In Reply to: Last minute q's help appreciated :) posted by 2nd_timer on Wednesday, 2. September 2009 at 23:17 Bali Time:
Several times over the past 12 years my partner and I have had boots made. Not been very successful. They do not allow in the measurements for socks - we have tried putting on 2 pairs thick worksocks for them to measure our feet. The boots have still been very tight and uncomfortable. The last time we had some made for my daughter - as soon as she put them on(still in Bali luckily) they split at the seam. We have also had problems with the height of the heel -some have been too high,some too low, not in proportion with the shoe - so you can see straight away that they are going to break accross the bottom. I even tried taking a pair of old favourites over for them to copy - they still didn't get it right. The last 2 pairs I ordered - I told them up front if they were not right I expected my deposit back and would not accept them - they agreed to this, but were very unhappy when I would not accept them and asked for my deposit back.
Lots of people get shoes made and are very happy with them - but just check them closely. Good Luck