Hubby and I have been married 33 yrs and towards the beginning of our marriage he decided he was going to buy me a pair of boots for Christmas. I never wore them. Not once. He finally said....are you ever going to wear those boots? Nope, they don’t fit. He didn’t understand that since they were my size. He switched to buying me jewelry real fast. Lol
“Nope, they don’t fit.”
I am guessing the idiots the article is describing own shoes strictly for fashion and not for comfort or utility.
ALL I had to remember about clothes was size 6... Now, I don't know what size she really was, but it was ALWAYS LARGER than 6. So she got to think I thought she was quite petite, and whatever I bought, it didn't matter, because she was going to have to return it - Whereupon she would get what she actually wanted (with an excuse of a better deal, or what have you)...