Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 I'm trying to find out myself and there was no cost info on his web site today. Last I knew the cost was more like $300 to $400 for the whole set, then replacement shoes were around the $200 mark? But it's been a long time since I saw those figures so I could be way wrong. s. Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tips on the cost of shoes and bar. I heard that they may cost $1300. Also, is the bar the same as the Dennis Browne Bar. Thanks for your help! Alanson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 I'm trying to find out myself and there was no cost info on his web site today. Last I knew the cost was more like $300 to $400 for the whole set, then replacement shoes were around the $200 mark? But it's been a long time since I saw those figures so I could be way wrong. s. Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tips on the cost of shoes and bar. I heard that they may cost $1300. Also, is the bar the same as the Dennis Browne Bar. Thanks for your help! Alanson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 God I hope replacement shoes aren't $350, if that's the case Everett will be S.O.L. I wish he would put the price on his web site!!! Rrrgg, frustrating, I hate waiting for pricing information on something, I want to just look at it and see the price right there, none of this emailing seperately and waiting for them to reply. I keep checking my mail today and not hearing back. s. WOooooo.. They are $386 the 1st time you buy them with the bar, and $350? there after. The bar is NOT the same as the DBB. You need to but the s directly from the manufacturer, not an orthopedics shop! If you would like the info to get the s let me know, and I'll get it for ya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 God I hope replacement shoes aren't $350, if that's the case Everett will be S.O.L. I wish he would put the price on his web site!!! Rrrgg, frustrating, I hate waiting for pricing information on something, I want to just look at it and see the price right there, none of this emailing seperately and waiting for them to reply. I keep checking my mail today and not hearing back. s. WOooooo.. They are $386 the 1st time you buy them with the bar, and $350? there after. The bar is NOT the same as the DBB. You need to but the s directly from the manufacturer, not an orthopedics shop! If you would like the info to get the s let me know, and I'll get it for ya... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 WOooooo.. They are $386 the 1st time you buy them with the bar, and $350? there after. The bar is NOT the same as the DBB. You need to but the s directly from the manufacturer, not an orthopedics shop! If you would like the info to get the s let me know, and I'll get it for ya... chazbuz wrote:Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tips on the cost of shoes and bar. I heard that they may cost $1300. Also, is the bar the same as the Dennis Browne Bar. Thanks for your help! Alanson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 WOooooo.. They are $386 the 1st time you buy them with the bar, and $350? there after. The bar is NOT the same as the DBB. You need to but the s directly from the manufacturer, not an orthopedics shop! If you would like the info to get the s let me know, and I'll get it for ya... chazbuz wrote:Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tips on the cost of shoes and bar. I heard that they may cost $1300. Also, is the bar the same as the Dennis Browne Bar. Thanks for your help! Alanson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 The cost is about $385 for the shoes & bar if you buy them directly from . The orthotics shop at the hospital where Lily is treated marks them up 100% to $665 !!! I've heard that other orthotics shops mark them up even more. We continue to purchase them through the hospital because they'll deal with our insurance company directly and we end up paying just $65. But it's our insurance company (and then indirectly all of us folks paying insurance premiums) who is getting soaked. Our doc complains about folks not being able to afford the s - well then get your orthotics dept. to lower their crazy markup. I think the cost for the brace itself is ~$85. So that means replacement shoes would total about $300. Kim > God I hope replacement shoes aren't $350, if that's the case Everett will be S.O.L. I wish he would put the price on his web site!!! Rrrgg, frustrating, I hate waiting for pricing information on something, I want to just look at it and see the price right there, none of this emailing seperately and waiting for them to reply. I keep checking my mail today and not hearing back. > s. > > WOooooo.. They are $386 the 1st time you buy them with the bar, and $350? there after. The bar is NOT the same as the DBB. You need to but the s directly from the manufacturer, not an orthopedics shop! If you would like the info to get the s let me know, and I'll get it for ya... > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 Alanson, If you buy them directly they are no where near that. If you buy them from the ortho in town you'll pay the $1300. Chris Pricing Shoes Hello, I was wondering if anyone has tips on the cost of shoes and bar. I heard that they may