New Leather Shoes - How to soften up?

[nsi]

Bought some new shoes. Same size and design as my old ones, and from the same shop. The old ones of course fit like a glove (ok well more like a shoe) but the leather is nice and supple and is very comfy, if a bit knackered.

Went for a walk in new shoes yesterday, and feet are basically ruined with blisters. I'm sure the shoes will be ok in the end, they're just too stiff at the moment - being box fresh as they are.

So, what's the best way to make the new ones more comfy without injuring myself further? (Obv just wearing them, but they hurt right now.) I'm hoping there's some kind of trick with newspaper and a hair drier? Or maybe some kind of polish, or leather additive which will supple them up a bit?

Over to the hive mind.

Cheers

[Pints]

This is PH, so surely you have a man-servant who does that sort of thing for you.

I, on the other hand (or foot), have never found pumpkin skin shoes to be a problem.

[Studio117]

Put them on your hands and learn to be a gymnast.

[Adenauer]

Piss in them and leave them overnight, that's what we used to do during the war

[Pints]

We don't mention that.

[Adenauer]

We started it

[andygo]

Adenauer said:

Piss in them and leave them overnight, that's what we used to do during the war

Thought you did it to a mate's, not your own shoes?

[The Jolly Todger]

nsi said:

Bought some new shoes. Same size and design as my old ones, and from the same shop. The old ones of course fit like a glove (ok well more like a shoe) but the leather is nice and supple and is very comfy, if a bit knackered.

Went for a walk in new shoes yesterday, and feet are basically ruined with blisters. I'm sure the shoes will be ok in the end, they're just too stiff at the moment - being box fresh as they are.

So, what's the best way to make the new ones more comfy without injuring myself further? (Obv just wearing them, but they hurt right now.) I'm hoping there's some kind of trick with newspaper and a hair drier? Or maybe some kind of polish, or leather additive which will supple them up a bit?

Over to the hive mind.

Cheers

Take them back and buy some that fit better.

Or you could try wearing them barefoot whilst sitting around.

[Choppers]

A tip I found works is to put them on, fill the bath with hot water until they almost - but not quite cover the shoes & then stand in the bath . You look like a complete tt but the heat softens the leather & helps the shoe to mould more to your feet

[Dakkon]

Get the leather properly wet,walk in them, let them dry.

[Vieste]

Spank the mrs arse?

[wilfandrowlf]

How did you soften up the old ones when they were new?

[sebhaque]

Similar to above, wearing them in the shower should soften them up. Alternatively, a little bit of butter works wonders b

[Pints]

Vieste said:

Spank the mrs arse?

While she's wearing them.

[Disco You]

Once your blisters have healed, wear them for short periods of time round the house.

[Ahhh Moneypenny]

in the RAF we used to stuff them with loads of damp newspaper leave for a couple of days, always worked, make sure you clean them inside before you wear them though!

[CDP]

The traditional Inuit approach might work:

[vincevega]

Lend them to a tramp. These chaps walk miles every day and will have them broken in for you in no time.

[The Jolly Todger]

vincevega said:

Lend them to a tramp. These chaps walk miles every day and will have them broken in for you in no time.

[droopsnoot]

nsi said:

Bought some new shoes. Same size and design as my old ones, and from the same shop. The old ones of course fit like a glove (ok well more like a shoe) but the leather is nice and supple and is very comfy, if a bit knackered.

Went for a walk in new shoes yesterday, and feet are basically ruined with blisters. I'm sure the shoes will be ok in the end, they're just too stiff at the moment - being box fresh as they are.

I feel your pain, exactly the same happened to me. As I walk some distance to the pub and my old shoes were starting to let in water, I went to the same shop and bought another pair. The first pair I had been able to wear from brand new without any kind of breaking in, this new pair took out one heel and the top of a big toe. Luckily we had a dry spell so I could wear the old ones again (which by now are quite bad). Last night I had to use the new ones again and, after wearing them around the house for a few mornings (after leaving my feet to heal up for a week or so) they were OK, a little sharp but basically OK.

So all you can do is just wear them a bit and break them in. But it's particularly annoying when the last pair didn't need it. I used to buy DB Shows from the local Makro, they were perfect for a long walk straight from the box, but they stopped selling them, then DB doubled the price, so I had to find something else.