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Should you always buy shoes a size bigger?
When buying new shoes, one should buy shoes that fit comfortably. If one foot is slightly larger than the other go for the bigger size and always consider the kind of socks you plan to wear with your shoes. Your feet will thank you at the end of the day when they are comfortable, supported, and unrestricted.
What shoe size sells for the most?
From my past experience, size 8 US and size 12 US are the 2 absolute best sizes to sell with the highest demand, the quickest sales, and often higher prices than other more common sizes like 9 and 10.
Why do all shoe sizes cost the same?
Most of the price of creating a shoe is the cost of labour to make it and the cost to ship it to the store. The cost of the materials needed to make the shoe is negligible. So, they can ignore the difference in material costs without losing too much money.
Is it better to size up or down in shoes?
As a general rule, always size up. Only size down if it says that the shoes run large. You can always stuff the toe to make a larger shoe fit.
What’s the average woman’s foot size?
between 8.5 and 9
While there are no official statistics about shoe sizes, anecdotally, the average shoe size for women in the United States ranges between 8.5 and 9.
Should shoes be tight or loose?
How should shoes fit? First and foremost, your shoes should fit comfortably. That means they should neither by too tight nor too loose, too big nor too small.
Why are 16-20 sizes more expensive than other sizes?
The end result of this long drawn out explanation is that large sizes for which there is no correspondingly smaller size (to take up the waste left behind) will be more costly. The summary is that for this manufacturer to produce sizes 16-20 at no additional cost, they must also produce sizes 0-4.
Is it possible to calculate cost per size?
Because costing is so complex, it is not possible to cost per size. The costs of a size medium is used as an average to determine the cost of each unit produced. Some sizes are a little smaller and use less fabric and some sizes are a little larger and those use more, so it works out more or less. Consider: Sizing in a line is based off the medium.
Are You Upset that larger sizes aren’t available?
A lot of women are upset that larger sizes in styles they like are not available. They say that the manufacturer should drop some of the smaller sizes and cut larger ones instead. Sure, that could happen but then we run into increasing the costs as the image above shows.
What is the cost of fabric per size?
Costing and pricing is based in part on fabric use. Because costing is so complex, it is not possible to cost per size. The costs of a size medium is used as an average to determine the cost of each unit produced. Some sizes are a little smaller and use less fabric and some sizes are a little larger and those use more, so it works out more or less.