Shoutout to SOLE Insoles / Footbeds

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I've always had a hard time finding good insoles for my footwear. Finally tried SOLE this year. Not only are these the best insoles I've ever used, their customer service is TOP NOTCH to boot. (Boot... Get it? I'll see myself out.)

Anyways, here's my experience - I bought a pair of the active thin, active medium, and active thick with wool for three different shoes / boots. These insoles are heat moldable, which is what attracted me. On my first attempt at heat molding, I basically cooked them. Contacted customer service, they immediately sent out a replacement pair, no cost.

Got all three heat molded, and wore them for a bit. SOLE has a 90 day guarantee. Finally I decided that two of the three pairs that I have need to be different types or sizes. (The size 12 needs to be 12 wide, and the thins need to be medium.) I emailed them this afternoon to ask if I could exchange these two pairs. I noted that I'm bad at sizing clothing items, and I fully expected to pay return shipping at a minimum because this is my fault.


Y'all, I got new "order confirmation" emails for both pairs at no cost within 10 minutes. TEN MINUTES.

Customer service replied saying: "There's no need to return the items. We are on a mission to reduce our carbon footprint as far as possible and the less shipping back-and-forth of product the better. This is also one small way we try to give back to the communities our customers live in. Besides, I'm sure that you are busy enough without having any extra items on your to-do list. Please simply donate them to someone in need or a charity of your choice."

If you haven't tried SOLE insoles yet, I highly recommend it. I'm not going to be wearing any other insoles in any of my footwear from here on out. If you want to give them a try, here is a referral code that can get you $20 off:

 
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P.S. if anyone wants a pair of size 12 thermal thick with wool, or size 11 thin insoles, PM me. I'll ship them to you at your cost or porch pickup in Broomfield, CO. They're molded to my feet, but you can try to heat molding them again. No idea if it would work, but I'm not going to be using them, and they’re in like-new condition.
 
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@txtransplant thanks for the discount. Figured I’d give them a try with the money back guarantee. My feet have been achy when hiking lately in my two year old superfeet. They were never but never great for me
 
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@txtransplant thanks for the discount. Figured I’d give them a try with the money back guarantee. My feet have been achy when hiking lately in my two year old superfeet. They were never but never great for me
Let me know what you think! These have been a game changer for me. I must have a dozen old pairs of other insoles that I never liked in my closet.
 
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Let me know what you think! These have been a game changer for me. I must have a dozen old pairs of other insoles that I never liked in my closet.

I tried the thick and active versions and unfortunately neither worked for me. The arch is too high for my foot but they did refund my money. Their customer service is top notch!


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The arch didnt work after heating and molding?

Maybe I misunderstood something… I wore them on a short 1 mile hike with 600’ elevation and my arches were a little sore. I didn’t hear or mold them and the customer service rep didn’t mention anything about that.

I hardly ever get sore arches using the factory soles that comes with zamberlian, crispi, etc. but I do usually get hot spots on the bottom of my feet with those factory soles


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Maybe I misunderstood something… I wore them on a short 1 mile hike with 600’ elevation and my arches were a little sore. I didn’t hear or mold them and the customer service rep didn’t mention anything about that.

I hardly ever get sore arches using the factory soles that comes with zamberlian, crispi, etc. but I do usually get hot spots on the bottom of my feet with those factory soles


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Surprising the rep didn’t ask you about heating them. These are heat mold able or you can just wear them until they conform to your feet. Heating them probably would have flattened the arch for you.
 
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Surprising the rep didn’t ask you about heating them. These are heat mold able or you can just wear them until they conform to your feet. Heating them probably would have flattened the arch for you.

I’ll give it a try!

Is there a certain way to heat them?


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Yeah, definitely recommend molding them to your feet. That’s much of the reason I found these superior to other options.
 

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I have used their insoles for 8+yrs, they are amazing. I do heat mold mine and it makes a big difference since my arches are not high. For one set of boots I had to heat mold then 2x, then they were perfect.

One major benefit, aside from arch support and all day comfort is that the heat molded custom arch locks your feet into place in your boots so your feet cannot slide forward inside your boot on steep descents. Huge win by avoiding bruised/lost toe nails (aka Toe Jam). You also don't have to over-tighten your boots to keep your feet in place when using these supports and this helps keep your feet happier.

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@TimberHunter did you ever try molding those insoles? Did that make a difference for you?

Finally got around to d trying to heat mold them to my feet. Their website says 2 min at 200 degrees and then stand on them in the shoes for 2 min

I found that was far too little time to actually mold to the feet. Even the thermo sticker confirmed it wasn’t getting warm enough. So I did 3 different 5 minute sessions. 7-8 min may have been better

Then did a 2 mile weight pack hike with elevation and they feel much better. It also gives a more ankle locked in feeling which I can appreciate. More to come after I get more miles on them


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Nice! Yeah, the heat molding really makes a difference. I have these in all of my boots and shoes now.

The cork ones have worked well in casual shoes for me, but I don’t really ever take them out. I’ve read folks say they start to fall apart if you pull them in and out often.

I’ve got the plastic shell ones in my hiking boots for more durability.
 
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