Stretching Shoes and Why Sometimes Pinterest is a Liar

Why is it that when I try on shoes in the store, they fit fine. I walk up and down the aisle, strutting my stuff, and they are <i>PERFECT</i>. Perfect, like "How did I ever walk without these shoes" perfect.<br /><br />High on new-shoe-smell, a maximum of 20 minutes later, I return home with my prize.  Triumphantly, I put my new striped wedges on (with much pomp and circumstance), and instantly I realize ~ they <i>KILL MY FEET!</i> Not only do they hurt, my husband, looks at my feet and says to me "those shoes look <i>painful </i>honey".<br /><br />WTH <i>(and by WTH, I really mean WTeff, but don't tell my Mom I said eff.) </i><br /><br />So what is a girl to do?<br /><br />Return them?<br /><br />Nah, the sensible thing to do would be to <i>search on Pinterest for a solution</i>!<br /><br /><b>So, I search: </b><br /><br />"how-to stretch tight shoes", and<br />"feet too big, shoes too small", and<br />"grow shoes, shrink feet"<br /><br />I browse various posts, and ultimately decide on the following (mostly based on the sheer confidence in the claim ~ <i>Shoes will be at least one size larger!</i>):<br /><ol><li>To stretch leather or canvas shoes, fill a Ziploc baggie 1/3 full with water. </li><li>Insert baggie into the shoes.</li><li>Place shoes in the freezer.</li><li>Leave overnight.</li><li>Take shoes out of freezer.</li><li>Remove ice baggies. </li><li>Shoe will be stretched one full size (Yes!!!)</li></ol><div>Okay, I'm game. After all, I live and breathe by Pinterest. It has never let me down.<br /><br />So I follow the instructions (and even take pictures of my shoes in the freezer, cuz that's not weird).</div><div><br /></div><div>Tick tock.</div><div><br /></div><div>Tick tock. </div><div><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nUycHi1JU5u8tioElHvHTI9gxBxungOesa3beAThBadPcMxLobVYwHTfq_mzsy7Q4mPSJWLmbe98myjPwRaMyb_2BQ2JTzew8TruYo276-sHt9kYJkQUAThPptSsHbEfXgXZa7Ccv4Y/s1600/stretching+shoes+2.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-nUycHi1JU5u8tioElHvHTI9gxBxungOesa3beAThBadPcMxLobVYwHTfq_mzsy7Q4mPSJWLmbe98myjPwRaMyb_2BQ2JTzew8TruYo276-sHt9kYJkQUAThPptSsHbEfXgXZa7Ccv4Y/s1600/stretching+shoes+2.jpg" width="212" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYGVyojYtvwLE6XrSh6rultxCUqA9CzFZVcfh0TO34n5_msyy2iktoXXIKw0y0ZB4CHrV_U8BD_-foPigMeYhNjRDbjqDf0CXoi2ZCtj6KxozaebqHVnCwDY8Vyf5hyphenhyphengMDAMguU69DxI/s1600/stretching+shoes+1.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="stretching shoes, pinterest, life hack " border="0" height="209" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYGVyojYtvwLE6XrSh6rultxCUqA9CzFZVcfh0TO34n5_msyy2iktoXXIKw0y0ZB4CHrV_U8BD_-foPigMeYhNjRDbjqDf0CXoi2ZCtj6KxozaebqHVnCwDY8Vyf5hyphenhyphengMDAMguU69DxI/s1600/stretching+shoes+1.jpg" title="" width="320" /></a></div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I pull them out of the freezer to defrost, and I'm almost as excited as if I was defrosting a tenderloin...<br /><br />Finally, the moment of truth ~ I pull the ice out, and slip the new shoe on. They're cold. The cold feels good.<br /><br />The.  Shoes.  Do.  Not.<br /><br />And now I really do say <i>"eff" </i>for real, as I realize: Pinterest lied. <br /><br />This Pinterest Promise of a DIY Shoe Stretching Solution didn't work for this Sore Footed Slightly Ticked Off Chic.<br /><br />So, as I write this cautionary tale, sitting in my coral striped wedges, wearing ultra thick sports socks, I beg of you to remember: you can't believe everything you find on Pinterest.<br /><br /><i><span style="font-size: x-small;">*disclaimer - no shoes were harmed in this blog post. </span></i><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="background-color: white; clear: both; color: #222222; font-family: Arial, Tahoma, Helvetica, FreeSans, sans-serif; font-size: 15.199999809265137px; line-height: 17.24799919128418px; text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="color: red;">Don't forget to subscribe to my newsletter! 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Stretching Shoes and Why Sometimes Pinterest is a Liar

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