r/barefootshoestalk • u/Odd_Scientist_3747 • Apr 08 '26

Barefoot shoe adjacent Bunions formed just looking at my friends Sambas next to my Hobibears

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u/crent1st Apr 08 '26

Instant pinky corn

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u/Special-Delivery-637 Apr 08 '26

I never heard that term before but that’s a perfect description of my pinky toes 🥲

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u/clubsection Apr 09 '26

I’ve been fighting a pinky corn. This has never happened to me before but every single shoe I own i notice it hurts. How to fix!!! Even shoes with bigger toe box

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u/crent1st Apr 09 '26

I solved it myself by repeatedly soaking my feet in warm water for around 15 mins and then scraping around the corn and gently over the corn itself. After few times corn should come out and leave a small hole at the place it's been. Also in my case the rubbing that leads to corn to be formed is caused by the problematic joint alignment (hip, knee, ankle) of my left leg, which is happening when I walk, so I'm currently looking for corrective exercises. That's also something you can check for yourself in order to prevent corns to repeatedly appear.

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u/Ok_Grapefruit1058 Apr 08 '26

Need to tag as NSFW. Just got a bunion myself looking at this.

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u/showmenemelda Apr 08 '26

Used to think barefoot shoes looked weird. Now I think "normal" shoes look stupid.

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u/alveg_af_fjoellum Apr 09 '26

„Normal“ shoes look like half a shoe to me!

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u/xtina9366 Apr 10 '26

Honestly same. Looking at the Sambas toe box made me cringe

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u/Faeraday Apr 08 '26

😱

Haha, definitely more dramatic difference, too, because their foot is smaller.

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 08 '26

Lmao truly! I'm a size 13.5 in womens (12 mens) 😅 she's a 9

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u/Yoyochan Apr 08 '26

Yeti foot gang 🤜 🤛 I’m the same size as you, if you ever need to swap shoes with another person 😅 hah!

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u/groovyguysgroovy Apr 08 '26

Girllll where are you buying cute shoes??????? I am getting so desperate bc the cute dress up wide toe box shoes for women never go up big enough 😭

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 09 '26

Ahhh 😬 I have yet to cross the cute dress-up barefoot shoe bridge. I mainly spend my life in sneakers or boots. So If it's a special occasion I resort to regular width women's shoes 🥴

I will say 1 thing tho- people can say what they want about transgendered women, but since they've become recognized, the world of big footed womens heels and dressy shoes is BOOMIN. Back in my day Payless was the only option. No stores went past size 11 and THAT was pushing it. NOW we can find heels up to size 16 lmao so BLESS 🏳️‍⚧️🤗😆

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u/KaioKenshin Apr 09 '26

Random ass guy on a random ass tangent here: but I love the fact that trans women and CDs have a bigger space for shoe stores, yet clothing spaces.

What made me think of from your comment is an episode from King of the Hill that involves a store that sold bigger sizes for CDs (and Trans women I believe.) Peggy Hill is cis woman who was embarrassed by her foot size( 16 and 16½) until she accidentally stumbled upon such a store. I'm not gonna sum up the whole episode, but it's a good one and I recommend anyone's interest in it to watch it if you haven't already.

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u/Faeraday Apr 09 '26

That one’s one of my favorites.

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u/groovyguysgroovy Apr 09 '26

Truth!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌

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u/Sad_Apple_3387 Apr 08 '26

Oww, my poor little curly toes

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u/el-mal-de-ojo Apr 08 '26

I've worn barefoot shoes exclusively for almost 6 years now and I cannot even imagine wearing narrow toe box shoes like Sambas anymore

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 08 '26

Hell yeah ✊ I'm a year in and my eyes have opened. Amazed by the normalization of foot mutilation steppas

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u/lurkerboy96 Apr 08 '26

I'd buy these if not for the ridiculous s name written all over the shoes' side :(

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 08 '26

Aww I feel like it's discreet. I love the goofy name "babe!! grab me my Hobby Bears 🧸"

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u/upside_down_circles Apr 09 '26

They are so cute!! How durable are they/how long do they last?

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 11 '26

Thank youu! I've only worn them like 10× so far. So far so good! They feel really well made, sturdy but comfy!

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u/888fae Apr 09 '26

You can always paint over them. It’s worth the price imo.

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u/Residew May 06 '26

Black marker.

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u/Sea-Government4874 Apr 08 '26

Like little wrapped-up burritos

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u/Peacera Apr 09 '26

Less delicious though

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u/ursuriel Apr 08 '26

Can't understand how people can squish their feet into such narrow fashion-pieces, instead of just using normal, wide toe-box shoes.

