I need to tell my fellow OT nerds about this Australian company that makes purple and teal composite toes. https://www.shewear.com.au/collections/womens-safety-work-shoes
Women's Safety Work Boots

@hacks4pancakes these are amazing and I need to know if they ship to the US.
@emma they specifically note free AU shipping which usually indicates not free international shipping …
@hacks4pancakes it's $27 for US shipping but may be worth it.
@emma @hacks4pancakes (psst, .au footwear sizing is also different to .us footwear sizing)
@hacks4pancakes oh shit I would’ve been all over that when I was in construction.
@hacks4pancakes looks like shoes, not toes. I would think they would model the toes without shoes. Australian culture is baffling sometimes.
@johnefrancis @hacks4pancakes Australians would have safety thongs :-)
@hacks4pancakes Wow. I sold work boots when I was in uni. Wish these were available back then!
@hacks4pancakes my friend founded this company! Lots of good new products on their way too!
@delProfundo I dig it. Out of my price range for eternity but I love it
@hacks4pancakes I don’t see the founder often but she’s opened a store near me. Next time she’s in town I’m gonna get some freebies for mum. I’ll see if I can talk her into some extras.
@hacks4pancakes Not sure if they are these exact ones but one of my colleagues has pink safety boots and another has purple. They’re hard to miss.

@hacks4pancakes Those are great! It's just, it feels a bit appropriative to buy a pair for myself when they're supposed to be for women.

(It's not hard to find size converters between size systems (e.g. Au to EU), but also men's to women's. There's a bit of a risk in the width, but this company offers wider fittings.)

Oh, and if anyone got a bit of sticker shock at the prices, make sure you click through. The ones I like (Achieve, hot pink) were $250 on the splash page and $150 inside.

@hacks4pancakes OH HOORAY THEY HAVE ELECTRICAL HAZARD BOOTS THAT COME IN SIZE FIVE.... I WAS DESPAIRING
@hacks4pancakes The leopard print ain't bad either
@hacks4pancakes I am tired and I read that as “compostable toes” on first read. Was very confused.
@hacks4pancakes i have had my eye on a purple pair for so long
@hacks4pancakes those are great. Too bad I don’t need safety shoes anymore.
@Cyber_Unicorn @hacks4pancakes looks around the timeline. You sure about that.
@hacks4pancakes shit. I need a pair of those. I wonder what a men’s 10.5 is in euro female sizing.
@hacks4pancakes Oh. Huh. Some of the nurses when I was in the hospital wore those.