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Re: The Random Thread

Postby JoM » 14 Nov 2017, 18:26

Saundra, John's the same with the dentist. He passed out in the chair once, about 10 years ago now, and came round just as an ambulance was being called :shock:
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby Workingman » 14 Nov 2017, 19:47

Shoe shops!!!

Where have all the men's ones gone, especially for those of us with wide feet?

I don't want boots or trainers, just some comfy shoes. :evil: :evil: :evil:
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby JanB » 14 Nov 2017, 20:44

Won't get them here WM :cute: :cute: :cute:

I'm 41 or size 7 and really struggle. Grumpy is 45 or 9 or 10 and oh cor berlimey - when we see any, we buy 2 or 3 paires :roll: :roll: :lol:
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby JanB » 14 Nov 2017, 20:47

Why am I so clumsy?

So far this week, I've bashed my forearm against the fireplace and have a lovely bruise and the blood :shock: :roll: :roll:, fell over the back doorstep, fell over in the field - but I can excuse that, as it's very bumpy and then walked into the bathroom door :oops: :oops: :oops:

I've also dropped a lump of wood on me foot :roll: :roll: :roll: :roll:

Grumpy has always said that all the door frames should be padded - think the floor should be too :lol: :lol: :lol:
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby AliasAggers » 14 Nov 2017, 21:43

I always get my shoes from Hotters , and have done for years.

I have a pair of walking shoes that I can walk about on all day, and they are so comfortable
that when I finally get home I often completely forget to change into my usual house shoes,
until Mrs A complains!
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby Workingman » 14 Nov 2017, 21:54

Aggers, I have always had Doc Martens for walking - boots or shoes. I'll have to look at Hotters

Jan, I'm like Grumps, a half size between 9 - 10 and I also buy multiple pairs when I find comfy fits.
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby JoM » 14 Nov 2017, 22:47

There is a real lack of shoe shops on the high street isn't there. In our small town we used to have Trueform, Clarks, Stead & Simpson and three independents. Now we've got Shoe Zone and Clarks and the tat that Asda and New Look sell.

I always used to take the boys to Clarks for their school shoes; they needed shoes that would last, that they could walk the 5 miles round trip to school and back in and we never had a problem with them at all but as they reached their last years at school they outgrew the school shoes range and adult shoes suitable for a teenage boy were upwards of £80.
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby Kaz » 15 Nov 2017, 08:45

Becky buys her work shoes in Primark! Not brilliant quality, but so very cheap that she can replace often! She is a size 8 with a wide foot. Her ankle boots with a fur cuff came from M&S and were considerably more expensive. Lots of shoe shops do seem to have disappeared - Ravels, anyone? - but our Debenhams still have several brands ie Faith :)

The Jones the Bootmaker branch in Cheltenham has closed :shock: It was in a prime position, on the poshest road (The Promenade) and that did surprise me, as if they couldn't thrive there I don't know where they would :?
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby JoM » 15 Nov 2017, 11:41

I used to love Ravel Kaz!

I had THE most gorgeous ruched red suede pixie boots from there in the 80s :D
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Re: The Random Thread

Postby JoM » 15 Nov 2017, 11:51

Oh! Ravel haven't totally disappeared, it looks like they're mainly online now.
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