I feel like I’ve tried everything available in all the stores, at the shoe stores, I’ve bought the “good” ones off Amazon, the DUBEFWEE style brands too.
They all break or deform within a year, I can’t take it
Really? You are asking this?
When I search “shoehorn” literally the first hit is a steel shoehorn.But as many here write, maybe your technique put more stress on the horn than necessary.
The further put the shoehorn down the shoe, the more you stress the shoehorn.
Try to use the horn more just on the edge of the shoe.is it possible that you’ve been buying the wrong sized shoes?
Get a new one. Go to a shoe cobbler, also to a good shoe store. Then show them your technique. I found it odd that you are bending them so soon. Have them watch you use it. Maybe it’s your technique.
“Ah, user error.”
All kidding aside, I use a brass and wood shoehorn that I inherited from my grandparents. Thing is at least 50 years old.
Whatever you’re doing, it’s not the horn.
WTF is going on here??? I have literally NEVER known of or heard of anyone using a shoehorn. Even my grandparents. I live in the US. Is this maybe a niche thing in some other country???
“To shoehorn something” is a literal common expression in Spanish, lately often used to indicate a deliberated misdirection of a debate into a different argument at the minimum occasion (usually via any fallacy)… and there are even shoehorns literally with long sticks for the elders…
It’s a fairly common expression in English, too, with much the same meaning. I don’t know what sort of rock these people are living under.
My grandparents from Poland, and my grandparents from Italy had them, my parents and brother have them. I’ve never owned them. But I grew up in Florida, so you don’t need them for flip flops
I think I’d be afraid to wear flip flops in Florida considering how many nasty little critters you guys have down there.
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Some higher end brands come with shoe horns. I have a few now. I will say in all my years I have never broken or deformed one though, and I have some cheap ones from amazon too.
I’m with you. Everyone in this thread arguing for shoehorns comes off like an actual kook. Buy shoes that fit your feet, and loosen the laces if you’re struggling. Anything else is stubborn insanity.
I’m surprised so many people here use them. I remember seeing one in my grandparents house in the 80s and thinking it was a relic then.
From dress shoes to hiking boots to sneakers to you name it, I’ve never needed assistance getting a shoe on or off. What is their purpose?
I am surprised also, the only person I know that uses one is an old cowboy that got hit by a truck 45 years ago and has mobility issues. He has a long wooden one, possibly designed for riding boots.
Help you keep the shape when sliding the foot in, especially in nicer shoes.
Huh. Never had an issue even with nice shoes. I guess I just have slippery feet.
I actually do have some joint hyper mobility so maybe that’s why I don’t see the utility of it? Dunno.
Have you considered you may simply just have freaky strong feet?
Ikea OMTÄNKSAM
Ikea, standing shoehorn. Goofy thing is styled like a snake, but gets the job done.
Just wondering, how wide is the lace gap on your shoes when you’re laced up? I’ve never needed a shoe horn unless I was trying to get my foot into a shoe that was too small.
I got a long one from red wing while getting the boots, as a “freebie”. Solid steel.
Orthostep 24 inch metal shoe horn.
I know women get the solid steel ones from Amazon, but I’m sorry that probably doesn’t help you. Good luck.
I had to look up what a shoe horn even was.
Perhaps they are needed for certain feet types? Do you wear alot fancy shoes?
