WalkFit Orthotics - Size A
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Customer Reviews of WalkFit Orthotics - Size A
Customer Review: Buyer beware, bad product, bad service
Summary: 1 Stars
Buyer beware. I ended up with 2 pairs of this total junk of a product by mistake. Since I had two pairs- I tried returning the one (NEVER EVEN OPENED) with no reply, no help, and return from the company.
Bottom line the product is REALLY really thick. It's pretty hard, and it didn't help me. I tried to break in these orthodics - I really needed some arch support as I had heal pain and arch pain. It wasn't even like I saw some hope after wearing the product after some time. They were awful and remained awful. I feel like I completely wasted my money.
A co-worker had mentioned these you might be able to 'grind' and shape to your own foot - which then might be an advantage. I don't want to cut and 'grind' my own though. It's certainly not what I had purchased these for.
Recently Dr. Scholls came out with a women's sport type insole. It's no orthodic - but it's worth the $10 unlike this product. The Dr. Scholls has a gel type soft cushion in the front and heel of the foot AND it had a tiny itty bitty type arch support. Again - better than nothing - and has actually helped my sore feet. Still looking for the perfect one, but found something else that gave relief.
Do yourself a favor and read as many reviews prior to purchasing this walk fit product. It might work for some - but didn't work what-so-ever for my feet.
Customer Review: Very good product, if you use it correctly!
Summary: 5 Stars
Many people have problems with these orthotics being uncomfortable, however, it's all in how you use them. I got these as recommended from my chiropractor and he told me the secret.
The key is to use them in a shoe with completely flat coushioning, or remove the layer of coushioning and replace it with the Walk-fit. The orthotic is designed to provide just the right amount of support by itself. When added on top of other coushioning it can be too much for your foot.
I had this problem at first using them in my running shoes and they made my arches sore. Then, I tried them in some Hushpuppies I have with very flat soles and basically no built-in arch support, and they were immediately comfortable with no break-in required. Now I can't live without them.
Find a shoe with flat coushioning (I've heard old converse all-starts are great), or remove your shoe's coushion, and you'll love this product. Another thing to check is make sure you get the right size. The orthotic should go from the back of your heel to just under the bottom edge of the ball of your foot. I found that I needed the size 9 to 9.5, when I generally wear larger shoes than that. So these may run a bit small. Also try the different thicknesses of coushions provided with your Walk-fit orthotics to get the right fit for you.
Customer Review: Experiment
Summary: 5 Stars
I almost sent mine back until I went online and followed the advise of some of the people having success with these. It's so important to pull up the existing padding in the shoe and put the orthotic UNDER it or remove it altogether if it has arch support. If you need to replace the arched padding you will need to buy flat padding to go over i., You can find it at Walmart or any drug store. In some shoes I like to put flat gel padding over the orthotic and then thin flat padding over that! You may need more padding than what the original shoe provided. I wear my orthotics in all my shoes now and it seems to have corrected the pain problem. I can walk much longer and more intensely than my younger counterparts. Foot pain has disappeared completely! If the shoe doesn't accommodate them, I don't buy them or get rid of them! Hope this helps those having trouble with them or those that might be afraid to try after reading the bad reviews.
Customer Review: Walk Fits are worth a try
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased the WalkFits several months ago and I am glad that I gave them a try. They have helped with lower back pain. When out shopping or walking for a long period of time, my lower back would hurt to the point that I just wanted to sit down and rest for awhile. I am not overweight and I consider myself active. When using the WalkFits, I am able to shop and walk for a long period of time with no lower back pain. They do take so time to get use to and to break them in. As another reviewer mentioned, you do need to remove the inner sole lining in the shoes you want to place the WalkFits in, otherwise your shoes end up being too tight and the WalkFits don't fit properly. I'm am not one for spending a lot of money on arch supports but I do think these are worth it.Customer Review: Almost Every Claim By Walk Fit Is Fraudulent
Summary: 1 Stars
Ordered WalkFit inserts for myself and my fiancee. Followed their instructions for about 10 days (3 days past their "break in" period). I couldn't wait to get them out of my shoes by the end of the day. Foot adjusted somewhat, but not that much. Same with my fiancee. Decided to return them.
Sent them back via UPS with deliver confirmation and signature. Walk Fit received them back in mid-September, 2005. No refund given as of yet. No returned emails or phone calls to customer service.
Bottom line: WalkFit doesn't live up to ANY of their statements, including their refund policy.
I should have known better at the time to buy something off of the TV, but I learned my lesson again.