Product Description

This Bunion Stretcher is the ideal shoe stretch solution for people with bunion problems. If your footwear needs to be stretched only in one particular spot this Bunion Stretcher is the ideal solution for you. This durable, heavy steel construction can even be clamped on over night.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #5058 in Apparel & Accessories
• Brand: FootFitter
• Fabric type: Cast Iron

Features

• One size fits all
• Heavy duty cast iron
• Stretches Bunion Area
• Professional stretching tool
• Can be clamped on over night

Customer Reviews

Good News for sore toes
During my college years I worked at a high quality shoe store specializing in leather shoes for children. Each shoe was of the highest quality and as you might guess, very uncomfortable and stiff. We were trained to use a number of devices designed to soften either the heel or the critical areas around the ball of the foot and toes. It seems like everyone in my family has unusually wide feet. My twin daughters measure 6 1/2 EEEEE! Yes, if given the opportunity, they could indeed walk on water or at least paddle like a duck. My father in law has large bunions on both his feet. My wife is always complaining about her little toes hurting her during her exercise workouts. I bought a beautiful pair of golf shoes online but the little toe area was simply too snug to enable me to wear the shoes.
A few months ago I remembered the bunion stretcher I was trained to use at the shoe store. I realized that I could do everyone a favor by buying one for my families use. The only real place to look was the Internet. I didn't know the correct name for it... shoe stretcher. After searching the web I finally found the correct name - Bunion stretcher. I ordered the stretcher and received it rather quickly. I received it just in time to adjust my daughters new dress shoes (7 EEEE) and my wife's new Cross Training Shoes (9E) and my previously ordered golf shoes (9 1/2 EEE). Everyone is thrilled that I ordered the stretcher. Even my father in law is excited to bring a pair of this shoes over to be stretched.
If you have wide feet I highly recommend the bunion stretcher. It is really easy to use. Just focus on the site needing stretched, place the ball part of the device on the inside, squeeze down, and lock into place by tightening the lower bar and screw assembly tight. You can leave it in place over night or for just a few minutes.
The stretcher came with a small spring type assembly. I can't really figure out what it is for or where it should fit on the stretcher. It doesn't seem to matter either way that I don't know where it goes. The stretcher works great.

Really works!
I've used this on six pairs of shoes now; it does work. Take some effort, but with patience and some playing around you will get it. Well made; heavy duty. I often had to apply the pressure for multiple days, try the shoes, and do it again. Did not leave any marks on the shoe, which was great.

Wish I had bought this thing years ago.
I saw a shoe repair guy use one of these years ago and had always figured it was some antique tool that had belonged to his grandfather or something... Nope! It's real, and it's available, and if you have a bunion, or a pinkie toe that sticks out a little (like me) and makes one of your feet almost impossible to fit, especially in heavy work boots, then don't wait. Bite the bullet and buy this thing. I have tried every method possible for quite a few years, and nothing has worked until now. I have 4 pairs of work boots that I've acquired over the past 7 or so years, all of them worn just enough to make them unreturnable, and just enough for me to realize that I couldn't "just wear them until they break in". Now, since I got this device, I basically have 4 new pairs of boots for the price of the tool.

This isn't going to help you if you simply have the wrong size shoe. But if it's a particular spot on your foot, and especially if you have an established history of that spot being hard to fit over several years, then this just might be the answer to your problem. Clamp it on with the ball end on the interior of the shoe/boot, and use the screw knob to clamp it tight. Tighter than you think, probably. Leave it on overnight, then open it up, move it over slightly, and repeat. Do this as many times as needed to make room for that prominent 5th metatarsal or the odd toe etc. You'll feel the bulge in the shoe when you remove the clamp, and that bulge means more room inside your shoe, right where you need it.

If you're worried about scuffing the outside of the shoe, you could put a soft cloth between the tool and the leather while it's clamped.