Hi all,
My poor nan of 80+ suffers with terrible foot pain. This is partly due to having quite a few miles on the clock (she would belt me if she read this) and partly due to poor fitting shoes as a child and young adult. Add to this working on her feet even up until today and medical problems she is going to be a tough customer. She is certainly a tough character and shrewd as they come and sharp as a tack.
So in the past she has had a few pairs made for her but good fitting shoes and proper artisans seems to be harder to find.
The last bloke that made a pair for her took forever and messed her about to the point that I had to go pick them up my self and have a quiet word. Now i like to tinker my self so i know how long it can take to get goods made like this so that wasn't the case.
She also knows how much a hand made pair of shoes should cost so that will not be too much of a shock either. She has had various soles from the ortho clinic but they just dont cut it as its the actual shoe design that needs to provide the space.
So can any of you good folks point me in the right direction, preferably reasonably close so that a proper cast can be taken and a discussion take place? I am willing to travel.
Cheers all.
My poor nan of 80+ suffers with terrible foot pain. This is partly due to having quite a few miles on the clock (she would belt me if she read this) and partly due to poor fitting shoes as a child and young adult. Add to this working on her feet even up until today and medical problems she is going to be a tough customer. She is certainly a tough character and shrewd as they come and sharp as a tack.
So in the past she has had a few pairs made for her but good fitting shoes and proper artisans seems to be harder to find.
The last bloke that made a pair for her took forever and messed her about to the point that I had to go pick them up my self and have a quiet word. Now i like to tinker my self so i know how long it can take to get goods made like this so that wasn't the case.
She also knows how much a hand made pair of shoes should cost so that will not be too much of a shock either. She has had various soles from the ortho clinic but they just dont cut it as its the actual shoe design that needs to provide the space.
So can any of you good folks point me in the right direction, preferably reasonably close so that a proper cast can be taken and a discussion take place? I am willing to travel.
Cheers all.
