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January 31, 2020 Offers

Converse Promotion – time for Biff to say a fond farewell to Converse – to help send them on their way we have 30% off throughout Feb 2020

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January 4, 2020 Uncategorized

It’s Sale Time…

Our Autumn/Winter in-store sale is now on – fantastic discounts across a wide range of…

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September 17, 2019 Uncategorized

Autumn at Biff

What a beautuful Indian summer start to the Autumn with just a hint of Autumn…

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August 18, 2019 Uncategorized

School Shoes Latest

Back to School is in full swing here at Biff but don’t worry we have…

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July 25, 2019 Uncategorized

School Shoe News

Our new school shoes are now in stock so pop in to see us any…

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July 10, 2019 Uncategorized

July at Biff

Happy holidays to all our lovely customers from all the team at Biff. The new…

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June 9, 2019 Uncategorized

New Website

We are very excited to be launching our new website. We hope you like it!…
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  • Here’s our Bobux range for first walkers. The bottom row is the xplorer Go which is a very versatile shoe for the early stages of walking and cruising. Top shelf the step up Grasscourt. These are great once they are confident on their feet. Both in stock on our website or email us for local delivery and fitting advice. Biffdulwich@gmail.com
  • First shoes! Normally we’d say go to a specialist shop for a measuring and fitting service but sadly that’s not going to be possible. Thanks to @theyesmummum for sharing our advice! Here’s more detail - First shoes are important for protecting feet and will help with stability but no shoes in the short term is going to be better than ill fitting shoes. So stick with bare feet, socks or soft soles as long as you can. If it’s wet or messy Crocs are a possible short term option. Parents often get them for early walkers for holidays and nursery schools quite like them for garden shoes. They’re not ideal as the fit is not secure. But they might fill a gap. Test them in the house - some early walkers can’t walk in them at all. - The other option is to resort to buying on-line - I can’t tell you how hard that is for a qualified shoe fitter to say! Order from brands that offer shoes specifically for first walkers. At Biff we mainly work with Start-rite, Bobux and Ricosta for our first shoe customers. They’re all good and well designed for first walkers but only Start-rite (or Clark’s) offer width fittings. Bobux fit well on medium to wide feet. Ricosta are good for a range of shapes slim to wide. Very wide will need an H fitting from Start-rite or Clark’s. Most toddlers have fairly wide feet - a G in Start-rite. It’s unusual for a toddler to have a very slim or E shaped foot. Good brands will give you advice on their sizing and do follow this. But we often find in the shop the size you end up in is not the same as the size measured. So might be best to give yourself some options by ordering the size measured and probably a 1/2 size bigger too. It’s really difficult to generalise but measures are only a guide and we find do tend to under rather than over estimate. And as a general rule T-bars or two velcro straps work much better than Mary Jane’s on toddlers. Mary Janes are often too tight across the top of the foot and don’t allow for as much adjustment to the fit. - Hope this helps, more to follow - do pop any other query below. #adviceforfirstshoes
  • Today we are in serious mode so here goes! I want to talk about shoe fitting. It’s amazing how long it takes to learn and how much practice you need with lots of different feet. The measuring gauge is just a guide. All shoes vary in depth and width even in the same brand. All feet vary. It’s an art rather than a science. So our advice, if you’re worried your child’s shoes might be getting small, is stick with a style you know and size up. If that’s not an option, talk to us and we will try and find something we know fits in a similar way. You might only have school shoes to go on we but we can use our knowledge to recommend something that should work. It’s not ideal but the best way to find the best shoe during this crisis. Some of you have asked about downloading a measure. In my experience this doesn’t work - it’s hard to measure if you don’t know how to interpret the gauge. And it’s just not an exact guide. First walkers with no shoe history are going to be very difficult right now. So I would advise keeping them bare foot as long as you can. If that’s not working get in touch. So please visit our website to see what you like. Email us for advice and suggestions. If you’re sizing up order from us on-line or send us an email. Once our shoes are delivered call us to run through best practice for checking the shoes are ok. We’re here to help you look after growing feet. Help us to stay that way by ordering through us. Thank you!!
