Payless Shoe Stores Have Come Up with a First Class Product. Comfort Grips

I purchased a pair of flat shoes for dancing the other day. They were $20 marked down to $7. I wore them a couple of times, and they were like ballet shoes, so today I went back to see if they had anymore.

The answer was "No", but they are keeping a pair for me at another store. While the assistant was checking for me, I was looking at the display of accessories for shoes. Here I found 'Comfort Grips, which look identical to the ball of the foot pads, that the podiatrist gave me.

He had told me that you couldn't purchase them retail, only the Dr. Scholl's gel type, which don't work as good. I almost jumped up and down for joy.

Looking at them, they are made for/by Payless, and you get a pair of them, for only $1.79. If I remember correctly the Dr. Scholl ones were $5 or $6, and they move about, and scrunch up. I did get my money back for those.

You can see the Comfort Grips through the packaging. On the front it shows a picture of a shoe, with a hole where the grips would go, and you can actually touch the product. The rear of the packaging is clear plastic, so you can see the size of them.

I couldn't wait to get them home, because the pain I have underneath my toes, that is due to metatarsalgia, sometimes makes me want to cry. The podiatrist pads really help my right foot, which is more painful that the left.

When I took the pads out of the packaging, they almost look the shape of an egg, but larger, three and three quarters of an inch at the longest part, and two and a half inches at the widest part. They have a brushed fabric on the front, which is a beige color, and a cream colored back. There is a piece of paper in the middle of the back, and when you remove it, you have the area, that sticks to the shoe.

I know exactly where to place these 'ball of the foot' products, and so I put one in my new shoe. I placed it so that my toes would go over the front of it, and it would keep the underneath of my toes from being pushed down. They have no flesh on them, as it has been worn away with all the walking, dancing, and exercise I have done.

These work really well for me, and I will be going back for more. As I mentioned there are a pair of them, so I put one in the left shoe too. This foot isn't as bad, but the comfort grip may prevent me having problems in the future.

What they say on the packaging:

"Extra comfort.
Shock absorbent cushion prevents foot from sliding forward.
Fits all shoe styles.
Peel & stick adhesive back.

So tomorrow when I pick up my other new shoes from the other Payless store, I will be buying several more packs of 'Comfort Grips'.

Dr. Scholl's you are now history.