https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake Style Advice for Fashion Lovers en-US Sun, 19 Apr 2026 07:02:58 +0000 http://bbpress.org/?v=1.0.2 q https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/search.php https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake/page/2#post-1321036 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:19:06 +0000 Eliza 1321036@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay. &nbsp;Glad it is working out.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake/page/2#post-1321032 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:17:01 +0000 lyn* 1321032@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>YAY! Glad they fit your "morning" feet </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake/page/2#post-1321010 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 19:01:54 +0000 Aziraphale 1321010@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh no! that's so sad. And disappointing. Perhaps you can sell them on eBay? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake/page/2#post-1320986 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:30:12 +0000 CocoLion 1320986@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>They are so cute. &nbsp; I love me a chunky shoe and clogs in general, wearing them 5x a week for work. &nbsp;But I can see from your pictures they are very narrow.</p> <p>I am extremely wary of final sale items. &nbsp;Lately the only things I've purchased are easy-to-fit replacement tees from Shopbop and a pair of Mother jeans that I'd already purchased and tried on.</p> <p>I'm sure you can re-coup something from consignment. &nbsp;Someone with narrow feet will be ecstatic to find them. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320982 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 18:23:28 +0000 Angela K 1320982@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Anna, Don't forget about Angie's potato trick and/or wet feet to stretch.&nbsp; It really works! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320893 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 16:26:05 +0000 rabbit 1320893@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Yay! &nbsp; Good reminder actually. I have some heels that fit better at the end of the&nbsp;day (they are a little loose in morning and an insole would show), and one pair of shoes that need a stretch but worn in the am work fine. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320815 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:31:58 +0000 Transcona Shannon 1320815@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Love a happy ending </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320814 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:27:41 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1320814@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I <i>almost</i> suggested trying them on earlier in the day! Yay! There's a good chance stretching will work now. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320806 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 14:12:53 +0000 annagybe 1320806@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Thanks everyone for the commiseration.<br /> I have a happy ending. This morning I tried them on again on a whim and they fit. I should probably get them stretched for good measure though. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320778 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:33:07 +0000 Emily 1320778@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Aggh, what a drag. &nbsp;But ditto Ariadne... I think we've all done it. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320771 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:24:09 +0000 Lisa 1320771@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh that stinks! &nbsp;But a great idea for styling the shoe. &nbsp;I've wasted plenty of money over the years on purchases because I did not do my due diligence. &nbsp;I recently realized that some items I purchased last winter and went directly into my 'boutique' or holding zone, had holes in them and I never realized it! &nbsp;Or the material is too itchy. &nbsp;If I had tried them on right away I could have returned or exchanged them, but I did not, and now they go in the donation bag or trash, wasted money, Sigh. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320769 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:18:07 +0000 Janet 1320769@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Don't feel like an idiot . We've all done something like this. I've made this kind of mistake even when I have tried something on. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320764 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 13:06:52 +0000 Eliza 1320764@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Narrow and clogs in the same sentence? That would have caught me off guard also. Shoes are tough online. </p> <p>Sorry for the aggravation. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320756 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:57:23 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1320756@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>And if you want to know of dumb mistakes, yesterday I ordered two pairs of shoes from the huge markdown sale on ShoeScribe. And then I went out for a walk and I remembered that the black suede booties I ordered are the exact same pair I ordered and sent back a few months ago because I thought the toe looked too long and narrow in person so now I'll have to wait and send them back (I am pretty sure they are not final sale...I hope!