Brand New Odd Slippers

[ferlew]

Taking the opportunity to go through stuff while Mr F in respite, came across 3 brand new Dunlop slippers.
Thought to self, will ring the local limb centre and see if they have like a shoe bank, so that people with maybe the opposite leg/foot missing can make use of them.
No such thing exists, what a shame, at £30 odd a pair it seems so wasteful.
(Suppose I had better make this into a question - anyone heard of such a thing as a shoe bank for amputees? )

[albaqwerty]

I haven't, seems such a shame there isn't anything like that.

Hope you are looking after yourself xx

[mazie]

Here's a link that may be useful ferlew.

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/resources/shoe-exchanges/

Thinking about you both. x

[pastafreak]

It's a shame that all the organisation's in mazies link are in the US.
Maybe start something yourself, ferlew.

[albaqwerty]

http://www.amputee-coalition.org/resources/shoe-exchanges/

SNAP Mazie !! xx

there's also the Douglas Bader Foundation

[mazie]

Sorry ferlew didn't realise it was in America :o(

[ferlew]

No worries, and thanks.
You know what? If I had the time I flipping WOULD start one off, must be thousands of people the same in the UK.

[dannyk13]

Maybe Social Services would know someone who could make use of them.

[pastafreak]

This is a UK site...but still only supplies links to US organisations.
A shame really.
http://www.disabledinfo.co.uk/dis/1931-what-to-do-if-you-only-need-one-shoe.asp

[Mamyalynne]

Try local Salvation Army too.

[dannyk13]

Or this organisation:-
https://blesma.org/

[ferlew]

Will do both thanks :)