I bought a pair of these shoes last spring. They are not pretty, but they are the most comfortable shoes I’ve ever worn. I bought them because I knew I was trying to get pregnant and I wore a hand-me-down pair when I was pregnant with Jesse (that I got from Jaynee). They have lovely soft soles and mesh uppers that not only allow the feet to get air, but stretch to accommodate the swelling. (Although, my feet did outgrow the shoes at the end because of the swelling - I was reduced to flip flips in the last two weeks.)

Anyway, I love the shoes, but I sort of ruined them with the stink of sweaty, pregnant feet. I knew they were sort of stinky and I Febrezed them before our week at the OBX. But the sad truth of it was brought home to me when we were at the beach. I wore them on the day we visited the Wright Bros. Memorial. When we got home I took them off and left them in the bedroom. Later that night, when I went to the bedroom for some reason, I was met with the smell of… pausing to laugh because I know you won’t believe me ... corn chips. My shoes smelled like Fritos.

Cut to being back home and my desire to wear the shoes to work. But they smell bad enough that I can smell them when I wear them - the mesh, you know. Totally gross, right? And I knew the Febreze wasn’t going to cut it. Determined not the toss the shoes and knowing it is not in our budget to buy a replacement pair, I did a quick search for new innersoles and found some. No link, because I bought them at CVS and I can’t remember what the brand is.

The gist of the story is that the new innersoles are great - they feel like the originals and fit into the shoes well. The only problem is that they squeak. I’m not talking a quiet little squeak every once in a while. I’m talking sonic boom squeaking with every step. I have started calling them my Inspector Clouseau shoes - there’s no sneaking up on anyone when I’m wearing them. I’m almost embarrassed by them. Almost.

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1. We had some issues with Madison’s cleats being really smelly.  I mean, if she took them off in the car, rolling down the windows did not help.  We were in a sports store and I found an areosol that you put in the shoe and spray..it worked wonders.

   Its called - Fresh Force Shoe Refreshener by Kiwi.

   I would suggest putting a towel over your shoes since they are mess to keep the stuff in.

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  06/12/09  at  08:43 AM

2. Does it work like a bug bomb? I’ll have to check that out if these innersoles go south. I already threw out the originals, so I’m stuck with the squeak at this point. =)

   Posted by .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)  on  06/12/09  at  09:45 AM

3. Main issue is comfortability. Its main effect on our health. I like your blog because you put very interesting postings in it.

   Posted by certifications  on  06/19/09  at  06:07 AM

4. Innersoles work like a charm. I still have a pair of shoes I had in 8th grade!

   Posted by Shoe Italian  on  07/08/09  at  03:31 PM

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