New shoes that rub

Former Member

Ok I bought a new pair of shoes, you know the pointy ones with the litte heal and anyway before anyone says anything they do fit. The problem is they rub the back of my heel when I walk. Does anyone know how to prevent this? Btw I was wearining this with bare feet.

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The best tip I ever got was to buy some handcream and before you put your shoes on rub loads of it into your feet. I did it all summer and it works. Take the handcream with you to re-apply throughout the day.

Are the shoes made from man made materials? That may be one reason they rub.

Former Member

if you're wearing them with trousers, just put a plaster on the back of your heel. problem solved.


but don't do this with cropped trousers or skirts, cause it looks so shit.

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How does the hand cream help? Yeah they are made from man made materials.

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In TopShop you can get these little pad things that you stick in your shoes.

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Put plasters on and wear them around the house for a couple of days until they're loosened. Also put soap on the part of the shoe that's rubbing.

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I'm afraid you need to just break them in. Man-made material can be a bugger just as much as leather and such.

Take them to a cobblers and get them stretched, or hand them to a fat woman to wear.

Gave my Mum my pixie shoes, and this worked wonderfully.

Hoorah for her ignoring SlimFast.

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Apparently, rubbing soap on them, or weeing on them, works. Personally I haven't tried this, like. I've seen those pads in Topshop, and they're bright pink :-S which is a bit offputting. Personally I just wear a plaster on each heel, quite a big one though or the shoe just rubs it off.

Former Member

I mite wear them around the house with socks so they don't rub anymore hopefully on to break them in and if they still rub I will put a plaster on.

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or weeing on them

Weeing on them??? how does that help?

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rub soap on the insides at the bits that rub, sounds quite stupid but it always works for me!

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Originally posted by *lil~miss*
Weeing on them??? how does that help?

Couldn't tell ya! My mam told me her mam used to say that!

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doesn't weeing on them only work with leather??

try rubbing vaseline at the bit on the shoe where they rub.

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Originally posted by lea_uk
try rubbing vaseline at the bit on the shoe where they rub.

ooh...i read that too! i think it was in the boots magazine :rolleyes:

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Originally posted by 1983
I'm afraid you need to just break them in. Man-made material can be a bugger just as much as leather and such.

Take them to a cobblers and get them stretched, or hand them to a fat woman to wear.

Gave my Mum my pixie shoes, and this worked wonderfully.

Hoorah for her ignoring SlimFast.

u make me laugh!