  • What’s easy to buy if you’re worried your kids shoes might be a little small whilst all the shoe shops are shut? 🤔 It’s a tricky one and lots of you have been emailing to ask our advice.One suggestion we have is Crocs. Normally recommended as a second pair for the garden, nursery, the beach, holidays etc right now we think they will work well as a good all rounder. 👍 They’re not really suited to extensive hikes, playground climbing, getting on and off trains, buses, tubes etc. But no one’s doing that for a while.😕 They’re also easier to fit than many shoes. Here’s the best way to test them out: With the back strap up, gently push the foot forward to check there’s some growing room. Approx half a cm for younger children and about a cm for older children is about right. If that looks ok try them on with the back strap securely down behind the heel. Get them to walk around and check they’re not slipping. They might look a little wide but that’s ok - they are a clog shape. Not great on a skinny foot but they do work well width wise on medium and wide feet. Just check they’re not tight across the top of the foot. You should be able to feel at least a little space. 👍 We have a beautiful rainbow 🌈 of cheerful colours in stock and some really fun prints to put a smile on their faces.😃 Order from us by email or on our website (link in our bio) and if you’re local we will deliver them free to your door. 🚗 Finding new ways to look after growing feet! 💪💪💪 Swipe to see them all and let us know, what’s your favourite colour?
  • I really love this first picture of Biff, framed by beautiful pink blossom. Second picture bleh! But we will be reopening our doors as soon as it’s safe to do so. And we all know it’s what we have to do. In the meantime we need your help. If you need new shoes for your children please come to us. We have lots on our website (more everyday) and we will deliver locally for free. No hassle free returns for locals. Better still, we are always at the end of a phone with advice and fitting tips. And we know what’s likely to work best. Let us help you find the best choice. So please please support your independent shoe shop and we will continue to look after growing feet as best we can. To arrange a phone consultation email biffdulwich@gmail.com
  • Dear Customers and all our friends in Dulwich - we have made the very difficult decision to close our doors until the worst of the crisis is averted. The more we talked about it the more we knew it is the only thing to do to help protect us all. We are getting everything on-line and will be available for contactless free local delivery and lots of advice by phone. Please email to set up a virtual appointment- biffdulwich@gmail.com . We will be open as soon as we think it’s ok to do so and will offer appointments if that seems safer and wiser. Many thanks to the amazing @hellosocial.media for helping me spread the word of appointments yesterday and sorry to change my thinking at the last minute. As we said Anna life changes virtually every minute right now. But most of all thanks to my wonderful team. You have all been so understanding in the confusion of the last few weeks. So very relieved to get the vital support for wages. We hope to see you all again soon and please please order from us to help us through this difficult time. #societyofshoefitters #shopindependent #yourlocalshoestore #independentsneedyoursupport
  • Sorry everyone but we will now be closed today. We are working very hard to get our stock all online - should be ready by the end of the week. Please please support your local independent shoe shop during this crisis - we all need your help. Biff will deliver free locally (same day if we can) and we will talk to you on the phone to guide you to the right size. It won’t be the same but we will do our best. In the meantime on this very sad Mother’s Day where I won’t see my mum whose safe in Portugal or my daughter who is volunteer teaching in Mile End I send a virtual hug to all those having a difficult time. Thank goodness for Face Time today. On the positive side a very big thanks to the lovely customer who bought me this loaf of fresh bread from @proudsow. It was very delicious and very kind. Thank you
  • Such a day of mixed emotions. Lots of tears when we said goodbye to the lovely Sue who is in a high risk category and won’t be back for a while. Her shoe fitting stool and measuring gauge will be waiting. But my lovely Mabel is blissfully unaware and gives such a lovely welcome when you get home. Actually a lovely ‘welcome’ if you’ve just popped upstairs and back down 🤣. At least someone is going to love everyone being at home.

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