I am so happy right now I had to make a thread lol. I got a new pair of flats least year to replace a pair I lost in Rome and they were really cute and nice and not cheap etc but they hurt...BAD. So I figured well maybe they just need to be broken in. I wore them quite a lot but every time I wore them they hurt me and I don't just mean hurt I mean they left me bleeding in at least 4 different parts of my foot hurt. This is every single time I wore them mind you. Ok so fast forward a year, I'm walking around Paris last week and I did walk a little too much but like an idiot I wore those stupid flats and I cut my foot up so badly that now, a few days later, my foot is swollen so much to the point that any pressure on it (even just standing) is excruciating but it's getting better slowly. So obviously as you can guess, my mission became to find new flats! (I don't have any other girly/nicer shoes with me just flat boots and I can't wear those with super girly skirts it just doesn't work) so anyway I found a pair today! I spent more than I wanted to but honestly at this point, whatever I was just like "FLATS!!!!" lol they're sooooo comfy and don't leave me with cuts. So ladies if you have a pair of shoes that you think oh they'll break in...but a lot of time passes and they still haven't gotten more comfy- get rid of them. They aren't going to ever break in. Learn from my mistake please! lol just wanted to share my revelation