cost $1300. Also, is the bar the same as the Dennis Browne Bar. Thanks for your help! Alanson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 22, 2005 Report Share Posted September 22, 2005 that's just ridiculous. If anyone is going to make a profit on these it should be , not greedy orthotists. Kori At 01:37 PM 9/22/2005, you wrote: >Alanson, >If you buy them directly they are no where near that. If you buy >them from the ortho in town you'll pay the $1300. >Chris > Pricing Shoes > > > Hello, > > I was wondering if anyone has tips on the cost of shoes and > bar. I heard that they may cost $1300. Also, is the bar the same as > the Dennis Browne Bar. > > Thanks for your help! > > Alanson > > > > > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I agree. Why should anyone make a profit on the medical treatment of innocent little babies and children. Being considered a working class poor family, if we had to pay $1300 for shoes, our baby would not be treated! Good luck to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I agree. Why should anyone make a profit on the medical treatment of innocent little babies and children. Being considered a working class poor family, if we had to pay $1300 for shoes, our baby would not be treated! Good luck to all! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Help me understand this...$300+ for purchasing shoes direct, which does not give you an option of being billed to insurance, out of pocket purchase? What has this world come to? I believe that cost, although some of you seem to think, hey since it's not $600 or $1300 it's not that bad, is totally prohibitive for the majority of the population. I don't know how many of you are six figure income families, but where I live that is not the norm. I am just thankful my daughter does just fine with the Markell's. I would hate for her to need something that we cannot afford to get her. All of this pricing information is getting me a bit upset. Sounds like people are taking advantage of other people's medical misfortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 Help me understand this...$300+ for purchasing shoes direct, which does not give you an option of being billed to insurance, out of pocket purchase? What has this world come to? I believe that cost, although some of you seem to think, hey since it's not $600 or $1300 it's not that bad, is totally prohibitive for the majority of the population. I don't know how many of you are six figure income families, but where I live that is not the norm. I am just thankful my daughter does just fine with the Markell's. I would hate for her to need something that we cannot afford to get her. All of this pricing information is getting me a bit upset. Sounds like people are taking advantage of other people's medical misfortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 23, 2005 Report Share Posted September 23, 2005 I totally agree. We had the choice between paying the $296 replacement shoes out of pocket and fight for anything back OR going through an ortho supply company where they would cost over $1000 and we would only pay a small deductable. It may seem crazy, but I gladly paid the $296 since the other structure is exactly what is wrong with the healthcare industry in this country and I don't want to be a part of it. Why in the world should the Ortho company get rich over other people's misery and misfortune? The insurance companies then have to raise their rates for ALL to pay for the greedy " healthcare " suppliers. In that scenario the suppliers win, the insurance companies win and the public loses...no thanks. When you look at a cost of the 's over their 3-4 month useful life it only comes out to a couple of dollars a day extra over the alternatives. We felt the benefits far outweigh the costs. There is no discomfort, there have been no sores in 5 months, they are easy to put on, you can see if they are in correctly, they are light and let in air well, and they look pretty hip :-) Sorry...I had to rant and praise the shoes at the same time. The Ortho/insurance thing gets me angry every time I see the $1000+ price tags. New Jersey, USA > that's just ridiculous. If anyone is going to make a profit on these > it should be , not greedy orthotists. > > Kori > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 quit his well-paying job; worked quite a while on the prototype with no financial help; he had to learn to sewand work leather; he financed the equipment needed to start production by morgaging his house! There is a fund for people who can't affford to pay for his shoes. He isn't preying on us. He is a terrible business man with a big bleeding heart. These shoes are hand made for each child, and for many of us it is the only thing keeping our kids out of the operating room. For those of us that can pay, it's worth every penny! Hope you don't think I'm being testy... just wanted to clarify. DZUHONE1@... wrote:Help me understand this...