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Originally Posted by PaulC
Why won't shoe companies make inexpensive, quality shoes in my size? I haven't spent less than $200 for a pair of shoes in years. Try to go to a shoe store and ask to see a pair of shoes in size 13E. Hang on to something to brace yourself from the airblast of the salesman's horse laugh.
Today I went out to buy a pair of outdoor boots to replace the 1987 models dryrotting in my closet. I set a budget of $120, thinking that I could find a workable pair. 3 stores and $200 later I'm the proud owner of a pair of Red Wings, the only thing that I could find that both fit and wasn't made of fiberboard. I won't even tell you what it's like to try to buy shirts and topcoats when you have a 37" sleeve.
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When I had the basketball Jones bad I yearned to be 6'7" or 6'8" -- not too big -- 7 footers don't have the fun of a Michael Jordan or Magic Johnson -- I reached full height at 6'0" -- shoe size 11, average width.
I guess being NBA size could be a real drawback in some ways -- airplanes, average size beds, and one I never considered, expensive shoes with limited options.
Good luck with that -- thank God you can laugh at it. Or maybe you're not laughing at it.
