I think that people with difficult feet should form a support group. I have short, wide feet with high arches. Shoe salesmen have said to me, "Oh, feet like a duck!" and "Throw away the shoes and wear the boxes." Yuk, yuk, yuk.

I wrote a very evil little story about very evil little things happening to shoe salesmen :).

But all this hassle will be worth it if it puts your poor feet on a good path again. Good luck with everything.