Women's Combat Boots Never Broke In After 3 Years
I bought the Thursday womens combat boot in 6.5 in April of 2023. I purchased the women's Presidents in 2016 in 6.5 and wore them every day on trips walking 15k+ steps a day and they were fantastic, so I was excited to buy another pair.
These are so much stiffer and unforgiving. I emailed Thursday in October of 2023 because despite wearing them around the house, with thick socks, loosening the laces, tightening the laces, they ate the backs of my heels after two blocks and the toe break crushed the tendons on the tops of my feet. Customer service basically said sorry, they should be comfortable but they'll break in eventually, (screenshot attached).
Fast forward to now, I've kept trying to wear them every now and then for short trips but they have never broken in to the point I can wear them for more than a few blocks without pain. I have tried several different lacing configurations, putting moleskin on the backs of my heels to wear them longer to try to soften them up, thicker socks, etc.
I love the way they look, they're visually exactly what I wanted but they destroy my feet. Anyone here have any advice if there's anything else I haven't tried to make them all day wearable?