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Damon M
Reviewed in the United States on February 21, 2025
While this looks like a medieval torture device it’s actually an extremely easy way to add bunion relief to almost any pair of shoes you own. My wife’s foot was constantly bothering her until her doctor recommended she try this. This has allowed her to keep the shoes she loves without the pain.
TGski
Reviewed in the United States on January 19, 2025
Stretcher works good on my leather work and hiking boots. I have very wide feet with a bunion so the localized targeted stretching this tool provides is what I needed for new boots/shoes.
quilting mama
Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2025
I have been experiencing my feet naturally widening as I am aging. It is a normal process according to a podiatrist I consulted with. But with my feet widening, I am experiencing pressure on my bunions on my feet. I had my shoes stretched by a company, but it didn't resolve the issue. I found this tool, so I wanted to try it before I have to get new shoes. It worked perfectly. I am so happy with the tool. It is iron, it stretches leather and vinyl for me so far. I highly recommend it along with a shoe stretch spray.
Anna M Ortega
Reviewed in the United States on October 7, 2024
This thing is durable. The handles allowed for lots of pressure on the handles.
chockyb
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 20, 2024
A bit expensive, but very sturdy, and seems to work well. We could do with an enterprisIng manufacturer here in the UK making these, rather than having to import them from sunny California. Not that I'm complaining - delivery was pretty quick, considering how far it had to come.
markotime
Reviewed in Canada on October 12, 2024
A new pair of shoes had a seam and were too tight for my right-foot small toe. I remembered from my youth that shoe stores often had a "ball and ring" stretcher to make a little more room. After several applications of this tool, mission accomplished.
Kartika
Reviewed in Australia on April 26, 2024
Very sturdy tool that does as it promises. Thank you!
france gaudreault
Reviewed in Canada on December 12, 2023
Vraiment efficace.
zaiten
Reviewed in Saudi Arabia on May 17, 2021
Very Poor quality for the finished surface of the hoop. It’s too rough that it damages the leather and didn’t notice that until used it.Don’t know how did it pass the QC of the factory, if there is any.
J. Moran
Reviewed in the United States on July 22, 2016
Due to being born with club feet and getting a number of other foot issues, I have had a LOT of foot surgeries over the years. My right foot now has a very prominent bone spur on the top, right around the base of the big toe. Getting new shoes has always been an exercise in pain tolerance for me while I wait for the leather to stretch around that lump.My most recent pair of shoes (New Balance 928 v2) was way worse in this regard than my prior "original" 928's, and the pain was so bad one day that at one point I nearly passed out just walking a block from the car to a restaurant. I had to go back to the older worn-out shoe just to get some relief.I'd never heard of a "bunion stretcher" before. I was searching for any kind of "vertical" shoe stretcher here on Amazon and found this tool. I am SO glad I did and bought this! It's taken nearly two weeks of maneuvering the tool around that area of the shoe (it's where the side, toe box, and tongue flaps meet and are stitched together) and clamping it as tight as I can, and I really need another couple of days, but it's already MUCH more comfortable than before I started using it. Now that I know how it works and how WELL it works, I'll be using this on every pair of new shoes I buy before ever putting them on my feet.Per other reviewer comments, I'm combining this with Moneysworth & Best's shoe stretching fluid. I clamp the stretcher on, screw the clamp as tight as I can, then apply the shoe stretching liquid inside the ring part (on the outside of the shoe). After a few hours, I tighten the clamp *again* to maximize the stretch. Let it go overnight, release and move slightly, then repeat. My situation is unusual, I know, and I'm guessing others who buy this will find the job gets done a lot faster. But considering my only other option would be a fully custom-made shoe that would cost hundreds of dollars, the time needed to get it fitting right is absolutely worth it!
LSM
Reviewed in the United States on February 8, 2016
I developed a bunion on only my left foot about 6 years ago after I walked 5 miles in wooden shoes that were not meant to be worn for long distance walks; I got in an argument with my then boyfriend (now husband) at a bar, took off on foot, and am now paying for it with an ugly bunion. To this day I still jokingly blame him for my "hallux rigidis." My bunion is not on the side of my foot, it's directly under my big toe nail which has made wearing some of my most favorite shoes out of the question. I like funky shoes...different shoes...unique shoes...and over the years I've acquired quite a collection of expensive pairs. They've sat unused in my closet for years because of my bunion. I've tried those silicone bunion protectors, but they did nothing more than take up even more precious space between my protruding bone spur and the leather of my shoe. I had all but given up hope when I did a last ditch search on amazon for the term "bunion stretcher." Let me preface this by saying I work in a library...research is my bread and butter. I've searched amazon many times for anything that could help me shrink or at least live with my bunion. I've scoured youtube videos and come up with nothing that really helps enough to make a difference. But when the term "bunion stretcher" brought up this device that I had never seen before...I gave it a shot. AND IT WORKS LIKE A CHARM! Today I'm comfortably wearing a pair of John Fluevog shoes that have not been out of their box for years. When I received this device, I slipped my foot in the shoe and used my index finger to mark exactly where my bunion was...then I inserted and set the device overnight and was amazed at how quickly and efficiently it stretched the leather. I look forward to FINALLY being able to wear all of my favorite shoes again!
Jason M
Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2012
Works as advertised!Years ago I saw one of these in use at a shoe repair shop. So when I got a pair of shoes that *almost* fit right, I decided to get this tool and give it a try. It works pretty much as advertised - let's you stretch a small area of the shoe's leather in a very controlled way.Note: this tool is NOT going to make a pair of pointy elf-toe shoes fit like a pair of Birks, not even close. But it can help with a shoe that's almost right and just tight in one spot.Quality is medium. Finish is coarse, seems to have been made with fairly crude machinery. However the construction is beefy and all metal, so it feels like the tool will be very durable.
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