Boot Stretcher - Forefoot - Metal

This works well once you figure out how to get those long red side bits - that are supposed to make it a more natural fit to the left of right shoe - to not fall out! The plastic pegs on those are too small to stay in the large side holes they're supposed to fit into. I fixed mine by cutting a thin strip of duct tape and taping that around the peg to make it thick enough to stay in the hole of the metal foot part. It takes some experimenting to find the right length of duct tape for just the right thickness, but once you have it, you can get those red attachments to stay in place. This was especially necessary for me because I have to use both of them (on each side) to make the foot part wide enough to get a stretch on a high-heel size EU 42 (UK 8) boot. This stretcher needs to be made in a size larger than the "medium" you offer. Believe it or not, women with larger feet also wear stylish high heel shoes and most of us are not masochists.