Now This, Is A Real Monster Slipper

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When Todd Boddingham ordered monster design slippers from an online retailer, he did not really expect them to be monster sized too. But that's exactly what showed up at his doorstep all because, someone missed reading the decimal point!

The 27-year old who wears a size 13 on his left foot and 14.5 on his right, has always had to custom order shoes because of the size disparity. Apparently, when the factory that online retailer Monster Slippers uses in China received the order, they missed the decimal point and instead thought the number was 1,450 and just went ahead and made the giant shoe.

They maintain that they did not think it was odd, even though the other shoe was a paltry size 13, just assuming that the monster one was for a store display or a fuzzy bed!

The best part is, Todd was charged just the regular $23 USD for the pair and even, sent a replacement 14.5 size slipper for free, once the company discovered their error. As for the giant shoe? Todd just plans to place it on auction site eBay and sell it to the highest bidder!

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Dolasia, Meera. “Now This, Is A Real Monster Slipper.” DOGOnews. October 20, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://www.dogonews.com/2011/10/20/now-this-is-a-real-monster-slipper.
502 Comments
  • Chris Malmost 14 years
    This article was really cool because that was one big shoe all because people misread a decimal point. i think i want that shoe and it was such irony also, a monster slipper.
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    • Caryn M.almost 14 years
      This article was really cool because he actually thought it was going to be a regular size shoe/ slipper. I think it would be really cool to get a shoe that big because them I would just sleep in it and have a fuzzy sleep but other people they would think that would be kind of weird for me to sleep in a giant slipper.
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      • Tara,Izzyalmost 14 years
        Tara- I would want to get that monster slipper! Izzy-There is one bad thing that is you can get fur on you!!!!!!!!!!
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        • Brittanyalmost 14 years
          Amazing
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          • seoyeonalmost 14 years
            I just want to have it! For my bed: )
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            • pooka
              pookaalmost 14 years
              i wonder if they will give me one...
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            • kacycutie2000
              kacycutie2000almost 14 years
              This thing is HUGE!!!! OMG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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              • justinalmost 14 years
                funny
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                • abbyalmost 14 years
                  SOOOOOOOOOO BIG !!!
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                  • tms ladyalmost 14 years
                    lol that was very silly of them!
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                    Dolasia, Meera. “Now This, Is A Real Monster Slipper.” DOGOnews, DOGO Media, Inc., 20 Oct, 2011, www.dogonews.com/2011/10/20/now-this-is-a-real-monster-slipper. Accessed 14 Jan. 2026.

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                    Dolasia, Meera. “Now This, Is A Real Monster Slipper.” DOGOnews, DOGO Media, Inc., 20 Oct, 2011, Web. 14 Jan. 2026.

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                    Dolasia, Meera. “Now This, Is A Real Monster Slipper.” DOGOnews. October 20, 2011. Accessed January 14, 2026. https://www.dogonews.com/2011/10/20/now-this-is-a-real-monster-slipper.

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                    Dolasia, M. (2011, October 20). Now This, Is A Real Monster Slipper. Retrieved 2026, January 14, from https://www.dogonews.com/2011/10/20/now-this-is-a-real-monster-slipper

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