“Gorgeous but tight across instep (top)”

“These are absolutely adorable and exactly what I was looking for. The price is spot-on because there are two flaws mentioned by a previous reviewer: the footbed is terry and not removable, so it does get dirty (I just make sure my feet are always clean when I put them on, but they are getting dirty, I guess I will try to spot clean) but the biggest issue is that they are tight across the top. On me, the left one cut into the skin across the top of my foot, the right one didn't cut in but was tight. I loved them so much and wanted to wear them so much that I wet the tops with alcohol and water and then stuffed the entire toebox up to the top with magazine pages wadded up, and I mean really stuffed the wads in there. I did this for a few days, every time I wetted I stuffed additional wads in and eventually the top stretched enough that now they don't cut into the top of my feet. (The left one especially.) Now I live in them when I'm home and a bonus is that they've actually made my feet softer and my heels especially-not cracked anymore!”