I'm a proud new owner of a junior Brannock device

vtkgirl77 · August 2011

I do not enjoy going to the shoe store with DD. In fact, I think it's torturous and a huge time suck. I was dreading getting DD#1 her fall shoes because last time we went to StrideRite at the mall, there were 7 kids in line in front of us to get fitted and only one person working. I started to imagine taking *two* kids to the mall to get fitted and my blood pressure went up. Plus, DD has wide feet so half of the time they don't have the size and width I need in the shoe I want. So then I have to select a different shoe and the sales person has to go to the back and check to see if they have it. Then we continue the cycle a few more times.

So, I decided to bite the bullet and get a junior Brannock device for the bargain price of $65 off Amazon. I can't believe they cost that much but I figure that we hope to have 3 kids so that should make it worth it. Plus, I hope I can sell it on eBay when I'm done with it.

Anyway, I'm excited about the prospect of measuring DD's feet at home and ordering shoes online from Zappos or ShoeBuy. I just read a tutorial about how to do the measurements so hopefully I will do as good of a job as the StrideRite people. Anyone else have one of these and do you like it? Mine should be coming in the mail today so I'm going to give it a whirl tonight.

DCtoLowcountry · August 2011

Any chance you want to bring this to a GTG? Great idea!

Hey Jellisy · August 2011

If only you lived in Virginia, the Stride Rite in Springfield Mall is never crowded. I'm curious to see how you like it. I always want to order online, but rarely can because I am never sure of shoe size. That would solve so many problems...

vtkgirl77 · August 2011

DCtoLowcountry:
Any chance you want to bring this to a GTG? Great idea!

I totally would. One of my neighbors was over the other night and she was talking about how she was dreading taking her two girls to the mall to get shoes. I'm going to offer to do their measurements at our next playdate. I should carry it around to all of my playdates.

LMH1209 · August 2011

I admit that I haven't had DS measured the last few times we've gone up a size because he started crying every time we went. (He'd probably be better now, though.) I've just been using the insert in his Stride Rite shoes to tell me when to buy a new size. You can take out the insole and hold it up to the bottom of the child's foot. It has a zone marked at the end to "see your fit specialist" or something like that. When he gets close to that zone, I buy the next size from Stride Rite online. We now own two pairs of Stride Rite Alvar shoes in blue in each size from 5 1/2 wide to 7 1/2 wide

Yes, two pairs in each size because the picky boy started refusing to wear anything buy his blue shoes.

WinesNot Whines · August 2011

Wow, this is genius!

Artslvr · August 2011

I've had one for months. Taking three kids to the shoe store is for suckers.

QueSrah · August 2011

vtkendra:

I should carry it around to all of my playdates.

Sounds like you'd be rather popular if you did that. Can we drive up to MD to play with you? :P

vtkgirl77 · August 2011

QueSrah:
vtkendra:

I should carry it around to all of my playdates.

Sounds like you'd be rather popular if you did that. Can we drive up to MD to play with you? :P

Anytime!

Yes, maybe this will be my "in" to meeting more moms in my new neighborhood.

membrn · August 2011

WinesNot Whines:
Wow, this is genius!

I agree.

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