Ow!

I didn't know you could buy animal wool. I always carry a clean-looking piece of sheep's wool taken from a fence. It has been in my ruck sack for years but have never used it. Yes, I know I should have washed it, but that would remove the lanolin, and I wouldn't use it on broken skin.

Have you ever tried animal wool, available from Boots pharmacies? My mother always swore by it to wrap around the sore bits when shoes rub and it's still available.

I bought an expensive pair of canvas shoes that rubbed my heel raw and made it bleed after only a few wears. I took them back to the shop showing the blood stain inside the shoe. They refunded my money immediately. Is it too late to return them?

I've got a spray can if leather stretcher from John Lewis.
You spray it into the shoes just before you wear them and the shoes stretch to your feet.
It's worked for me for a couple of pairs of shoes that I thought I would never wear again.

teddy 123 you pay through the nose for the stuff at Boots or anywhere else for a very small piece,the ones I'm talking about are not far off size A4.

easy sorted , just buy a sheet of chiropody adhesive felt( on line for about a fiver for several sheets)cut to any size^onany sore spots,works a treat ,would'nt be without mine.Good luck.

Once your feet have really healed, I would wear the trainers in the house to begin with, watching TV, making a coffee, going to the loo etc. That should warm the feet and they with luck will be more amenable to the trainers. Slow and steady but if it does not work, you may have to ditch them. At least if you are in agony in the house it is easy to take them off and if necessary walk bare footed. A tad more difficult in the middle of Sainsburys.

I'd like to know what make they are [nosy]

Did you throw the others out? If not, you could always compare them and see if they are slightly smaller, although I think that half a size is only one-sixth of an inch.

I disagree with those who ssy they will always hurt. I bought some new trainers a couple of years ago and at first they hurt my feet (Bunyan area!) so wore tgem only for short periods. Now however rhey are the most comfortable shoes Ive got!
The double socks are goid (tou can wt them at outdoo/walking type shops. In the past When out walking with a heel blister Ive folded a couple of tissues up and put them under my heel to raise it which stops it rubbing the same place hurting . It works as a temporary measure.

I too have a pair that are unwearable due to rubbing at the heel. I suspect months of wearing backless mule type slippers has left the skin on my heels soft causing blisters to form too easily.

Scholl Boots etc do thick sticky back felt/dressing ..... You can cut a hole in this .... Wear on your heel or stick to the trainer and there is then a gap to prevent any more rubbing

The Boots one is called
Self adhesive thick padding
Medical grade chiropodist felt

Or take them into shoe repairer and ask him to sort out backs ....

Good luck!

Try putting them through the washing machine.

I would leave them off for a while to your feet are better. Stuff them with some newspaper or some old socks.

Put on a pair of really thick socks and then use a hair dryer on the bits that feel tight - keep trainers on till they have cooled and they should then have stretched a bit in the places you need them to. Repeat as necessary.

I was once told to rub soap on the inside of the shoe heel - that was years ago, probably before they had things like 1000 mile socks and other stuff, but it worked for me!

I've just found an old article from Nordic Walking which recommended Stride Out Foot oil. It is currently out of stock on their site but if you Google it, you can find it at Amazon and other retailers.
Good luck

Boots do a Blister stick which you can rub onto your feet before wearing the shoes. It works, but you'll have to wait till your blisters have healed.
I also read the other day, that you should rub a bar of soap onto the shoes where they rub against your skin and leave it overnight before wearing the shoes.
Blister plasters work too, especially if you have bunions.

My grandmother always insisted her shoes should be size 3.5 although what size her feet actually were was a different matter.
She would buy her new shoes and immediately find 2 baking potatoes which she would insert( ie force into), well- scrubbed and still damp into the shoes.
She swears that it always worked and as she was still leaping up the stairs 2 steps at a time at age 80. maybe it did

Buy a pair of wooden shoe stretchers from eBay. leave them for 24 hours being stretched . That should make them comfortable. You may have developed slight bunions which change your foot shape.

and hitting the inside of the heels with a wooden mallet could help, I've done that before now!

M&S do some trainer socks which have extra padded bits on the heel and underneath, there must be other makes available.
I'm sure they do them in white as well as I have some white ones bought not long ago.
www.marksandspencer.com/2-pair-pack-cotton-rich-blister-resist-sports-socks/p/p60105860?image=SD_02_T60_0089_T4_X_EC_90&color=GREYMIX&prevPage=plp&pdpredirect

You can buy blister plasters as well which could help.

I always find trainers very difficult to wear, the best ones were a pair of DD's which she left at home until they fell to bits!

As with anything else that you buy if your shoes are, "not fit for purpose", and they obviously are not since they damage your feet, take them back and ask for a replacement. They may be faulty, so try another pair. Don't be fobbed off by the retailer, the sale of goods act is on your side.
www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/bills/article-1585686/Consumer-rights.html

Sometimes you are better padding up your heel with thick plasters, not at the blisters but close to either side of them. That puts a bit of space between the rubbed part and the shoe and stops it getting more rubbed.

I like the look for these very much and will definitely get a pair. I am not sure about them with these shoes though as the not showing socks are best with them

I am a great fan of 1000 mile socks, which guarantee no blisters!. They are double layered so have a similar action to the 2 pairs suggestion. They do many styles for walking, running and wearing with trainers.
www.ebay.co.uk/itm/1000-Mile-Double-Layer-Trainer-Liner-Ladies-Running-Socks-White-/361431009600?var=&hash=item5426f78940:m:mD8QLTyg5Z7DTxLaE1DFBFA