New Shoes

heya. there are actually several good discussions here on work shoes with many replies. one in particular a few months ago was especially informative. pop a serach in for shoes....should yield whatcha need as well as replies here- 

My advice is to go see a foot doctor and have a custom pair of orthordics made that you can put into any shoe you wear

I did this about 8 years ago and havent had any back or foot pain since

they are expensive but well worth the money.

Than you can put them into walmart shoes and replace the shoes when needed.

Birkenstock sometimes called Birki are the ones I used. Am on my 2. pair. The shoe is perfect part from its to hard. Solid and sturdy shoes. We have rubber carpets on the kitchen floor. Prize is high, yes. But due to its high quality its a steal.

Shoes for Crews are fairly heavy, I actually prefer the Walmart ones to them. Definitely avoid the SforC boots, gave me excruciating lower back pain for weeks until I figured out that they were the cause and outside of work I often wear boots so I was surprised to find that corelation.

I am currently wearing shoes made in Finland called Seive. wonderfuly confortable and durable with steel toes, kevlar lined bottoms to be pucture resistant, gel soles inside and air cushioned nonskid soles. The last me a good 2 years before i replace them. They are about 250$ a pair in Sweden including 25%tax. Not sure if the're sold in the U.S.A.  Before I was wearing a Puma brand construction shoe, again extreemly comfortable and durable. About 200$ a pair here but 125$ or so last time I bought them in the U.S.A.