Richelson's Feet First

Thank you Paul and the good people at Richelson’s Feet First from a happy customer of over 23 years! I am a high school track coach and I would highly recommend Richelson’s Feet First to anyone who is experiencing; foot, knee or hip pain while walking or running. Not only are orthotics and good shoes cheaper than new joints, they are faster fixes. I first became a client of Richelson’s many years ago when I was a 3 sport high school athlete playing football, basketball and track. My chronic shin splints were so bad that I could not walk without pain, let alone run. I went to doctors and tried generic foot insoles but none of them worked. Then I showed up at Richelson’s and Paul worked his magic! He created a pair of custom orthotics for me that have lasted more than 23 years. I will say that again for emphasis, I have been wearing the same pair of orthotics everyday for the past 23 years. I have worn them through high school athletics and college. I have worn them hiking in the Alps, Appalachia, and out West. I currently put about 20,000 steps a day on them. Using that as my average, I would have put approximately 168,000,000 steps or over 90,000 miles so far! That is almost 4 times around Earth in the same pair of Custom Orthotics. I have only had to “re-top” the orthotics a few times as I eventually wear through the flexible cushioned sole with the unending pounding. After each “re-topping”, it is like they are brand new again! Paul also educated me on which shoes I should buy to help support my feet best. I am not exaggerating when I say that Richelson’s Feet First has changed my life. I am not the only client that feels this way. The shop is full of similar stories from appreciative customers including professional, semi-pro and retired athletes. Of course Richelson’s expertise is not limited to just shoe orthotics; they have years of experience honing the craft of custom ski boot fitting going back to the 1970’s when my own father was one of the first people doing this at his ski shops. I am not affiliated with the shop and in no way have been paid or compensated by them, other than the years of rich experiences that I would have never had without their orthotics. If I could give them more stars, I would!
Apr 6th, 2021

Amazing service and custom inserts. My son and I both have had great experiences with John. Would give more stars if I could! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐
Apr 18th, 2020

Changed my life. These guys really know what they are doing . I have seen four doctors have had various forms of treatment, and have gotten no relief . No one had ever spent as much time talking to me about my feet ! They were very thorough . I had to cut back my hours at work because my feet were becoming such a problem . I am able to walk and stand like I haven’t been able to in many years. I never thought I could feel almost no pain at all!!
Apr 11th, 2020

Reading these reviews makes me feel better about this business. A few years back I went there to get dialed in. My boots were not bad but you know they can always be better. Most of my skiing was in beer leagues and anyplace that had gate training. I heard good things about these guys so I went. I was given a trainee and then the boss. The results were horrible. Completely out of balance and painful. It took 2 days. On the first day I paid in full since they had a good rep from what I was told The boots were unusable. After they said they were done they tried to give me the bums rush. I said I can’t ski in these. They said you’ll be fine. I wanted some $ crack ...no way. I’m not going to small claims over this but very disappointed. I tore their work out and did some work myself. I had them back to where they were to start. Maybe I was too greedy to have them more dialed in but I was so disappointed. I hope they are better at their craft now. As always buyer beware.
Mar 11th, 2020

Fantastic boot fitter. I'd give more stars if possible. Paul is a nice guy also.
Jan 16th, 2018