My feet are so unhappy

I’ve found that, even MORE important than the quality of the shoe, my feet will be angry if I wear the same shoe every day. Having a variety of shoes, with a variety of foot bed styles has been the game changer.

Crocs. Except for a few pairs of boots, Crocs are about all I own anymore. Flip flops, sandals, wedge heels, original Crocs. Love every pair I have. They are relatively cheap, and I find they are the best shoes I own for walking on hard surfaces, and virtually everywhere else.

That's so frustrating to be in pain all day. I have bunions, so shoes are always uncomfortable for me. I wear flip flops as much as I can, unless there is snow on the ground. I only own several pairs of flip flop/sandals, 2 pairs of tennis shoes and no dress shoes.

I never want to go somewhere that you have to dress nice because I can't wear nice looking shoes!

I bought Oofos, Hokas, Birkenstocks and Vionic slippers last year after asking here and other social media posts about foot pain/plantar fasciitis.  I will say that I work my Birks for most of the last two summers and Vionic slippers I wear all the time at home.  I originally thought I would wear the Oofos at home instead of slippers but the ones I have are just not that comfortable like that and don't work well with socks.  I think they have some that are more like shoes instead of slides (I have the slides as well as the flip flop version).  So I would definitely recommend looking at the styles carefully to make sure they fit your needs before buying.  

I actually find that the shoes that lead to the least amount of pain at the end of the day are my Sorel's.  I have a few different styles.  

I stumbled across this thread and decided to research Hoyas since so many peas were recommending them. I was telling my husband and he said “ if that many of your pea friends said they are good then they must be!”

I found a local store that carried them. They also do the foot scan etc. I was leaning towards the gaviotas but went with the bondi and inserts. I currently have a 5 y.o. pair of brooks and two pairs of all birds. While I love the all birds they are not up for a week of walking in Disney (coming up in Jan). My son also tried on some shoes and found some hokas too. And then he said he’d buy them for me for Xmas! He’s a good kid, works hard and lives at home. I don’t mind at all as he is a wonderful cook, he’s great helping out with the doggos, and such. I am also glad he’s not living alone as he’s got some severe anxiety (I finally convinced him to get some help and things are better) and I feel better knowing he’s not all by himself. 

Mine are a kinda boring grey/white (hubby said they are a boring color) and son got this crazy bluish green with lime green soles. Told him we’d never lose him in a crowd! I have to say they are very comfortable. Now I need to do some serious walking. Last few years my legs would swell with a lot of walking or standing whenever we went somewhere, but it was particularly bad at Disney. Last time I got cellulitis after 1 day. I had ablations in both legs and have gone through half of the sclerotherapy sessions. So now I have “new” legs and new shoes for my trip! 

A big thank you to the peas for the recommendation.

Oofos!!!!!!! Total game changer. I also wear Hokas. But Oofos are my everyday shoe, I love them.

I have these issues too. I'm glad your new shoes are working for you. I'll have to take a look at these.