Snow+Rock Monument

tin pot wrote:Took my boy to the Covent Garden branch, the fitting was simply try them, and ask the six year old if they were ok.

This would be a typical "how it used to be" experience IMHO. Both S&R and EB's are not signing up to BSBA, so the customer has to take pot luck that the member of staff has the skills needed for the job.

bandit wrote:

tin pot wrote:Took my boy to the Covent Garden branch, the fitting was simply try them, and ask the six year old if they were ok.

This would be a typical "how it used to be" experience IMHO. Both S&R and EB's are not signing up to BSBA, so the customer has to take pot luck that the member of staff has the skills needed for the job.

So they should still be doing the whole insert and heat holding malarkey then? I'll call in at Monument tomorrow morning.

tin pot wrote:

bandit wrote:

tin pot wrote:Took my boy to the Covent Garden branch, the fitting was simply try them, and ask the six year old if they were ok.

This would be a typical "how it used to be" experience IMHO. Both S&R and EB's are not signing up to BSBA, so the customer has to take pot luck that the member of staff has the skills needed for the job.

So they should still be doing the whole insert and heat holding malarkey then? I'll call in at Monument tomorrow morning.

As a non professional in this, I would assume that children's ski boots would need extra care as the usual customer "cues" to the fitter might not work! If you have doubts about the service, why not drop an email/pm to CEM and ask him what should take place. A poorly fitted boot for a child might cause damage to growing feet.

bandit wrote:

tin pot wrote:

bandit wrote:

tin pot wrote:Took my boy to the Covent Garden branch, the fitting was simply try them, and ask the six year old if they were ok.

This would be a typical "how it used to be" experience IMHO. Both S&R and EB's are not signing up to BSBA, so the customer has to take pot luck that the member of staff has the skills needed for the job.

So they should still be doing the whole insert and heat holding malarkey then? I'll call in at Monument tomorrow morning.

As a non professional in this, I would assume that children's ski boots would need extra care as the usual customer "cues" to the fitter might not work! If you have doubts about the service, why not drop an email/pm to CEM and ask him what should take place. A poorly fitted boot for a child might cause damage to growing feet.

Fair play, who is CEM?

In my experience, kids don't get (or need) the same level of fitting that older teens and adults need. The reason is because the feet are growing so fast. If your kid is in the middle of a growth spurt and you buy her perfectly fitting boots, you could be selling them on six weeks latter. Some care should be taken to know exactly how big the boots are (if the kid says they are OK the boots are likely big) and a boot fitter would be able to see any major allignment issues. There are some size adjustable boots on the market now, which might be a good idea.

I know from experience that you will be lucky to get two seasons out of a pair of kid's boots, and that's most likely when they hit their early teens. My daughter went through seven pairs of boots in the ten years from four to fourteen. If they are pronated, it would be worth buying some off the shelf foot beds, and then using them in other footwear as well to make it worth while.

tin pot wrote:

Fair play, who is CEM?

cem is a member here. You can also find him, doing his day job at...

http://www.solutions4feet.com/

He is good, gave me some useful advice. Ditto to children's boots, hire don't buy, they grow too fast!

dgou wrote:He is good, gave me some useful advice. Ditto to children's boots, hire don't buy, they grow too fast!

Very good advice.
Dont buy until your feet have stopped growing.