A google on Clark's (other shoe manufacturers are available)
Other manufacturers that haven't been bought out by the Chinese I hope.
I struggle to find wellies to fit the kids too. Most of the ones in their size won't go on over their feet in the first place. That's from decent brands too. Most cheap wellies fit fine but wear out within weeks.
If you can keep your head, while those around you are losing theirs, you may not have grasped the seriousness of the situation.
I know they share a similar numbering system, but men and women's shoe sizes are deliberately different aren't they? A google on Clark's (other shoe manufacturers are available) size charts would show the differences in length and width.
Edited to add: Well, Clarks seems to show them being the same. I always thought they differed by the odd mm here and there, but that doesn't appear to be the case.
Numbers are numbers in my book @steveTu so a size 6 is a size 6 whether male or female. It is not as if I haven't been buying womens shoe size 6 for years - I know you can get a bit podgier as you age but feet tend to remain the same - in length at least which is my argument. Clothes sizes also vary widely these days - perhaps due to the odd body shapes which appear the norm in ads and SM ? Pot luck more times than not. Gunga Din probably didn't bother with slippers
Before I had my children, I wore a size 4. After child number 1, I was into 4 1/2. After child number 2, I was wearing size 5. 40 years later now up to 5 and a half, or more or less depending on the brand.
On a slightly related topic, why can’t I buy small or medium workgloves in the DIY stores? Or size 5, or even 6 safety footwear. Screwfix do have a range in sizes for smaller ladies, but they have to be ordered in. I suppose I should be grateful that they have at least acknowledged that there is a need and a market for women’s workwear.
If you think sizes 5 and 6 are difficult, try getting safety boots in a ladies' 2.5! Mine are a 3, had to be ordered in by ARCO in Leeds and were the smallest that they could get. They're a bit big, and I had to wear them with extra-thick socks. Fortunately I haven't needed them since I changed jobs. My colleague who took a size 5 had a lot less trouble, they had those in stock in a couple of styles (but loads of different styles in the mens' sizes, annoyingly).
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@Dovefromabove and @Ergates. You may well have a point but I think I would have noticed slack ligaments/fallen arches before now and can't blame child bearing either. My main grouch is that a size 6 is a size 6 and just to be even more grouchy, I have actually measured some old slippers - the modern size 6 is definitely smaller than it was a few years ago.
Odd isn't it? I used to wear a size 3 when I was young and I swear they've got longer but narrower, because these days I often need a 2.5 for the length and it has to be a brand that makes them fairly broad.
My feet may have got wider over the years but I'm pretty sure they haven't got shorter.
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I was just speaking to my mum who was complaining about pine martens. I tried to explain about how they can keep the grey squirrel population down. She says she likes squirrels. There are none where she lives. I tried the rats with pretty tails gambit. She was unimpressed. Apparently a pine marten will bite your finger off. Why would you give it the opportunity? I can understand that they're a problem if you keep chickens, though.
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It is not as if I haven't been buying womens shoe size 6 for years - I know you can get a bit podgier as you age but feet tend to remain the same - in length at least which is my argument. Clothes sizes also vary widely these days - perhaps due to the odd body shapes which appear the norm in ads and SM ? Pot luck more times than not.
Gunga Din probably didn't bother with slippers
https://health.clevelandclinic.org/shoes-getting-tight-feet-change-size-time/
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If you think sizes 5 and 6 are difficult, try getting safety boots in a ladies' 2.5! Mine are a 3, had to be ordered in by ARCO in Leeds and were the smallest that they could get. They're a bit big, and I had to wear them with extra-thick socks. Fortunately I haven't needed them since I changed jobs. My colleague who took a size 5 had a lot less trouble, they had those in stock in a couple of styles (but loads of different styles in the mens' sizes, annoyingly).
My main grouch is that a size 6 is a size 6 and just to be even more grouchy, I have actually measured some old slippers - the modern size 6 is definitely smaller than it was a few years ago.
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I can understand that they're a problem if you keep chickens, though.