If you have ever succumbed to the lure of a “to die for” pair of shoes that were unfortunately just a half a size too small then you know the heartache or should I say foot ache of trying to wear too tight shoes. Almost every woman has a one point in her life bought a pair of shoes that don’t fit because the hat trick of finding shoes that you like, that are in your price range and are also your size is not accomplishable as often as we’d like. If you have the patience, and can stand the discomfort, you can wear the shoes at home for progressively longer intervals with heavier socks then you would normally wear and the shoes will eventually stretch out. If the shoes are made of leather you can expedite the process by getting the shoes wet before wearing them around the house to stretch them. If you don’t have the time or the patience required to stretch them by wearing them, here is another method. Shoes that are just a little to snug can be easily and inexpensively stretched using just a zip lock bag, water and your freezer. This works especially good for heels that are too tight in the toe but also for other shoes as well. Take a zip lock bag and place it carefully into one of the shoes you need to stretch. It is important the bag extends all the way into the toe of the shoe and is large enough to also touch the heel. Carefully fill the bag with water and when the bag is as full as you can get it zip it shut and put the shoe in the freezer. Repeat with second shoe. As the water freezes it expands all directions stretching the shoe as it does. Once the water has completely frozen you can remove the shoes from the freezer and let them sit out until the water has thawed and then remove the bags and try on the shoes. If the shoes still aren’t large enough you can repeat the process with your now larger but still not large enough shoes. There is of course a limit to how much stretching you can accomplish; if you wear a six 8 shoe don’t think you can get away with buying a size 6 no matter how much time you are willing to have them spend in the freezer. If it is only a matter of a half a size or of expanding a shoe to accommodate one foot that is slightly larger then the other the freezer trick should work just fine and save you time, aggravation and discomfort. Category:Home › Other • Pomegranates: A newly discovered superfood • Where did the joke why did the chicken cross the road come from and why is it funny? • Can mothers diagnosed with bipolar disorder make good parents? • Spiritual evolution of human consciousness • Tips for getting a college basketball scholarship • Living with Pseudotumor cerebri (PTC) • Caring for the caregiver • Technologys impact on society
