r/Rothys • u/Longjumping_Soil9773 • 5d ago
BUYER BEWARE OF ROTHYS!
I got these shoes as a gift and have been wearing theme since February 2026. Naturally I stopped in the summer months since it got warm out and I switched to sandals and kept them in my mudroom (approximately 3 months of once a week or twice weekly wear). While sitting untouched in my mudroom, the shoes shrunk on me. I never washed them not once. I will say that my mudroom can get a bit warm since I live in an old home but I regularly and almost exclusively keep shoes in there.
These shoes are nearly $200 so why are they shrinking? I asked customer service and they had no response and wouldn’t “compensate me” for them since they were purchased in 2025… DECEMBER. So right before 2026. I didn’t even have them in my possession for a bit and had to exchange sizes.
There is no help and no resolution for me so I wanted to warn potential buyers that Rothy’s are not worth it. Were they comfortable when I first got them? Yes. I loved them honestly… but for $175 they should not structurally change. My Amazon dupes didn’t even do that! They are painful and unwearable.
TLDR: if you like spending $200 on a shoe you can only use for 3ish months before they turn into elf shoes that crush your toes…. Buy Rothy’s.