What should I do, young ladies? You can, of course, jerk to the store and exchange. And if the pair is the last? Or with a sale, in the conditions of which it was clearly stated that such shoes can not be exchanged and returned? Or from the market, "I do not remember from which container"? How to carry leather shoes? Well, in that case, we'll go the other way! We will solve the problem. Let's start with the diagnosis. Shoes presses, because small, rubs because it's big or just crushing in uncomfortable places?
If your comfort is hampered by poorly made seams, then a direct road to the shoe shop. There, rough stitches will be beaten a little with a hammer. The procedure is certainly brutal, and not the fact that it will eliminate the problem by 100%, but it will help alleviate some of the unpleasant feelings. It is also good in such cases can help special silicone inserts on the shoes: on the fingers and between them, on the heels, under the straps. And they can be as expensive orthopedic, and ordinary, inexpensive. But if you're sorry for money, or you could not find such a miracle of modern technology, use an adhesive plaster for the same purposes.
By the same means you can solve the problem with large shoes. Namely, the use of silicone pads or adhesive plaster. It's more about summer shoes. In winter weather, you can simply wear a socks thicker. Although this, you know, even without me, ladies and gentlemen.
Now we'll deal with small shoes. To begin with, I propose the most civilized method - to take shoes to a specialized workshop, where there is a special machine for stretching shoes. Pleasure is not something that would be cheap, but there are at least some guarantees that shoes will not deteriorate after such a brutal procedure.
I remind you that it is not always possible to stretch shoes from a skin substitute without spoiling it. The skin, although it stretches well, can be treated with various chemical compounds. Therefore, if you do take care of this business yourself, there is no guarantee of a positive result.
In hardware stores you can buy a liquid for stretching shoes, various well-known and not very brands. In this case, the quality of the result will depend largely on the quality of the brand. Read the instructions carefully before use.
Leather products can be stretched with alcohol, at best, or vodka. Abundantly moisten shoes, put on a warm socks and wear it until it dries dry. The method will require patience and dedication, but it can be tolerated for the cause. Just before the beginning of the process, check whether the dye of the shoe leather is resistant to alcohol as a solvent. If the dye floats, do not risk the color of your fingers. Try to moisten socks with plain water. The effect is somewhat more modest and it will take longer to wear, but it works on the same principle.
If you want to save your feet more than the time, you can fill the shoes with wet newspapers and wait until they dry, without additional means to dry. To fill it is necessary very densely, with an interference, to achieve, at least some, effect. You can also stuff shoes with water bags and freeze them. Water freezes, adds to the volume, and stretches the shoes. Only after freezing to get the bags, first they need to be thawed. This method is good mainly for winter shoes.