FootFitter Premium Professional 2-Way Shoe Stretcher for Men & Women, Expands Length & Width, Heavy Duty Wood & Steel Design

Extremely well built of solid wood. Includes a generous supply of metal inserts to add stretch capacity is specific areas. Well worth the price.

Having used a variety of these types of devices from various manufacturers (or distributors, who knows?) I can say that the FootFitter Premium Professional is strikingly superior. This type of device MUST be heavy duty with a sturdy mechanism of action in order to effectively "stretch" a shoe without breaking (the device not the shoe; although I suspect this could also ruin a shoe if "cranked" too far.) When used in conjuction with Eagle Boot Stretch spray, the process is made more effective and the end result is longer lasting if not permanent. Leather is a tricky material and a certain amount of aquired "finesse" will serve you well.

From a quality of materials and assembly standpoint the FootFitter Premium Professional is definitely a 'you get what you pay for' situation compared to the many cheap knock offs for sale out there at half the price. It's first rate all the way. Does an excellent job stretching as well. The only negative is that the knurled knob used to tighten the tension, to push the foot form forward into the toe of a shoe, is VERY difficult to turn once you get anywhere near to the tension needed to meaningfully stretch a shoe. I had to use channel locks to turn it to get any real purchase on the tensioning action. They really ought to put like a bolt head or other way to get a wrench on the shaft. That said, if you're going to go with this design solution to stretching a shoe length wise or enlarging a toe area this is the one to get.

It works great…you can stretch areas with the metal inserts… I recommend buying the leather spray and stretching from the inside!

Wonderful product. I should’ve bought two to begin with, but I had one and then I bought a cheaper one that broke down within less than a week. I just had to buy another Footfitter. I’m glad it’s USA made, should’ve known that’s why it work so well. Thank you for making such a quality product. Highly recommended.

I bought this stretcher on the assumption that I would never have to buy another. That seems not to be the case. Superficially, it feels like a professional-quality piece. Large, heavy, smooth wood, big metal parts. Only the small plastic bunion attachments seem cheap and sparse in number. I used this unit to stretch two pairs of men's dress shoes, both size 12. The first pair was inexpensive, around $50, with rubber soles, and fit modestly well. The second pair was $125, very stiff, leather soled, and much higher quality, though perhaps a half-size too small. I drenched the inside and outside of both sets of shoes with rubbing alcohol before employing this shoe stretcher on each shoe for two days. Each time, I tightened the stretcher until it would no longer turn. The force to achieve this did not feel unreasonable and required no awkward positions or histrionics. The result: the cheap shoes stretched a half-size in width. Where my pinkie toes would go numb before, they no longer do if I wear thin dress socks. The expensive shoes stretched very little, if at all. They were tight. They are tight. Realistically, further stretching would require much more force for much longer. I could deal with that if the stretcher was reusable, but the threading of the main screw has begun to curl. The screw no longer threads smoothly. Tightening it for another use would probably ruin it. For what it cost to have this single wooden foot shipped, that's just not reasonable. I've sent a message to the vendor for a refund or replacement. I'll update this with their response. UPDATE: I've added back one star for customer service. I didn't receive a response to my email, but when I called, the wait was minimal and I was connected to a very pleasant lady who refunded the cost of the item. She suggested that the company sold thousands of this model and that complaints were exceedingly rare. She also recommended the following procedure to stretch a shoe: 1) Heat the shoe with a blowdryer 2) Coat the inside and outside with stretching formula or rubbing alcohol 3) Apply the shoe stretcher or, for more modest results, wear the shoe while keeping your foot near a heater In sum then, based on the strength of customer support that stands behind the product, it may be worth considering.

I bought this stretching machine because I own two pairs of shoes that were way too tight. I remembered My Late Dad taught Me about this type of device when I was very young. I chose to invest in this because I would rather have this available than have to take shoes to a shoemaker's shop to have it done professionally. This will be beneficial to My Wife as well because She wears nearly the same size as Me. The devise worked rather well on a pair of lace-up canvas Sperry Top-siders that I recently bought. The other pair are leather and I am just having to tough it out with them because, even though this device did indeed stretch them, I have some Nephropathy issues that were caused by the Chemo-therapy that I went through between November of 2018 through April of 2019 and My feet are extremely sensitive these Days because of what I just described. These are a Really Good Value. I would recommend this to Anyone Who doesn't want to have to go to a Shoe-maker's shop each time They get a New pair of Shoes that are just a bit Too tight. The process is Extremely Simple and it Works. ( As long as You Follow the Very Simple Instructions that are Included in a Manual that Comes with this Device). I hope this helps.

This German made shoe stretcher is quality made, heavy & hard Beach wood with metal screw rod along with metal turn handles. My new $489 leather shoes were chaffing and giving me open sores on the back of my heels. I purchase the stretcher a few days ago, doing (stretch over 24 hrs.) one at a time over a couple of days. There was a noticeable stretch the next day (about 1/2 inch) compared to the other shoe. Wore them both today, and wha-La - I had no chaffing or sores on my back heels, my shoes were com-fort-able to walk around in. This is a extremely well made shoe stretcher, harken back to the days of my father back in the 1960's when he stretched his leather shoes - this one is highly recommended, just like the old days only better today.

Great quality and does the job perfectly. I have tried several other cheaper options, which all were useless and cheap for a reason. Ignore the others. This is the one you want!

Looks well made, for a high price. Only three bump inserts included, but one is long which is how such should be made. (Perhaps I can mold more.) Deluxe feature is heel pusher, so acts as shoe lengthener if needed - but that will tend to narrow shoe.(It gets in the way of using for widening.)

Very disappointed with this item. The item was broken after the second use. The shoe stretcher thread broken , which seems to be the design flaw. Makes me angry as this is 4 times more expensive than the Chinese ones and regardless of the quality of the wood or what not. It’s construction is basically a small nut that threads the long bolt. And it wore out rather quickly. Waste of time and money returning even. My advise buy from eBay and you will have the cover with PayPal. And amazon said they will cover $32 in postage. It will cost me $50 plus to ship back. I should really be able to throw this in the bin and except either a replacement or my money back.

This is well made and is doing a great job of stretching my shoes both in length and width. It works as well as my shoe repair shop.