$300+ for purchasing shoes direct, which does not give you an option of being billed to insurance, out of pocket purchase? What has this world come to? I believe that cost, although some of you seem to think, hey since it's not $600 or $1300 it's not that bad, is totally prohibitive for the majority of the population. I don't know how many of you are six figure income families, but where I live that is not the norm. I am just thankful my daughter does just fine with the Markell's. I would hate for her to need something that we cannot afford to get her. All of this pricing information is getting me a bit upset. Sounds like people are taking advantage of other people's medical misfortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 quit his well-paying job; worked quite a while on the prototype with no financial help; he had to learn to sewand work leather; he financed the equipment needed to start production by morgaging his house! There is a fund for people who can't affford to pay for his shoes. He isn't preying on us. He is a terrible business man with a big bleeding heart. These shoes are hand made for each child, and for many of us it is the only thing keeping our kids out of the operating room. For those of us that can pay, it's worth every penny! Hope you don't think I'm being testy... just wanted to clarify. DZUHONE1@... wrote:Help me understand this...$300+ for purchasing shoes direct, which does not give you an option of being billed to insurance, out of pocket purchase? What has this world come to? I believe that cost, although some of you seem to think, hey since it's not $600 or $1300 it's not that bad, is totally prohibitive for the majority of the population. I don't know how many of you are six figure income families, but where I live that is not the norm. I am just thankful my daughter does just fine with the Markell's. I would hate for her to need something that we cannot afford to get her. All of this pricing information is getting me a bit upset. Sounds like people are taking advantage of other people's medical misfortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I so agree. He is not taking advantage of us at all. If you ordered a custom made AFO for example you would pay several thousand dollars for them. makes custom shoes for a few hundred. And you can submit it to insurance for reimbursement. As MANY folks have to do with MANY other things insurance will pay for but not directly. He has made making our children's feet more comfortable and enabled children who could not retain correction in other shoes to have 'perfect little feet' as Dr. P says. I am not being testy either but until you walk in someone else's shoes and know all of the info, one should refrain from making such rash statements. Re: Re: Pricing Shoes quit his well-paying job; worked quite a while on the prototype with no financial help; he had to learn to sewand work leather; he financed the equipment needed to start production by morgaging his house! There is a fund for people who can't affford to pay for his shoes. He isn't preying on us. He is a terrible business man with a big bleeding heart. These shoes are hand made for each child, and for many of us it is the only thing keeping our kids out of the operating room. For those of us that can pay, it's worth every penny! Hope you don't think I'm being testy... just wanted to clarify. DZUHONE1@... wrote:Help me understand this...$300+ for purchasing shoes direct, which does not give you an option of being billed to insurance, out of pocket purchase? What has this world come to? I believe that cost, although some of you seem to think, hey since it's not $600 or $1300 it's not that bad, is totally prohibitive for the majority of the population. I don't know how many of you are six figure income families, but where I live that is not the norm. I am just thankful my daughter does just fine with the Markell's. I would hate for her to need something that we cannot afford to get her. All of this pricing information is getting me a bit upset. Sounds like people are taking advantage of other people's medical misfortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 26, 2005 Report Share Posted September 26, 2005 I so agree. He is not taking advantage of us at all. If you ordered a custom made AFO for example you would pay several thousand dollars for them. makes custom shoes for a few hundred. And you can submit it to insurance for reimbursement. As MANY folks have to do with MANY other things insurance will pay for but not directly. He has made making our children's feet more comfortable and enabled children who could not retain correction in other shoes to have 'perfect little feet' as Dr. P says. I am not being testy either but until you walk in someone else's shoes and know all of the info, one should refrain from making such rash statements. Re: Re: Pricing Shoes quit his well-paying job; worked quite a while on the prototype with no financial help; he had to learn to sewand work leather; he financed the equipment needed to start production by morgaging his house! There is a fund for people who can't affford to pay for his shoes. He isn't preying on us. He is a terrible business man with a big bleeding heart. These shoes are hand made for each child, and for many of us it is the only thing keeping our kids out of the operating room. For those of us that can pay, it's worth every penny! Hope you don't think I'm being testy... just wanted to clarify. DZUHONE1@... wrote:Help me understand this...