New shoes rub my heels raw?

I just bought a pair of New Balance shoes (my favorite brand).





I walk around campus alot and they have rubbed the heels of my feet so much that there are now bloody sores. (gross I know)





Any suggestions on what I should do?





Will it go away after they are more broken in?





Would it be better to tighten or loosen the laces?

New shoes rub my heels raw?
They sell heel inserts at Dillard's. You just stick them on the heel part of the shoe %26amp; they're comfy.





I have them in every pair of my shoes. They're only like $6.
Reply:Put a small clothe, in your socks, and outside your socks!
Reply:It could be that your shoes are too loose. Try putting Dr. Scholes shoes inserts inside your shoes to take up some room.
Reply:I suggest that you exchange them for a slightly bigger size. You could also buy some pairs of very comfortable socks so that the rubbing will not be so painful. Sometimes shoes are just not very comfortable for a specific person's feet and there is nothing that you can do to the shoes.





Many women have that really uncomfortable pair of shoes but they really like it. They walk everywhere with them and then their feet hurt like hell. Maybe that is your problem.
Reply:it's harder to do on the plastic shoes, but for the good leather shoes as soon as I buy them (they better be ones I really liked), I pour some water in the tub and walk around in there for a while and stretch them out (if I plan to do a lot of walking in them) till they sound gooshy and then I let them dry.





In past years I knew people who lived thru the depression and their feet were all out of shape cause they had to wear ill fitting shoes and I swore I'd never have mine look like that.





Sometimes either (my/your) heel doesn't sit high enough because the shoe doesn't have enough padding. And you can solve that by pulling up the solepiece and adding some lift to it and then re-gluing the solepiece.





Other times it's the rim that hurts, and in that case I get out the hammer and pound on it till it feels good.





But you have to decide first if you really want to work out the problem or not...If not then simply return the shoes (while wearing flip flops) to the store as they may give you a due bill for a different pair (when your heels have healed).





Neosporine quickly heals rubs that have become infected. You can't really put bandaids on some places on the feet, and you can't walk with bandaids in shoes because that makes it worse. So I suggest you wear sandals for a few days till the rub heals.





I have to admit that I never wear socks in shoes because they fold over and rub and make a soreor get holes in the socks too easily (can't afford that), so I either wear hose or I use babypowder in the shoes to make my feet slick in them. Sure it's real slick for a little while but that slick wears off.
Reply:You have too much friction.. Pad the affected area.. Keep it clean as you are at risk for infection. with any open areas. Loosen up the shoe laces. Return the shoes.. Examine to make sure you have the appropriate size.. sometimes shoe companys sizes vary. and you may not initially realize that they're not fitting you the way shoes normally do. If indeed they are of correct sizing..maybe even try the shoe again with the exact new pair. Couldve been a flaw with the first pair.
Reply:wear 2 pair of socks. and use foot power until u break in ur new shoes!
Reply:are u wearing socks with them? the same thing happens to me everytime I get new shoes you should break them in and walk around your house a few times that should work...... put a band-aid over your bloody sores(ewwwwwwwwww)
Reply:there are special gel bandages that reduce friction and allow your heels to heal. save up for some better shoes.
Reply:wear really thick socks. it might get better after broken in.


good luck.
Reply:take them to a shoe maker to get streched
Reply:i would wear socks ( if you're not already ) and if you're not, i put small folded up tissues where ever the blisters are, but after an hour or so ( if you've been walking a lot ) you have to change them out because they slip a lot.





most shoes stop doing that after you break them in, but i have this one pair that hasn't stopped doing that and i got them fall of 2006.





you probably want to loosen the laces. on my sperry's thye sometimes give me blisters or feel like they are going to. i usually loosen the laces as much as i can without tripping.





good luck!!
Reply:either socks or a bandaide (if you're poor like me...LOL) where it's rubbing you... or both.
Reply:Hmm, when that happens, i put bandaids on the feet to prevent further rubbing. Most of the time, I just stick the bandaids on right away before breaking in new shoes. The rubbing should go away after you break them in =]
Reply:they are to big the best thing to do is soak them in water and wear them to fit your feet properly
Reply:This happens to me so much :/ If it's that bad, it probably won't go away. But if it's ok enough that you can walk without wanting to kill yourself, give it another week and put bandaids on your heels in the meantime. The shoes I have now hurt for a few days but now they're fine.
Reply:put a band aid on the inside of the heel of the shoe for a little extra cussion
Reply:You can get them stretched. Also mole hair patches cut down on the rubbing.
Reply:It will never stop. Go to the foot section of the drug store and get the cushion corn pads. They are like little gelly things. Put them over your heels to protect the skin. The shoes will never change but calluses will build up on your heels making them tougher.



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