I've been skating since February (am very much a beginner) and ended up buying my first pair of skates in March after dealing with terrible rental skates. I went to my rink's pro shop and ended up with the Riedell 133 TS. I've been mostly happy with them since.
However, a couple months ago I noticed I was having issues falling onto my inside edge (this issue likely existed all along but I didn't know enough to notice), in particular on my left foot. My coach and the pro shop guy checked the blades and everything looked straight so it was recommended that I purchase the yellow superfeet insoles for pronation. The insoles definitely help and I'm no longer falling on the inside edge. Unfortunately, since buying the insoles (I've probably only skated for 6 hours so far with them), I'm now dealing with horrible foot pain (to the point where I don't want to skate because of the pain). When the boots are on, I feel like I'm standing on cement. That said, I can deal with that. The problem is, the longer I wear the skates, the more my feet hurt. My left foot hurts a lot more than my right foot (I could probably deal with my right foot, but not the left) and the pain is in the arch and outside of my foot. At this point, it hurts to walk for a little while when I first get off the ice.
At this point, I'm assuming with the superfeet, the skates just don't fit? Perhaps they are too narrow, at least with the insoles? I'm not exactly sure, what, if any, options I have beyond buying new skates. I can put back in my old insoles and deal with falling in on the inside edge? I can revisit the pro shop and see what they have to say (unfortunately, I sort of got the feeling that my issues as a beginner skater were considered... insignificant?)? I can explore buying new skates, but it's probably NOT going to be in the cards right away--too many other expenses on the table right now.
Anyway, any ideas or suggestions?