Opening Ceremony laetitia platform lug booties

i'll start with the good news. Success! a toronto retailer finally carried a pair of shoes i saw online and fell in love with and wanted very much. so i must say kudos to the Room at The Bay queen street! now the bad news. they were extremely uncomfortable! the platform did not offset the height of the heel and the result was that "i'm leaning forward feeling" you get when you wear sky high heals. needless to say i was disappointed, i guess the search continues...