I have bought shoes online without problems. If you are buying from the same manufacture they are likely to be built upon the same last, so if one pair fits all the others in the range are like to be similar.
I think it unlikely that 3D printer technology will produce items in a material that is soft/flexible enough to wear and durable enough to last, any time soon.
There are some sectors that could disappear with cheap enough 3D printers but I don't think that shoes is one of them.
On Saturday 19 January 2013 10:51 tim..... wrote in uk.d-i-y:
I saw a 3D printer at an exhibition the other week that could print ceramic.
It was basically fed with thick slip - that was laid down with a nozzle in the usual way. The result was too light and porous to be much use, but the company developed a method where it could be dipped in more slip of a particular consistency which would bulk up the density. The result was not a good as solid regular ceramic, and thus not much good for machine parts - but in this case it was for prototyping pottery designs.
Obviously as usual the final phase was a standard kilning.
I suspect there could be further refinements to the process.
Only 2hrs for the weekly shop? That's just the driving time and =A35 les= s than half the fuel cost... Pity only Asda and possibly Sainsburys deliver to here.
I must admit I wouldn't be keen on getting fresh produce online, I do like to pick and choose or not buy if the ones left are "crappy" but dry= goods or frozen stuff is another matter.
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