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New sneakers-and wrong

always trying

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Returning the others posted last week.. These are keepers.. Earth oragins..But they came laced wrong. This is the second time I have gotten sneakers laced incorrectly. Photo 2 is wrong-the laces can not be tightened up or loosened easily when they are laced like this. This is not a problem when trying them on at home, but if trying them on in store would be. I can re lace them, and then if I have to return them I could lace them back the way they came.

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Jules

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You’re more conscientious than me - I don’t think it would even occur to me to relace before I returned! In store I wonder if this is something SAs are aware of and fix, to make things easier for clients? It doesn’t help them sell shoes if people can’t try on properly.

Jules

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Forgot to mention, those are cute! You were patient and got what you wanted.

Angie

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I like those a lot. Great Trendy Classic!

I re-lace my laces too.

rachylou

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Nice!

kkards

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Cute sneakers
Actually there are lots of different ways to lace sneakers-and what method you use depends on what kind of fit/and or walker/runner you are. Learned this from a running shoe expert.
But if your interested
https://www.fieggen.com/shoelace/lacingmethods.htm

suzieq

I have a high instep, so I lace my shoes like the directions for “high arches” in the article below. If I don’t do it this way, the tops of my feet hurt.

https://ptforhealth.com/do-you.....fferently/

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Jenni NZ

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Very nice sneakers. I am sad about the returned ones as they were such a pretty colour.
The 2 lacing articles are really useful!
Thanks for starting the thread!

shiny

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Oh my! I only recently learned about lacing techniques, while searching for hiking shoes! I can't believe it took me this long!

I am not sure what was "wrong" in your examples, Always Trying, can you explain? I do notice in pic one the upper laces are what I learned to do with my new hiking shoes, which were perfect elsewhere except my heel kept wanting to escape in the back.

Angie you need to do a post about lacing!

N

I don't think they are "wrong" per say, just different. In the UK its common to see the straight bars across but those are even harder to tighten. I think it all depends on your style and also your foot shape. Everyone has different preferences. My current vejas came totally unlaced and I laced them up similar to your picture. They are actually a little big, maybe even up to a whole size too big (probably the style runs big) and they tightened up no problem. Stay very secure on my foot. I have very slim ankles too so need the shoe as tight as possible.

Jaime

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I have learned something else I didn't know I didn't know.

Gigi

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Gosh, I never imagined that lacing was such a big thing! I just thought you picked what aesthetic you like and went with it. I didn't realize that it could change the way the shoe fits...

I would have thought that pic 2 was laced incorrectly too. It looks as if someone started lacing one way at the bottom but then forgot what they were doing and switched to a different way halfway through.

always trying

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KKards-thanks for the info. I did not know there were so many ways to lace shoes.

Helena

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Cute shoes! My shoes are laced like that; had no idea it was wrong

kate

susieq....thank you so much for the lacing link! I have constant shoe fitting problems and this may really help. Also...for those of us with wide feet I have just found "SoleBliss" shoes for wide feet and those with bunion problems. They seem to be the answer for me. Sort of pricy but I would probably pay anything for comfortable shoes!

JAileen

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I’ve noticed that for pictures, shoes are sometimes laced in a tidy but unusable way. For those I automatically relace. But as a caution, some boots have laces that look like they are just being tidy, but aren’t at all usable. Instead, they have zippers. For regular shoes, I just lace conventionally. The articles are interesting. In any case, they’re your shoes, you can do what you want.

suzieq

@kate Thanks!