European size 38 shoes are NOT size 8.5 or 9.
(This lesson actually affected Chrissy more than me).
Chrissy found her perfect pair of shoes at Aldo Shoes. Bone, open toed. They were cute, and felt good.
They were a bit pricey, so when she asked about them, I suggested we look around first, and then come back if she wanted them. (Old mom is a cheapskate, huh?) Just trying to give out good advice, you know...So we looked around and found NOTHING that was even close, so on Saturday the girls ran back in to get them. Chrissy said I need a size 8.5. The clerk brought out some shoes and, in European sizes, they were 38. She tried them on and said they were kinda tight. The gal assured her they were the same size she had tried on, that they would "stretch" and be fine. So she got them and wore them to supper. Before we even got to the restaurant, she was HURTING. They hurt her feet really, really bad. I said, maybe they gave you the wrong size. (I was joking, of course). But they are CUTE, I told her! Well, we googled European sizes. The google search told us that the 38 was an American 7.5. That would be a lot of stretching to a 9? She wears an 8.5, but would obviously need a 9 if they don't have half sizes. That clerk must have really wanted a sale. Here is the European size chart:
| British | 2 | 2.5 | 3 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | |
| European | 34 | 35 | 35.5 | 36 | 37 | 37.5 | 38 | 38.5 | 39 | 39.5 | 40 | 41 | 42 | |
| American | 4.5 | 5 | 5.5 | 6 | 6.5 | 7 | 7.5 | 8 | 8.5 | 9 | 9.5 | 10 | 10.5 | |
| Japanese (cm) | 21.5 | 22 | 22.5 | 23 | 23 | 23.5 | 24 | 24 | 24.5 | 25 | 25.5 | 26 | 26.5 | |
Well, Chrissy tried to lodge a complaint, but got nowhere. Aldo told them their 38 is an 8?
She is going to put stretchers in them and hope for the best. Darn it anyway!!!
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