I wish I had returned these

When I tried on these shoes, they seemed to fit although they felt snug across the instep. I was unsure about keeping them but they were a good price and I thought they would stretch out. Wrong! I wore them for a total of 3-4 hours total inside the house over the last 2 days and found that 1) while they are still snug across the instep, the heels feel loose. 2) The shoelaces are threaded through rigid plastic instead of fabric or a soft material and one of the corners of this plastic on the right shoe digs into my foot in spite of the fact that the tongue of the shoe is in between the plastic and my foot. 3) The insoles are not as cushioned as I expected. My chief complaint is that I tried these on a couple of times and walked a few steps but it was only after taking off the tag and wearing them for a few hours, that the right shoe started rubbing my foot. I think I could have adjusted to the other issues but I can’t wear these and will just have to give them away since I can no longer return them. The lesson I learned is that I probably shouldn’t buy shoes online but if I do I should return anything that doesn’t fit perfectly.

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