$300+ for purchasing shoes direct, which does not give you an option of being billed to insurance, out of pocket purchase? What has this world come to? I believe that cost, although some of you seem to think, hey since it's not $600 or $1300 it's not that bad, is totally prohibitive for the majority of the population. I don't know how many of you are six figure income families, but where I live that is not the norm. I am just thankful my daughter does just fine with the Markell's. I would hate for her to need something that we cannot afford to get her. All of this pricing information is getting me a bit upset. Sounds like people are taking advantage of other people's medical misfortune. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Oh Donna what I hate most here is that the nosurgery4clubfoot site is leaving a bad taste in your mouth . I urge everyone to remember their horse is no higher here than anyone else's. In fact I'm put in mind of an old book title: Shoot Low Boys, They're Riding Shetlands! Everyone has their own row to hoe. I say this to everybody here - we all have our own rows to hoe and until we walk a mile in each other's shoes we are not here to judge at all who can, or who cannot, afford the cost or for what reasons it may or may not be a financial hardship. The good news in all of this is that children who cannot use the Markell have an option they did NOT have 2 years ago, and for that I am very thankful because my Everett is one who needed that option, and my was one who did not have that option five years ago. There are huge differences between the two styles, and each style serves different needs. CF children are fortunate to have this option, as I am sure you agree and are not arguing that at all. Anyway, not to be on any soap box, finding an extra three hundred bucks is always hard and will only get harder but this is temporary. I tell myself (and everyone else) that a lot - it's temporary, and worth this temporary financial crunch. Spending approximately $2,400 over the course of 4 years (8 pairs of $300 shoes) to let my kid grow up on normal feet is really not as expensive as many of the alternatives...and the cost is relative....I'm guessing that is about the same cost as basic cable TV for the same 4 year period. (probably less!) BTW we don't have any type of cable TV service so I'm guessing, but to put it another way, if you average a pair of shoes will last six months, the cost comes out to around $1.65 per day of wear and that's probably the cost of a cappuccino on your way to work a lot of times or the extra expense of gasoline for running to the store once more a week than you need to if you shopped more responsibly... I just mean that when put in to perspective, the 's are more affordable than they seem up front. Myself here, I've only used 2 pair of shoes in 2 years....so that puts the daily cost down considerably. Please stay with us, every member here is valuable and our mission is to spread the gospel of Dr. Ponseti and lend support to fellow cf parents, not rag on each other's opinion regarding financial figures. shaw Re: Re: Pricing Shoes This is the last time I am going to attempt to defend my position, which I should not really have to do anyway, but I am tired of it. Hear me out. If someone had a 6-figure income, the price of the 's would probably not present much of a hardship, unless they are overextended financially, which is correctible. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who is poor. However, that does make it near impossible to purchase the 's. That is it, that is my point. And, I do think it is a shame that some might have to be excluded because of that. $300 is a lot of money last time I checked. $300 is my food budget for my family of 6 for the entire month, so yes it would have a huge impact on my budget. Why do I have to defend that when you reply saying you are poor, too? Why do people feel the need to " put me in my place " ? Instead of attacking me, doesn't anyone agree that $300 is a lot to pay out of pocket for shoes?! I'm not asking if you will do what it takes for your child, of course we all will, but good grief, it is a lot of money. I'm not even saying it is an unfair price. I was referring to $1000 or $1600 being an unfair price. I'm simply saying, whether or not it is justified to charge $300, it is still going to add incredible financial stress for some of us, and the last thing we need to deal with right now is another stressor. Does anyone have a supportive word, or should I just forget trying to find support on this site? I have tried to be supportive and reply positively to every parent that I could. My comments were not directed at any other parent. I have said this in another email but it didn't get sent through for some reason. Am I being censored? I don't know, maybe that message will get to you eventually. I have nothing but care and concern for all of you and your children, so please stop trying to make me look like the bad guy. It is really getting old. