LLBean Rain Shoes - Too Tight!

My Cole Haan rain shoes are wonderful. I have had them for many years and always got compliments on them. But the right foot shoe is deteriorating - the material on the bottom is beginning to crack and the toe portion is separating from the bottom. I have repaired it twice with gorilla glue, but that won’t last. And even with that, my foot gets wet. Since Cole Haan no longer carries this type of shoe that I can find, I ordered a pair of rain skimmers from LLBean in 11M - one of my favorite places. The shoes looked nice and the reviews were good so I thought I’d give it a try. It’s hard to find stylish things in my size so I was pleased they were actually available. They arrived yesterday. Immediately when I took them out of the box they looked really narrow - and they were. My feet are actually narrow and a size medium can oftentimes be a little loose. But these shoes were a medium and were unusually snug. I thought maybe I’d wear them around the house a bit and see if they might give a little. Perhaps because the meterial is quite inflexible that just wouldn’t do. So I decided I would do what I rarely - if ever - do. I’m planning to return them tomorrow. Unfortunately these shoes don’t come in a larger or wider size. I’m going to have to rely on my Cole Haan rain shoes for now. I know it’s only a matter of time and I’m very disappointed! 

Cole Haan Nike Air Rain Shoes and Gorilla Glue

I always got compliments on my Cole Haan Nike Air rain shoes. And when you wear a size 11 shoe, it’s a rare thing to find a pair that fit and are comfortable, nevermind get a compliment. As a child, having big feet seemed to be noticed by everyone, and not in a good way! I’ve had these shoes for a very long time and am so sorry they are starting to fall apart. I’ve already used gorilla glue on one of the shoes - it is separating at the toe end from the bottom. So yesterday I wore them for the first time in awhile because of the stretch of rain we are having, and noticed that the same problem has reoccurred. When I got home I found the gorilla glue again, added a couple of drops to the problem area, taped the sides together, and left them to “cure” overnight. Today they looked okay - and then I saw the bottom of the shoe. It’s stating to crack open. So all may be for naught. Maybe these will last another couple of wears. I just know I’ll never find anything like them again. I know shoes come in bigger sizes these days - at least now I have more options. It used to be “what have you got in my size?” whenever I went shoe hunting because anything I liked was a no go. But my question is - now that I found these, why is it just one shoe that seems to have the problem?