I was there. They spent an hour fitting her and trying on all sorts of styles.
There is quite a lot of different styles and sizes on sale if any one is interested.
Hi,
By co-incidence I've just got home from Footstop. I managed to get two pairs of Startrite shoes for under HK$500 as one pair are made from canvas and the only leather shoes that fitted my daughter happened to be on sale at 1/2 price!
Their standard prices are expensive but well worth it. Why? Even after measuring the lenght of her foot and her width, she still tried on 15 pairs of sandals and shoes to find the ultimate fit. The fitter explained that even though they were all the same length and width, they still vary in actual size depending on what last (mould) they were made on. I could see what she ment too - some had no room in the toes to grow into, some were too wide and others had too big a gap at the heel - very Cinderella!
Before we found the lucky 14th and 15th pairs that I bought, she found shoes that fitted in width but did not have that much length to grow into. She could have just sold them to us and have had us come back in a few months but instead, based on the last pair they sold us, we won't be back until Christmas.
Happy shoe shopping
By co-incidence I've just got home from Footstop. I managed to get two pairs of Startrite shoes for under HK$500 as one pair are made from canvas and the only leather shoes that fitted my daughter happened to be on sale at 1/2 price!
Their standard prices are expensive but well worth it. Why? Even after measuring the lenght of her foot and her width, she still tried on 15 pairs of sandals and shoes to find the ultimate fit. The fitter explained that even though they were all the same length and width, they still vary in actual size depending on what last (mould) they were made on. I could see what she ment too - some had no room in the toes to grow into, some were too wide and others had too big a gap at the heel - very Cinderella!
Before we found the lucky 14th and 15th pairs that I bought, she found shoes that fitted in width but did not have that much length to grow into. She could have just sold them to us and have had us come back in a few months but instead, based on the last pair they sold us, we won't be back until Christmas.
Happy shoe shopping