[BlindTlk] Skechers..

Sat May 4 22:03:12 UTC 2024

Totally agree with you, Steve. They don’t go well with dresses for example. No you probably shouldn’t wear them with a suit and tie either. But for every day they are practical for those of us who have foot problems. It’s easier to get the Dr. Schulz or whatever Support you need into. There are a bit more flexible on the sides as well so if you need other foot support or ankle support. I have the knock offs myself because I’m cheap. But they have been a godsend. 

I agree, though if you are only Blind, you should be learning how to tie your shoes then why didn’t you get to be oh 50+ I think I’ll bet are off there. Not because of the blindness, but because bodies fall apart! I’d rather be able to slip my shoes on rather than have someone get down there to put them on in time for me. I want my husband to be my caregiver not paying somebody to get me dressed because I’m old lol 

I did not know there were different kinds of sketchers. I just thought they were all tennis shoes. This is coming from probably the only woman in the world who hates to shop.

Ericka Nelson

> On Apr 30, 2024, at 2:59 PM, Steve Jacobson via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Although I have Sketchers and like them, there are several things one should know.  First, there are different styles of sketchers.  I have one pair, for example, that have laces and are not intended to be hands-free.  Depending upon the style, some will be easier to put on hands free than others.
> 
> Second, they are a fairly casual shoe.  There may be occasions where they are not the best shoe to wear.  Again, though, the style one chooses may affect this some.
> 
> Finally, I know there are many physical reasons that might cause one to have difficulty putting on shoes.  I hate, though, to see blindness with no other explanation used as a reason to buy hands-free or slip-on shoes.  There are times when it can be a disadvantage to wear shoes that can slip on and then slip off too easily.
> 
> Best regards,
> 
> Steve Jacobson
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: BlindTlk <blindtlk-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Jude DaShiell via BlindTlk
> Sent: Tuesday, April 30, 2024 2:17 PM
> To: Aaron Spears via BlindTlk <blindtlk at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Jude DaShiell <jdashiel at panix.com>
> Subject: Re: [BlindTlk] Skechers..
> 
> It shouldn't be necessary to pull on sketchers at all.  I put them on standing up and take them off the same way.  Best put a hand on a wallor two when doing this though or hold onto a bureau for balance.
> 
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>> On Tue, 30 Apr 2024, Aaron Spears via BlindTlk wrote:
>> 
>> Hi.
>> 
>> 
>> Maybe. I know there's often the loop on the outside of the heel to
>> pull on, and they make a gadget to hook in that and pull. But this
>> goes inside for your heel to slide against to make it easier to
>> stretch the shoe around it without just collapsing it.
>> 
>> 
>> Cheers:
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>>> On 4/29/2024 3:52 PM, Pamela Dominguez via BlindTlk wrote:
>>> 
>>> Isn’t it called a shoe horn?  Or are you talking about something else.  Pam.
>>> 
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>>> *Subject: *Re: [BlindTlk] Skechers..
>>> 
>>> Hi.
>>> 
>>> Cool question. No idea if I have dainty feet that would make this
>>> 
>>> different, but I tie my sneakers tight and I can still get them off.
>>> 
>>> Perhaps I have a different structure because I have to take care not
>>> to
>>> 
>>> have a pair that my heels will bounce up and down in. At the moment
>>> I have
>>> 
>>> two pair of New Balance and the insole has lines in it around the
>>> toes and
>>> 
>>> along where certain tendons on the sole would be, and they're pretty
>>> nice
>>> 
>>> for mme. They're not mesh at all so get warm, but I prefer my feet
>>> to be
>>> 
>>> warm so it doesn't bother me. I've had skketchers before and think
>>> you will
>>> 
>>> like. You can also learn to tie your shoes unless you have
>>> challenges with
>>> 
>>> motor function. It just takes patience. Blind people should
>>> generally be
>>> 
>>> able to tie just as well as sighted, it's hands-on work, after all.
>>> I just
>>> 
>>> am a lazy butt so I tie them and then double not them and I yank
>>> them on or
>>> 
>>> off without bothering to untie. I've figured out how to use my toe
>>> against
>>> 
>>> the heel and remove them without even bending over or sitting down.
>>> Even
>>> 
>>> tied like that I usually can slip them on relatively easy, I just
>>> insert a
>>> 
>>> finger on the inner heel when I slide my foot in and the press down
>>> with
>>> 
>>> the heel, the finger makes sure the shoe's heel doesn't collapse.
>>> They make
>>> 
>>> a gadget for that too, no idea what it's called.
>>> 
>>> On Mon, Apr 29, 2024 at 9:45 AM Jody ianuzzi via BlindTlk <
>>> 
>>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>> Another alternative is to get stretchy shoelaces They will stretch
>>>> when
>>> 
>>>> you put your foot in the shoe but then they say snug.
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> I also love Skechers!
>>> 
>>>> JODY
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> To Boldly Go  🖖🏻
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> thunderwalker321 at gmail.com
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>> "What's within you is stronger than what's in your way."  NO
>>>> BARRIERS
>>> 
>>>> Erik Weihenmayer
>>> 
>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> On Apr 29, 2024, at 1:11 AM, hugeemaillistlover2018--- via
>>>>> BlindTlk <
>>> 
>>>> blindtlk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>>>> 
>>> 
>>>>> Hi all,
>>> 
>>>>> I love being able to put things on/take them off without undoing
>>> 
>>>> anything so my
>>> 
>>>>> mom thinks that I should get Skechers since you can slip them
>>> on/off but
>>> 
>>>> she
>>> 
>>>>> doesn't have any. Since I don't know anything about them I was
>>> wondering
>>> 
>>>> if any
>>> 
>>>>> of you have a pair and if so what are they like/what do you
>>>>> think of
>>> 
>>>> them? We
>>> 
>>>>> have a couple of shoe stores here that have them but I'd really
>>> like to
>>> 
>>>> hear
>>> 
>>>>> from people who have them first; so thanks for any insight/info
>>>>> that
>>> 
>>>> anyone can
>>> 
>>>>> provide me!!
>>> 
>>>>> Madison
>>> 
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