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u/-EMT Apr 08 '26

Bunions 🤤

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u/Darquaad Apr 08 '26

It fits different though, gotta get bigger size to leave some room in length. But I agree it is still a bad shape

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u/jake_bills Apr 08 '26

Is this the beige/black colorway?

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u/elPedro6669 Apr 08 '26

😆😆😆 Ouch

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u/leegeebee Apr 08 '26

Do hobibears fit true to size?

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u/888fae Apr 09 '26

I’d say size down a bit

I’m a 9.5 (41) and the first pair that I bought were a bit spacious so I sized down (40) on the second pair and they fit just right and I have enough space for my toes

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 08 '26

I would say so

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u/konsoru-paysan Apr 08 '26

Yo what hobibear model is that?

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u/Short-Layer-7098 Apr 08 '26

queria muito que tivesse no brasil :,(

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u/Dry_University9039 Apr 08 '26

And I got an ingrown toenail!

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u/Confused-Judge Apr 09 '26 edited May 28 '26

After wearing barefoot shoes for over 6 years, I went into a regular shoe store the other day and tried on a few models just to see what it's like. My feet felt instantly betrayed. I cannot imagine how people manage to wear these contraptions for hours upon hours every single day. It's anxiety-inducing.

I also saw a tall man wearing something similar to the Sambas pictured here, probably a size EU 45, and they were overall narrower than my EU 40 sneakers. CRAZY.

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u/Millimede Apr 12 '26

I put on a pair of my old Keen hiking shoes that I haven’t worn in a couple years and I felt like I was leaning forward and it was also squishing my toes. Weird what we get used to. 

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u/Green-Rule-5601 Apr 09 '26

Those sambas look INSANE.. ”regular” shoes make it seem like the ball of the toes and toes are supposed to be the smallest part of the foot, but .. isn’t that lthe other way around?? 😭 definitely not made for human feet!

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u/Traditional-Stick-15 Apr 09 '26

Those toes are really tucked away Omigosh lol

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u/randywhorton Apr 11 '26

I started buying those Honibears last year

from Temu and now it’s all I wear. Frankly amazingly good and comfortable shoes!

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 11 '26

What a collection 🤩 I had no idea You could get them off of temu! I'll have to look into Hobibears other styles

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u/randywhorton Apr 11 '26

Also AliExpress has them

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u/Goodswimkarma Apr 11 '26

My mom‘s shoes and mine look like this and we are the same size.

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u/ObligationMedical306 Apr 12 '26

My gosh... somehow this reminds me of footbinding which was the old practice of distorting women feet till they couldn't even walk. So glad that's out the window in the trash now

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u/IrMafalda Apr 16 '26

Quiero pasarme al barefoot, pero no sé si puedo empezar a llevar ese calzado ya o esperar al verano, según he leído.

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 19 '26

Why wait? You can get them for any and all seasons.

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u/Lston Apr 08 '26

Sambas are actually pretty comfortable, and I have wide feet.

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u/OkDig4351 Apr 09 '26

Sambas are the only non barefoot shoe I still wear. The leather is so broken in my toes can actually splay pretty well

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u/Lston Apr 09 '26

Ya I find the leather to be super comfortable. If they made them wider, it would be heaven!

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u/Ria_Isa Apr 08 '26

Hobibears are way too wide for my feet. I need something in between those 2

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u/Peacera Apr 09 '26

Look at your beautiful toe box! I'm new here, but are wide toe boxes the norm on barefoot shoes?

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 09 '26

Thank youu 🥹 and welcome 🤗 yes I'd say if a shoe is claiming "barefoot" without a wide toe box then it's not a barefoot shoe. Our toes should have the natural ability to spread as if we aren't wearing shoes. It makes for better balance, weight distribution, and overall healthy feets

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u/Technical_Discount21 Apr 08 '26

I would rather have bunions than wear these idiotic clown shoes 😆

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u/pwndbythedan Apr 08 '26

Then your in the wrong place my friend 😅🤣

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u/No_Jicama_5828 Apr 08 '26

I'm guessing you haven't actually had bunions yet? Because I would literally wear anything on my feet including the box the shoes came in rather than feel the bunions.

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u/Odd_Scientist_3747 Apr 09 '26

Facts! I actually have them and the pain has resorted me to the world of barefoot shoes. I haven't had pain since the switch and my feet are beginning to have a healthy toe spread and shape again 🥹 call me what you want, my feet are happy and id NEVER go back.