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 27, 2005 Report Share Posted September 27, 2005 Oh Donna what I hate most here is that the nosurgery4clubfoot site is leaving a bad taste in your mouth . I urge everyone to remember their horse is no higher here than anyone else's. In fact I'm put in mind of an old book title: Shoot Low Boys, They're Riding Shetlands! Everyone has their own row to hoe. I say this to everybody here - we all have our own rows to hoe and until we walk a mile in each other's shoes we are not here to judge at all who can, or who cannot, afford the cost or for what reasons it may or may not be a financial hardship. The good news in all of this is that children who cannot use the Markell have an option they did NOT have 2 years ago, and for that I am very thankful because my Everett is one who needed that option, and my was one who did not have that option five years ago. There are huge differences between the two styles, and each style serves different needs. CF children are fortunate to have this option, as I am sure you agree and are not arguing that at all. Anyway, not to be on any soap box, finding an extra three hundred bucks is always hard and will only get harder but this is temporary. I tell myself (and everyone else) that a lot - it's temporary, and worth this temporary financial crunch. Spending approximately $2,400 over the course of 4 years (8 pairs of $300 shoes) to let my kid grow up on normal feet is really not as expensive as many of the alternatives...and the cost is relative....I'm guessing that is about the same cost as basic cable TV for the same 4 year period. (probably less!) BTW we don't have any type of cable TV service so I'm guessing, but to put it another way, if you average a pair of shoes will last six months, the cost comes out to around $1.65 per day of wear and that's probably the cost of a cappuccino on your way to work a lot of times or the extra expense of gasoline for running to the store once more a week than you need to if you shopped more responsibly... I just mean that when put in to perspective, the 's are more affordable than they seem up front. Myself here, I've only used 2 pair of shoes in 2 years....so that puts the daily cost down considerably. Please stay with us, every member here is valuable and our mission is to spread the gospel of Dr. Ponseti and lend support to fellow cf parents, not rag on each other's opinion regarding financial figures. shaw Re: Re: Pricing Shoes This is the last time I am going to attempt to defend my position, which I should not really have to do anyway, but I am tired of it. Hear me out. If someone had a 6-figure income, the price of the 's would probably not present much of a hardship, unless they are overextended financially, which is correctible. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who is poor. However, that does make it near impossible to purchase the 's. That is it, that is my point. And, I do think it is a shame that some might have to be excluded because of that. $300 is a lot of money last time I checked. $300 is my food budget for my family of 6 for the entire month, so yes it would have a huge impact on my budget. Why do I have to defend that when you reply saying you are poor, too? Why do people feel the need to " put me in my place " ? Instead of attacking me, doesn't anyone agree that $300 is a lot to pay out of pocket for shoes?! I'm not asking if you will do what it takes for your child, of course we all will, but good grief, it is a lot of money. I'm not even saying it is an unfair price. I was referring to $1000 or $1600 being an unfair price. I'm simply saying, whether or not it is justified to charge $300, it is still going to add incredible financial stress for some of us, and the last thing we need to deal with right now is another stressor. Does anyone have a supportive word, or should I just forget trying to find support on this site? I have tried to be supportive and reply positively to every parent that I could. My comments were not directed at any other parent. I have said this in another email but it didn't get sent through for some reason. Am I being censored? I don't know, maybe that message will get to you eventually. I have nothing but care and concern for all of you and your children, so please stop trying to make me look like the bad guy. It is really getting old. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 This is the last time I am going to attempt to defend my position, which I should not really have to do anyway, but I am tired of it. Hear me out. If someone had a 6-figure income, the price of the 's would probably not present much of a hardship, unless they are overextended financially, which is correctible. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who is poor. However, that does make it near impossible to purchase the 's. That is it, that is my point. And, I do think it is a shame that some might have to be excluded because of that. $300 is a lot of money last time I checked. $300 is my food budget for my family of 6 for the entire month, so yes it would have a huge impact on my budget. Why do I have to defend that when you reply saying you are poor, too? Why do people feel the need to " put me in my place " ? Instead of attacking me, doesn't anyone agree that $300 is a lot to pay out of pocket for shoes?! I'm not asking if you will do what it takes for your child, of course we all will, but good grief, it is a lot of money. I'm not even saying it is an unfair price. I was referring to $1000 or $1600 being an unfair price. I'm simply saying, whether or not it is justified to charge $300, it is still going to add incredible financial stress for some of us, and the last thing we need to deal with right now is another stressor. Does anyone have a supportive word, or should I just forget trying to find support on this site? I have tried to be supportive and reply positively to every parent that I could. My comments were not directed at any other parent. I have said this in another email but it didn't get sent through for some reason. Am I being censored? I don't know, maybe that message will get to you eventually. I have nothing but care and concern for all of you and your children, so please stop trying to make me look like the bad guy. It is really getting old. