Ideal Feet arch supports do not work, and the company does not want
to provide a refund. The deal is that they will take your money, and
that is the end of the deal. The little pieces of plastic that they
sell you might cost them $10, so that leaves them $390 profit. You can
almost tell from the constant radio advertisements that they are spending
a lot of money to sell their junk.
The arch support moves all of the weight from your heel onto the arch
in front of the heel. This portion of your foot was never intended to
support your weight. While this crude support does relieve the weight
from the heel, it is damaging to the rest of the foot.
Getting the weight off of the heel provides temporary relief to the plantar
problem, so while you are wearing the supports in the store for ten minutes
they seem to work. However, as you try to wear the supports for any length
of time, your arches become inflamed. The result is that your arch is sore
and your heel is not getting any better.
Ideal Feet obviously cannot offer a guarantee, because they know that there will never be any satisfied customers. They dont really care, because they have your money.
I understand that they might offer an in-store credit, but if the customer needed arch supports, they probably do not need running shoes.
The bottom line, from my viewpoint, is that Ideal Feet is a rip off. They have a trick balance demonstration, and they are never going to refund your money when you are not happy.
The Ideal Feet supports are designed to be worn a little at a time until you can wear them all day. The staff explains the wearing instructions very well and you get the instructions in wrighting. Those that complain about the mark up should check out the mark up on clothing and furniture, it is at least 300% or more. The Ideal Feet supports come with a lifetime guarantee plus they will refit you as needed for as long as you own them. Excellent products!
I have read every complaint online regarding these arch supports from Ideal Feet. I wish I had seen them before. My 80 year old Mom went in to buy a pair of shoes to relieve foot problems and was sold these worthless supports for $400. I guess the part that is most concerning was that they told her if she did not buy them today they would be $579 the next day. She became so confused and did not know what to do, but went ahead and brought them. I think it is terrible to take advantage of the elderly.