tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post6108662063060781399..comments2024-02-28T08:15:38.345+02:00Comments on Pointe Til You Drop: Pointes from the PostmanJohannahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-40588079524531845772014-03-01T13:44:46.634+02:002014-03-01T13:44:46.634+02:00Hello! I just discovered your blog, and it is real...Hello! I just discovered your blog, and it is really interesting and has also helped me too! I am 14 and I have been dancing since I was 2, and for the first time in 7 years I am only doing ballet! It is a bit of a challenge as I normally rely on my jazz and hip hop classes to keep up my fitness, but I'm working through it :) my pointe shoes are Balance European as well, but mine are 6 1/2 X.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-74852597755088173742012-11-16T10:17:02.707+02:002012-11-16T10:17:02.707+02:00I finally received a proper reply back from the sh...I finally received a proper reply back from the shop. I can log in and select items for my shopping cart but I can't check them out or enter any shipping details.<br /><br />They said, "I checked with the technical team they will look into the problem but in the meantime you can upgrade your browsers or you can use the Google Chrome browser which works perfectly with our website.<br />Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784673453738546054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-43379321159642146962012-11-16T00:22:09.913+02:002012-11-16T00:22:09.913+02:00I'm relieved to hear everything is in perfect ...I'm relieved to hear everything is in perfect order, well except for those slippers. It's always a bit risky buying sizes you haven't tried on before. <br /><br />With Bloch I can wear sizes 4.5 - 5, and widths B and C. The smaller size will be too snug at first, but the canvas stretches anyway. With the bigger size (and width) it's almost too loose. However, this time around I Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-18997577972629417722012-11-13T15:03:41.712+02:002012-11-13T15:03:41.712+02:00Everything arrived today in perfect order. The on...Everything arrived today in perfect order. The only thing I'm annoyed about is buying a different model canvas slippers than I had last time, and with different reviews telling how many sizes smaller to order, they're unfortunately too small. What with Lazy Dancer upping the prices, the €11.50 slippers now cost €17. Urgh. My fault, though.<br />Like you said, though, still less than Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784673453738546054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-27272634053795336642012-11-10T01:45:34.964+02:002012-11-10T01:45:34.964+02:00Hi Johanna
Just discovered your blog and as a fel...Hi Johanna <br />Just discovered your blog and as a fellow adult amateur dancer, love reading your thoughts - especially about pointe - I love it!<br /><br />I set up a website this year after growing frustrated as I couldn't get all our ballet supplies. I am lucky that I am only an hour from London, where there are lots of ballet shops, but it still takes time when you also work full time!<Sheila Beelamhttp://www.justballet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-1420456803561243342012-11-09T11:20:49.582+02:002012-11-09T11:20:49.582+02:00It's shipped, it's shipped!! ;) No reply t...It's shipped, it's shipped!! ;) No reply to my email, just the automatic notification... but still! It's shipped! (Buying ballet things online is like choosing when and how often you can have your own Christmas ;)<br /><br /><br /><br />p.s. ...I really hope it's just a staffing problem, too. Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784673453738546054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-59212567753002452522012-11-08T23:57:27.747+02:002012-11-08T23:57:27.747+02:00Thanks for giving me an update. I wonder if they a...Thanks for giving me an update. I wonder if they are understaffed or something. I got my first order within a week, no probs. But since then I haven't been able to make another order. Hope they do get it sorted out, otherwise I'm going to withdraw my recommendation. :/<br /><br />I did order my new pair of flatties from Porselli instead, but that's still in the mail. <br /><br />Keep Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-7553515807946552592012-11-08T15:09:09.866+02:002012-11-08T15:09:09.866+02:00I bought a few things from Lazy after your recomme...I bought a few things from Lazy after your recommendation - like the black Bloch bag with pink lining that costs €24 normally and only €17 there.<br />8 days after placing the order, it's still pending when I log in. I've emailed them but no reply yet. Maybe they're just "lazy" with getting their orders processed. I really hope they sort it out, because I prefer to Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07784673453738546054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-16590754255205494992012-10-28T01:22:25.933+03:002012-10-28T01:22:25.933+03:00I took another look at Freed USA's online shop...I took another look at Freed USA's online shop today - I had no idea custom shoes were that expensive! But it would be so awesome if you could specify every little detail.. Have shoes made to meet your exact needs.. I wish! <br /><br />A friend of mine was in London beginning of October, and she went to Freed's store - turns out every pointe student in the city was getting her fitting on Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-94805763443131322012-10-26T21:59:48.797+03:002012-10-26T21:59:48.797+03:00Finding a good online source of pointe shoes is so...Finding a good online source of pointe shoes is so difficult! I love my Freed Classics, but they are such a pain to access. Most major online retailers won't allow you to specify a maker, so you end up playing a game of roulette hoping you'll end up with shoes that work. And if they do let you specify a maker they charge extra. Argh! Maybe I should just move to England! ;) <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-79580518572419643272012-10-26T13:07:38.122+03:002012-10-26T13:07:38.122+03:00Bloch's Balance Europeans come only in one sha...Bloch's Balance Europeans come only in one shank strength (unless you're a pro with access to customized shoes). They are designed to be flexible under your arch, which works great for me. I like that I can go through a high demi pointe from the first class on. But if you feel that the shank is too soft under your metatarsals, you should try a reinforced shoe like Serenade (in extra Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-47096413086951324202012-10-26T02:02:23.365+03:002012-10-26T02:02:23.365+03:00Grats on your new pair of pointe shoes! It's a...Grats on your new pair of pointe shoes! It's always an exciting time even if you've had the same kind before. I have the same shoes but I find the shanks are very soft. They almost feel half dead as soon as I put them on. Do you find this is the case for you as well? Are your pointe shoes Super soft, hard medium etc? <br /><br />Thanks!SettingTheBarrenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-3645016656299870252012-10-25T22:02:18.699+03:002012-10-25T22:02:18.699+03:00Thanks! New pointe shoes always look so pretty, an...Thanks! New pointe shoes always look so pretty, and even smell nice. But they feel best only right before they die, sigh.. ;) Johannahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06703652246667999345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6620316363664400359.post-7096010826504370712012-10-25T15:28:30.061+03:002012-10-25T15:28:30.061+03:00Love the pics of your box fresh pointes! Hope to p...Love the pics of your box fresh pointes! Hope to purchase & wear a pair in the not too distant future...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com