I recently purchased a pair in an EU 42, although my normal size is a US 11 men's or EU 43 (for other designers, and also my H loafers) but I found the 43's slip off my ankle as walked around the store, so I opted to go for a size down. Anyways, since purchasing them, I have found that they are extremely painful around the toe box (especially on the outsides of my pinky toes) to the pint that even when I am sitting down, I can feel my poor pinky toes throbbing. Does any one else have the same issue? I don't particularly have wide feet as for reference I have been able to put on and also walk around in the boutique a pair of So Kates in an EU 43 - so if my big ol' man feet can fit into a pair of So Kates, I wouldn't call them wide per se. Are there any tips on possibly stretching the toe box, or maybe getting a different pair of insoles? I have tried placing corn pads on to the outsides of my pinky toes, but that didn't help either...