Men's shoe sizes

[torinsmom]

So, why is it that every store I check online, the sizes go straight from 12 to 13 for men's sizes? DS15 is in a 12, so I guess I better hope his foot grows a whole size before he needs new shoes.

 

[jmminarik]

So, why is it that every store I check online, the sizes go straight from 12 to 13 for men's sizes? DS15 is in a 12, so I guess I better hope his foot grows a whole size before he needs new shoes.

You didn't say where you looked, but a quick Internet search on size 12.5 shoes turned up that shoe site at the end of the alphabet, which listed at least 4 screens worth of 'shoes'.

 

[torinsmom]

OKay, I guess that could be a last resort. I usually buy shoes at kohls or jcpenny, so those were the types of sites I looked at.

 

[jmminarik]

Once you get past size 12, or a 'Wide Width', my experience is most retailers are very disappointing. Even brands like New Balance which do an excellent job with wide widths (4E+) don't always get shelf space at the "normal" retail type places.

 

[englishteacha]

My DH wears an 11.5. Impossible to find so he almost always just gets a 12. It's annoying, isn't it?!