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320755 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:57:00 +0000 Meredith 1320755@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, double heartbreak! &nbsp;1. You can't wear those awesome shoes. &nbsp;2. The hassle of the wasted $ and the consignment process. &nbsp;I feel for you. &nbsp;Similar thing happened to me with some Manolo Bahlanik houndstooth pumps. &nbsp;They were on super sale and I thought I could will them to fit my feet. &nbsp;I ended up just passing them on to my sister in law. &nbsp;Made me feel a little better, but I still think about them. &nbsp;I actually saw the pair listed for sale online in a bigger size, but I don't know that I want to go down that path of disappointment again! </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320754 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:54:14 +0000 UmmLila (Lisa) 1320754@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I've been admiring some of the Rachel Comey shoes, too, and they sure don't look like they would run narrow (nothing Rachel Comey ever looks narrow!) </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320750 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:46:41 +0000 ironkurtin 1320750@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You know, La Garconne is a really, really good site. Call them and see what they can do for you. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320746 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:40:24 +0000 BethL 1320746@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh, Anna. That sucks. I'm sorry they didn't work out for you - they're really gorgeous. Consigning sounds like a good plan. Like viva said, let 'em go. Hopefully, you'll recoup something. Don't beat yourself up. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320735 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:25:35 +0000 viva 1320735@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Oh, Anna, I do feel your pain. Those are gorgeous, though -- I can totally understand being swept up in the moment. Drop them off and let them go. xxx </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320734 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:22:57 +0000 Kim 1320734@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>If that's your only fashion mistake I'm WAYYYYY ahead of you in $$ and in numbers oF orphans...Even things I've tried on and liked in the store...</p> <p>Don't feel bad.&nbsp; You made your mistake, as you&nbsp; live your fashion life, with STYLE!&nbsp;&nbsp; lol</p> </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320729 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 12:12:03 +0000 retailgirl 1320729@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I once bought 2 skirts from J.McLaughlin...(2 sizes of the same thing because i wasn't sure)...not noticing the "final sale".&nbsp; When they came, I didn't like either one, and even though they were on deep discount, I was out over $200.&nbsp; I felt stupid, too.&nbsp; But once&nbsp;I got them out of my closet and into the consignment store,&nbsp;I felt better.&nbsp; Expensive lesson learned!&nbsp; Once you get whatever you can for them, you'll feel better, too.&nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320718 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:57:02 +0000 cheryle (Dianthus) 1320718@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel your pain. &nbsp;I have tried to limit online shopping for this very reason. &nbsp;From Canada, often it is not worth it to return items because of shipping cost and duties. &nbsp;<br />I hope you can recoup enough to buy yourself a nice little commiseration gift.</p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320717 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:56:37 +0000 Anonymous 1320717@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>You shouldn't feel like an idiot. &nbsp;We have all done similar things. &nbsp;I think it is a learning experience. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320709 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:27:42 +0000 kerry 1320709@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ah gee, that's too bad. And why are shoes so hard to fit?? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320708 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 11:22:42 +0000 April 1320708@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh -- "final sale" -- how I hate those two words. &nbsp;</p> <p>And how I hate overly narrow shoes that don't mention their narrowness.</p> <p>Do you ever sell on eBay? &nbsp;That would be my suggestion. &nbsp;I know you have an uncommon shoe size and I find people often turn to eBay when they need something they can't easily&nbsp;find in a store. &nbsp; </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320618 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 05:18:53 +0000 Cerinda 1320618@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Sorry you're suffering. &nbsp;But, they&nbsp;<b>are</b> really seductive shoes. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320603 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 04:48:47 +0000 lyn* 1320603@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>:( </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320599 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 04:43:26 +0000 Ariadne 1320599@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>We've all done it. &nbsp;Too narrow to be stretched? </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320583 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 04:24:44 +0000 Firecracker (Sharan) 1320583@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>I feel for you! I would have guessed these shoes would be a more forgiving fit, too. </p> https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/topic/foolish-foolish-expensive-mistake#post-1320581 Fri, 01 Aug 2014 04:20:45 +0000 ironkurtin 1320581@https://youlookfab.com/welookfab/ <p>Ugh. Sorry. I empathize. However, you so seldom make this kind of mistake, right? I think you're allowed a shoe mishap. </p>