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There's metal shoehorns which are nearly indestructible.
You probably can't order from this shop wherever you're from, but my parents have this model: https://shop.wenko.de/Wohnen/Zubehoer/Schuhloeffel-Extra-Lang-58-5-cm-rostfreier-Edelstahl
And yeah, that very much feels like you could repurpose it as a makeshift katana in some fictional zombie outbreak...
Nearly?!? I mean sure a furnace or a steam roller or a nuclear blast might do it but….putting on shoes?
Well, you do have a pretty big lever there. If your shoes are rather tight and you really gotta work your way in there, then you're gonna exert quite a bit of force...
Dude. 1/2 size larger maybe?
I kid but seriously. I once made the mistake of getting new shoes RIGHT before a convention where I was on my feet for 8-10 hours a day and no time to get different ones. They were too tight and that pressure caused me pain for years.
I mean, I don't know what shoes OP is wearing, but if you've got uncushioned shoes (leather shoes or fake leather or whatever), then you do want them to be basically skin-tight. Otherwise, they'll grind up and down your feet and give you blisters.
But yeah, of course, if they crush your feet, that's no good either. 🫠
I find it weird that nobody mentioned this. If you don't have back problems and you're tired of shoe horns breaking, in addition to reconsidering your technique, get a short metal one.
My ex GF bought me those and they were great for the first 12 months then they both deformed.