Bunion -have you ever stretched a leather shoe to accom. it?

There is a higher end independent shoe store by me and the guy that owns it has tools to stretch certain spots. Dh has a bunion, and a pair of leather workboots that just pressed on it to the point he couldn't wear them. We took them down there, and the guy got it stretched just right. We did not buy the boots from him.

You might see if you can find a store like that near you.

I haven't done that, but my grandma wore canvas tennis shoes, and she would cut holes in them were the bunions were, so the bunion could just stick out the hole!! I always thought that was hilarious! Now, I have inherited my bunions from her and have been tempted to do the same thing to my shoes, many times!!!

I don’t have bunions, but I pretty much only wear leather shoes and I sometimes have to stretch them to fit my feet.

I bought stretch spray and stretchers (wooden ones) on Amazon. For slight stretching, I hit the area with my blow dryer and then put on a couple of thick socks. Another thing I’ve seen suggested is to fill a ziploc with water and put it in the shoe, and then put the entire thing in the freezer. (As the water freezes, it expands and stretches the leather.)

Having said that, all of these are for stretching in general, not necessarily for a specific spot. I’m not sure if they will work as well for a targeted area.

Amazon sells shoe stretchers for home use and some of them have little attachments to add on for problem areas. I use them all the time and leather shoes stretch out nicely overnight. I think they were $17 but that was a few years ago

My husband had a pair of boots that were really tight in the toes so we went to a shoe repair place to see if they could stretch them a bit. He said to leave the boots on, and he sprayed the toe area with rubbing alcohol. Guess it relaxes the leather some. It worked and the boots were much more comfortable for him.