Re: The industry sucks
Trying them on doesn't take into account wear and stretch. If you're buying leather shoes they ought to be ightly tight so as to stretch and mould to your foot.
You can also adjust fit with appropriate socks. I think you'll find fit in various countries is related to climate and the market they were originally made for. Where you would wear thicker socks, the fit will be less tight because you'll probably be wearing thicker socks.
Unfortunately, with shoes, if you buying a cheaper pair of what you think is the same model, you're probably buying a batch that was diverted from where it was supposed to go because the distributor got a better deal because the pricing for a different region was advantageous.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
