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December 6

used boots?

Hello, I'm sorry for asking here but I need serious help with this, I just CAN'T find real chunky, knee high, 4+ CM women's boots ANYWERE (I live in Iceland.) I've visited all the local thrift stores, nothing ever pops except 36-39, and I'm looking for 39.5 - 41. Please help me, I go through etsy, ebay and IRL and nothing ever appears, I KNOW there used to be hundreds of thousunds of 39.5 + size ladies boots, vintage 70s disco, gogo-boots to 90s black ones, why can't i ever find them anywere? :(

Any help appreicated, there must be a internet-store where there are sold vintage boots, that offers international shipping, I found one site but nope, USA-only, NO international shipping. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.157.160.93 (talk) 19:28, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

• The user geolocates to Eyjafjardarsysla. Do you mean junky as in used, or chunky as in fat? (Don't put "chunky" in searches if what you mean is vintage.) Have you not tried ebay and amazon us & uk? You might also try a cobbler if that's within your budget. My sister buys snowboots, I can ask her, can you give me those sizes in American sizing? μηδείς (talk) 20:12, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Ah no, they're called called boots with Chunky heels, as in fat, thick heels. and they are vintage or from the 90s. I've tried ebay and amazon does appear to only show "NEW" listings, I'm only looking for used ones, and ah, cobbler, thank you. Yes, it's Size 9-10 american. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 157.157.160.93 (talk) 21:14, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

Yes, my sister, who lives in a colder clime, and likes chunky heels, has suugested etsy, zappos and shoes.com, in that order. I see you've already checked etsy. She strongly recommends zappos.com, which ships very quickly and is exhaustible in current if not vintage selection. μηδείς (talk) 21:27, 6 December 2014 (UTC)

I hear Zappos is the place to go. Viriditas (talk) 05:44, 8 December 2014 (UTC)