Ask HN: do you have troubles buying shoes?

Just curious, because for me it is impossible to buy shoes that fit. But my size is on the fringe, so the selection is not so big. Maybe for most people it isn't an issue. At the moment I don't own a single pair of satisfactory shoes, and I don't even know where to turn to find some.

Since it is a recurring problem for me, I keep thinking it would be great to have build on demand shoes. Atm I don't know anything about how shoes are being made, but who knows, eventually I might just be annoyed enough to get serious.

I have considered getting handmade expensive shoes, but then I heard they are actually even harder on the feet. But I admit I haven't really talked to a shoemaker yet.