Help with shoe sizes online

Toni79 · April 2014

OK ... I'm sure some of you moms with more than one kid have figured this out ... but I am easily confused with shoe sizes, specifically online. I've had DD measured a few weeks ago at StrideRite and she's a 5.5W. Recently I've been looking for rain boots and other shoes online for DD (at a variety of store and sites, not just StrideRite because SR is so expensive!).

I've looked at the chart on StrideRites website, and from what I understand there's you can have a toddler 6 and a big kid 6. https://www.striderite.com/striderite/pdfs/PDF_SimpleSizeGuide.pdf

But as I shop around on differant sites, sometimes its not clear if the shoes/boots are toddler sizes verus bigger kid sizes. And it seems like differant brands use differant terms (baby, toddler, girls, bid kid, etc), and some don't specify at all.

I'll spend 30 mins reading through reviews just to find one that says "Oh btw these are big kids size 6 not toddler size 6". Ok, great! Just wasted 30 mins and they're the wrong size 6!

I'd like to think that I'm not the only one confused by this!

Any tips or tricks?

Toni79 · April 2014

ps - This wouldn't be an issue if more stores carried toddler rain boots! I haven't seen any in target or walmart! Target has some online but they are all sold out in her size.

SJandVA · April 2014

Shoes are a pain in the ass to buy. I have figured out a couple ways to help but it still depends on the store/site. Obviously if it says toddler or little kid. Another way is when picking a size if the first size starts around 12/13 then 1,2 ect. Those are big kid shoes. DD1 is in between toddler and big kids she's about a size 12 and that's still a toddler size at a lot of places.

If you search target, search toddler rain boots and a bunch come up.

Toni79 · April 2014

Thanks! I'm glad I'm not the only one frustrated by this. If I was physically in the store, I know I'd realize oops these are huge! But online its not that simple!

@SJand VA - Target is the only website where I felt it was clear to say toddler versus big kid. I'm going to have to stalk target's website because all the tollder rain boots are sold out in her size. I could go up a size, but even those are sold out!

I like your suggestion about if the first size starts at 12/13 then 1,2, etc. I think that makes sence when that info is in the description. But most websites have the drop down and it automatically puts the drop down in numerical oder.

For example: I found some super adorable rain boots and rain jackets on Zulily. All the jackets are listed as "Infant, Toddler, and Kids", and the sizes make sence 1T, 2T, etc through size 10. But the boots are listed 1-13. Does that mean its Infant Size 1thorugh Toddler Size 12 and Big Kid 13? Or does it mean Big Kig 12/13 through Big Kid 1-7?

https://www.zulily.com/p/white-pink-polka-dot-rain-boot-62253-2021014.html?pos=10&e=1&

The kicker with Zulily is stuff in not returnable!

SJandVA · April 2014

@toni79 Bigger kid shoes go from about 12/13-5 and then it's adult size. Since your DD is a 6, I "think" the only 6,7,8,9,10 ect will be little kids or adults.

I just looked that link and it looks like the 1,2,3 are kids(like they would be too big for my 6yo) then it's 5,6,7,8,9,10,11,12 for toddlers and older. It's confusing because on the drop down thing should start at 5(being the smallest)-3 being the biggest.

Does this make sense?

SJandVA · April 2014

I think the general rule when looking at kids shoes are toddler shoes go from size 5-13(some places 12) then it's 1-5, then adult size.

NeneCakies · April 2014

Also consider the size of the boot shaft. I had to up size DD's rain boots because it fit her foot but not her calf. Her snow boots have a very narrow shaft and she can't get them on at all now.

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