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 This is the last time I am going to attempt to defend my position, which I should not really have to do anyway, but I am tired of it. Hear me out. If someone had a 6-figure income, the price of the 's would probably not present much of a hardship, unless they are overextended financially, which is correctible. I'm glad to hear I'm not the only one who is poor. However, that does make it near impossible to purchase the 's. That is it, that is my point. And, I do think it is a shame that some might have to be excluded because of that. $300 is a lot of money last time I checked. $300 is my food budget for my family of 6 for the entire month, so yes it would have a huge impact on my budget. Why do I have to defend that when you reply saying you are poor, too? Why do people feel the need to " put me in my place " ? Instead of attacking me, doesn't anyone agree that $300 is a lot to pay out of pocket for shoes?! I'm not asking if you will do what it takes for your child, of course we all will, but good grief, it is a lot of money. I'm not even saying it is an unfair price. I was referring to $1000 or $1600 being an unfair price. I'm simply saying, whether or not it is justified to charge $300, it is still going to add incredible financial stress for some of us, and the last thing we need to deal with right now is another stressor. Does anyone have a supportive word, or should I just forget trying to find support on this site? I have tried to be supportive and reply positively to every parent that I could. My comments were not directed at any other parent. I have said this in another email but it didn't get sent through for some reason. Am I being censored? I don't know, maybe that message will get to you eventually. I have nothing but care and concern for all of you and your children, so please stop trying to make me look like the bad guy. It is really getting old. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 I just have to respond again. I went back and reread my original email, and I truly believe those of you who felt the need to " set the record straight " missed the whole point of the message and need to reread it. It did not imply that anyone has a 6 figure income, it did not imply that the shoes are wrongly priced, it did not imply that or Dr. Ponseti are trying to take advantage of us. Re read it with an open mind and you will hopefully stop being so harsh. And yes, your reply's were harsh. I will forgive and forget and move on now. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 I just have to respond again. I went back and reread my original email, and I truly believe those of you who felt the need to " set the record straight " missed the whole point of the message and need to reread it. It did not imply that anyone has a 6 figure income, it did not imply that the shoes are wrongly priced, it did not imply that or Dr. Ponseti are trying to take advantage of us. Re read it with an open mind and you will hopefully stop being so harsh. And yes, your reply's were harsh. I will forgive and forget and move on now. Donna Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 28, 2005 Report Share Posted September 28, 2005 Okay kids, this is not what we do here. Everyone to their corners! I think we can all agree that $300 IS expensive. Donna, please know that if people were upset by your questions it is only because we have this intense passion about Dr. Ponseti and are very protective of anyone saying anything that could remotely be construed as being derogatory about him (or in this case his " partner " ). Many parents here, regardless of the expense, owe their baby's maintaining their correction without blisters or sores to those shoes. Now, in the other corner: I think Donna was simply trying to say that $300 is expensive and we can all agree with that. It also upsets her to think that there are people who do take advantage of others in their time of need, read NOT . Everybody okay now? Smiles everyone, smiles!! > I just have to respond again. I went back and reread my original > email, and I truly believe those of you who felt the need to " set the > record straight " missed the whole point of the message and need to > reread it. It did not imply that anyone has a 6 figure income, it did > not imply that the shoes are wrongly priced, it did not imply that > or Dr. Ponseti are trying to take advantage of us. Re > read it with an open mind and you will hopefully stop being so harsh. > And yes, your reply's were harsh. I will forgive and forget and move > on now. > > Donna > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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