# poll: What's your shoe size? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [March 16, 2004, 10:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712 "2004-03-16T22:05:59Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![sunfish](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/96bed5/32.png) [@sunfish](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sunfish)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 3:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/41 "2004-03-17T03:46:10Z")
> [@niblet\_head](#): > > I try to not draw attention to my feet, because their itty-bitty-ness always gets comments. 🙂 Female 5’ 7.5" size 7 or 7.5 (used to be I could get away with 6.5, but my feet seem to have flattened a bit with time) Heh, I’ve gotten similar comments. Some brilliant wits back in high school used to ask if my parents had bound my feet when I was little. :rolleyes: ---
**Author:** ![so\_da\_ne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@so\_da\_ne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/so_da_ne)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 3:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/42 "2004-03-17T03:58:20Z")
Female, 5’ even, size 5 shoes Luckily I used to work in a shoe store so I have lots and lots of shoes and if I ever wear them all out I also know where to find more in my size. ---
**Author:** ![hoopersnot](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9e8a1a/32.png) [@hoopersnot](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hoopersnot)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/43 "2004-03-17T04:00:24Z")
Size 10 U.S. 5’11" follow the female persuasion. In my case the tale about shoe size and, well, you know, is not true ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Mudshark](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/f04885/32.png) [@Mudshark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mudshark)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 4:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/44 "2004-03-17T04:21:13Z")
Male, 5’8’’, shoe size 8 or 9. ---
**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 4:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/45 "2004-03-17T04:29:54Z")
Male 6’3" Ecco size 44 most other 44’s are too narrow, most 10-1/2’s are too short. Eccos are just right, I have 4 pairs of them! Let me tell you, at $140-$230 each, that’s pretty much my biggest single clothing expenditure. I am a total wuss when it comes to uncomfortable shoes. ---
**Author:** ![Tamryne](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/3e96dc/32.png) [@Tamryne](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamryne)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/46 "2004-03-17T04:41:55Z")
Female 5"3 size 7 1/2 or 8 I dunno about anyone else, but I hate shoe shopping because my feet are a half size apart :rolleyes: makes it a pain to buy shoes when one shoe size is inevitably too loose and the other too tight. ---
**Author:** ![Cosmopolitan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/94ad74/32.png) [@Cosmopolitan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Cosmopolitan)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 4:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/47 "2004-03-17T04:49:00Z")
Female. 5’5" 4 1/2 shoe. But I’m skewing the results; I have Spina Bifida, so my feet probably aren’t as big as they would otherwise be. ---
**Author:** ![Angel\_Heart](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/5e9695/32.png) [@Angel\_Heart](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Angel_Heart)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 5:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/48 "2004-03-17T05:22:11Z")
> [@AntaresJB](#): > > For some reason my feet are also abnormally… I guess “thick” would be the word… height-wise, like it’s impossible to find sandals because my feet just don’t fit underneath the straps, even if they’re a good length/width. My mother has this problem even though she has small feet (6-1/2). Every time I go shoe shopping with her, she asks me whether they make her feet look puffy about a hundred times. As for me, I’m 5’3", female, and wear a 7-1/2 or 8 shoe (if it only comes in whole sizes, I’ll round up.) The downside to having such a common shoe size is it sells out quick. I have narrow feet, like quite a few posters, and slides and sandals are often a dicey proposition. ---
**Author:** ![LuckyMe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e36b37/32.png) [@LuckyMe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/LuckyMe)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 6:12am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/49 "2004-03-17T06:12:34Z")
size 12 height: 6’5 Male ---
**Author:** ![brachyrhynchos](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/brachyrhynchos/32/376_2.png) [@brachyrhynchos](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/brachyrhynchos)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 6:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/50 "2004-03-17T06:14:19Z")
5’9" female. Wears size 10 (size 8 1/2 in men’s). I dig shoes. I have everything from flats to stilettos, water shoes to work boots, red satin mules to granny slippers. But being rather stingy (_Oh, the conflict!_), I shop at Payless and DSW. I think there is more available now than 30 years ago, when I graduated from high school. I needed a nice pair of pumps for graduation, and it took me a loooong time to find a size 10 then. A gorgeous brown leather pair. That pair cost the ungodly (at that time) sum of $45. One of my dogs ate the left shoe about 10 years later. Bummer. ---
**Author:** ![Silver\_Fire](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@Silver\_Fire](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Silver_Fire)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 6:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/51 "2004-03-17T06:37:30Z")
Female, 5’4ish", 6.5-7.5, depending on the shoe. ---
**Author:** ![gouda](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/c77e96/32.png) [@gouda](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gouda)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 6:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/52 "2004-03-17T06:45:08Z")
Male. 6’ 1" Euro 46 (which makes that a US 12?). ---
**Author:** ![Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e8c25b/32.png) [@Really\_Not\_All\_That\_Bright](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Really_Not_All_That_Bright)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 9:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/53 "2004-03-17T09:08:42Z")
> [@gouda](#): > > Male. > > 6’ 1" > > Euro 46 (which makes that a US 12?). Eleven and a half, according to My Adidas ™ ---
**Author:** ![MadnessIsAVirtue](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/df705f/32.png) [@MadnessIsAVirtue](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MadnessIsAVirtue)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 11:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/54 "2004-03-17T11:49:18Z")
Mens size 9-10, depending on UK or US sizing, respectively. 5’6" ---
**Author:** ![flodnak](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/838e76/32.png) [@flodnak](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/flodnak)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/55 "2004-03-17T13:21:47Z")
Female, 5’10", wear a Euro size 41 which would be a 9 1/2 or 10 in US sizes. ---
**Author:** ![bigsister](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/898d66/32.png) [@bigsister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bigsister)\ **Post date:** [March 17, 2004, 1:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/56 "2004-03-17T13:36:06Z")
> [@Boscibo](#): > > Female 5’4", shoe 8 - 8.5. > > This seems to be a fairly popular size for women, so I can usually find shoes in that size. However it is hard sometimes because it is such a popular size, many styles are sold out in that size first. My answer exactly ---
**Author:** ![Risha](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/5fc32e/32.png) [@Risha](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Risha)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/57 "2004-03-18T00:36:26Z")
Female. 6’ and about half an inch. Size 11+ (in other words, an 11, an 11 1/2, or an 11W depending on the shoe). I consider my shoe size to be reasonably small considering my height, but I still find in difficult to shop in most shoe stores and all department stores. I find that most manufacturers sell my size directly though (in an outlet store or online), in at least some styles. ---
**Author:** ![Spudo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Spudo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spudo)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/58 "2004-03-18T00:44:05Z")
Male 6’ Size 11 (US) ---
**Author:** ![japatlgt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df705f/32.png) [@japatlgt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/japatlgt)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 1:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/59 "2004-03-18T01:01:04Z")
Male 6’3" Size 13 Lace Ups or Boot. Size 12 Loafer. Thank you and my dogs thank you. ARF! ---
**Author:** ![sturmhauke](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/e47c2d/32.png) [@sturmhauke](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sturmhauke)\ **Post date:** [March 18, 2004, 1:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712/60 "2004-03-18T01:26:29Z")
Male, 28, 6’0", 220 lbs, 11.5 4E My feet are hella wide for the length, which means I used to buy a lot of 12s or even 13s to sort of fit my foot, but with too much toe room. Lately I’ve been wearing boots all the time, which are easier to get in weird sizes and more durable, but I picked up a pair of New Balance sneakers a couple weeks ago that actually fit. My foot is about the same size as my wife’s size 9 sneaker. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712.md?page=2) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/poll-whats-your-shoe-size/234712.md?page=4)