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shoe sizes in Colombia...help!

I am returning to Bogota at the end of the week...I promised a family in need some sneakers from here - US...I have there shoe sizes but something seems off....

most shoes here list US EUR UK and Mex on their labels....

does anyone know how shoe sizes are in colombia....sounds like a silly question but does anyone know how it correlates with any of the above?

15 year old boy size 38 size 3-4 for boys?
10 year old girl size 33 size 1.5 for girls?
34 year old woman size 36 size 5 here...
38 year old male size 40 size 7 here in US for a male?

I am a little embarassed for the confusion....but my 10 year old nephew wears a 5Y or a 37.5 EUR and my 7 year old neice wears a 3.5Y or a 35.5 EUR...and I wear a size 9 or 10 which I thought always converted to a 40-41....we are taller than average I guess...well no about average but yes taller than the average Colombian children...

I guess I just don't want to call again...making it seem like it's a problem to bring this back or even emphasize size differences.....guess I am getting a little neurotic about this....

Also - would they be insulted if these sneakers are not necessarly well known brands...like NIKE or Adidas or whatever....these are very humble, wonderful people but I just don't want to insult anyone either....

By Vero on Mar 6, 2005, 07:07 in Friendly Talkzone.

Chevere33 says on Mar 6, 2005, 10:01:

shoe sizes I send shoes to Colombia; whatever size she tells me, it's the European size that most of the "good" brands have on them, inside the tongue.

Also, FWIW, I try to get like Reeboks or Nikes or something that will last. I am not a name brand sort of person, but after 4 boys I have learned that those last quite a while. If you go to Kohl's when there is a sale, you can get them for less than 20 bucks.

Constancia

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Miguel says on Mar 6, 2005, 18:32:

More on shoes GIB is right about finding large sizes in Colombia; I wear an 11.5 or 12, depending on the brand, and was lucky to find a size 45 in Barranquilla. New Balance is a great shoe to consider as well, when on sale.

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CLALORENA says on Mar 7, 2005, 11:13:

shoes size when i buy shoes to send from England to Colombia, i always look for a size below that the one in Colombia, that means if is size 39 in England would be 37, they have fixed to my family properly.

Lorenita

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 7, 2005, 14:39:

Do they have the same saying in Colombia about a man's feet? The one that goes, "Big feet, big shoes."

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Antonio_4 says on Mar 7, 2005, 14:52:

Heheh utopiacowboy... that saying in known in every corner of this planet i guess. Thats why i always wear shoes 1 or 2 sizes bigger than my actual size =(
People in Holland already make enough fun of my height

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 7, 2005, 15:55:

So how are those size 15 (size 55 in Colombia?) shoes working for you, dude?

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Antonio_4 says on Mar 7, 2005, 16:15:

It still doesnt help, frustrating eh?...

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utopiacowboy says on Mar 7, 2005, 22:12:

Come on, you'd think with those shoes a woman would want to give you a nice er, um, foot massage.

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Antonio_4 says on Mar 8, 2005, 16:12:

...i just figured out its not so smart to do it in a country where the average height of women is taller then your actual height
i gotta try this out in Colombia, or maybe in Japan or China.

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Dan says on Mar 8, 2005, 16:14:

Mine is pretty hard to find in Colombia. In the US I can wear 14 or 15 that's about 47-49(?) in Colombia. Not very many of those around, unfortunatly.

God Bless America!

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