The manager at the shop was very reluctant to sell them to me; I had to promise I wasn’t planning to go “on tippy toe” because I could hurt myself that way. I swore that it was only for a costume, and she relented and had one of the employees help fit me. The person who fitted me asked if I wanted toe pads, and I had to decline because the manager was still around - if it’s just a costume, what do I need toe pads for? The shoes cost more than I was planning to spend, about $55 versus about $35 online, but I was able to try them on first. If I hadn’t, I wouldn’t have discovered I needed the extra-narrow width…I guess the person in high school health class who told me “you have anorexic feet!” was right.

Anyway, I don’t plan to do anything with them. Well, of course the first thing I did when I got home was lean my weight on the kitchen counter and go en pointe, but I don’t really plan to do much more with them.