Re: Broken Markell Shoe!!

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth,

When you say the buckle/straps.. Do you mean 's

sandals? I've used the suede sandals for 2 months and they do tend

to stretch but they are so much more comfortable than the Markell

shoes. When we meet with and dr. Ponseti in April, I think

we'll bring this issue up about the straps stretching and having to

go to the next hole. The problem is sometime it's between the holes

which requires you to poke another hole.

Baby Ian never slipped out of the sandals at all versus all the time

when he was wearing the Markell boots.

Hope this helps.

Lizzy

> Hi everyone.

>

> I was putting on Ben's shoes the other night, and one of his straps

> snapped! It was getting a little worn where it passed through the

> buckle and it just gave up the ghost. I have had another strap put

> on, but it seems to be very elasticy compared to the Markell strap,

> so it tends to stretch and he is able to pull his foot out much

> easier.

> is almost out of these shoes, they are size ones, and he

> should need bigger ones in a few months, but he has only had them

> since October.

> I have the new shoes, and I was just wondering if anyone else had

the

> same problem?

> -Ruth

[Guest guest]

I haven't had that problem yet, but I did notice that after a while, the

area where I put the poke through the trap got really worn and the hole is

elongated. Maybe it's the batch of leather? I don't remember that

happening with either her first pair (old style) or the first pair of the

new models she had which were prototypes. The pair she's got right now

came off the assembly line and the strap is really short although Jay said

he was going to take care of that problem and get a new die to cut the

strap with.

Also, I'd wondered when we first got our first pair of shoes why they'd

make a really nice leather shoe and then put vinyl on the underside of the

strap. Seemed cheap to me (hate vinyl - yuck!) but apparently it's

important because the leather stretches so much, and the strap is the most

worked part of the boot. Makes sense. That's probably why the new strap

seems to stretch so much, they just made it out of leather right?

I'd contact Markell about the strap snapping - especially since the new one

stretches and his foot slips. That's not cool that it broke - these shoes

aren't worn that long in the first place - the strap should last. email at

info@... I think... if that's not right you can click on *contact

us* on their website and it goes right to that addy.

Kori

Mama of

Kenton - 6/98

Merek - 3/00

Darbi - 3/28 - Rt. CF - DBB 12hr/d

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[Guest guest]

Hi Lizzy

No its the Markell boots that I have. I think the problem is that the

old strap had a vinyl coating on the bottom to prevent the

stretching, and my new replacement strap doesn't. Leather by its very

nature is stretchy, and when Ben wiggles or strains against the strap

it just gets a bit longer.

Hopefully it will reach some kind of maximum length soon.

-Ruth

> > Hi everyone.

> >

> > I was putting on Ben's shoes the other night, and one of his

straps

> > snapped! It was getting a little worn where it passed through the

> > buckle and it just gave up the ghost. I have had another strap

put

> > on, but it seems to be very elasticy compared to the Markell

strap,

> > so it tends to stretch and he is able to pull his foot out much

> > easier.

> > is almost out of these shoes, they are size ones, and he

> > should need bigger ones in a few months, but he has only had them

> > since October.

> > I have the new shoes, and I was just wondering if anyone else had

> the

> > same problem?

> > -Ruth

[Guest guest]

Hi Kori

Thanks for your reply, and I think you are right. Without that little

piece of vinyl on the back of the strap it just stretches and

stretches.

About Markell...I know that Jay sometimes watches this message board

so perhaps if he is out there he could contact me.

Otherwise I will contact him directly in a few days. This may be a

problem that they want to look at so it doesn't happen again. That

strap is the most critical part of the shoe, perhaps they need to

make it out of a heavier leather or put a good vinyl coating on the

top and the bottom.

I am hoping that the replacement strap will reach some kind of

maximum length soon, as it is I move his buckle up a notch when he

gets up in the morning and it is a little loose again when his brace

comes off later in the morning.

Ruth

Mum to Ben born March 31, 2003

Left clubfoot

> I haven't had that problem yet, but I did notice that after a

while, the

> area where I put the poke through the trap got really worn and the

hole is

> elongated. Maybe it's the batch of leather? I don't remember that

> happening with either her first pair (old style) or the first pair

of the

> new models she had which were prototypes. The pair she's got right

now

> came off the assembly line and the strap is really short although

Jay said

> he was going to take care of that problem and get a new die to cut

the

> strap with.

>

> Also, I'd wondered when we first got our first pair of shoes why

they'd

> make a really nice leather shoe and then put vinyl on the underside

of the

> strap. Seemed cheap to me (hate vinyl - yuck!) but apparently it's

> important because the leather stretches so much, and the strap is

the most

> worked part of the boot. Makes sense. That's probably why the new

strap

> seems to stretch so much, they just made it out of leather right?

>

> I'd contact Markell about the strap snapping - especially since the

new one

> stretches and his foot slips. That's not cool that it broke -

these shoes

> aren't worn that long in the first place - the strap should last.

email at

> info@m... I think... if that's not right you can click on *contact

> us* on their website and it goes right to that addy.

>

>

>

> Kori

> Mama of

> Kenton - 6/98

> Merek - 3/00

> Darbi - 3/28 - Rt. CF - DBB 12hr/d

> (¨`·.·´¨)

> `·.¸(¨`·.·´¨)

> `·.¸.·´

[Guest guest]

Hi Ruth-

I haven't had that problem but you should be able to take it into any shoe

cobbler and have them sew it back on.

>

>Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>To: nosurgery4clubfoot

>Subject: Broken Markell Shoe!!

>Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:19:11 -0000

>

>Hi everyone.

>

>I was putting on Ben's shoes the other night, and one of his straps

>snapped! It was getting a little worn where it passed through the

>buckle and it just gave up the ghost. I have had another strap put

>on, but it seems to be very elasticy compared to the Markell strap,

>so it tends to stretch and he is able to pull his foot out much

>easier.

> is almost out of these shoes, they are size ones, and he

>should need bigger ones in a few months, but he has only had them

>since October.

>I have the new shoes, and I was just wondering if anyone else had the

>same problem?

>-Ruth

>

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[Guest guest]

Hi

Unfortunately it snapped halfway down. In the hole I use. So sewing

it back on was not an option.

Mr. Markell has offered to send me some replacement straps though.

-Ruth

> Hi Ruth-

>

> I haven't had that problem but you should be able to take it into

any shoe

> cobbler and have them sew it back on.

>

>

>

>

> >From: " Ruth "

> >Reply-To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >To: nosurgery4clubfoot

> >Subject: Broken Markell Shoe!!

> >Date: Wed, 24 Mar 2004 14:19:11 -0000

> >

> >Hi everyone.

> >

> >I was putting on Ben's shoes the other night, and one of his straps

> >snapped! It was getting a little worn where it passed through the

> >buckle and it just gave up the ghost. I have had another strap put

> >on, but it seems to be very elasticy compared to the Markell strap,

> >so it tends to stretch and he is able to pull his foot out much

> >easier.

> > is almost out of these shoes, they are size ones, and he

> >should need bigger ones in a few months, but he has only had them

> >since October.

> >I have the new shoes, and I was just wondering if anyone else had

the

> >same problem?

> >-Ruth

> >

>

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