KneesUp
Guru
Did I mention a bike shop...you use someone who knows what they are doing, which may or may not be someone in a bike shop.....500 miles a month = lot of time to spend putting pressure on 3 contact points. If your set up is slightly out it will create issues. Looking online for a solution is going to be hit and miss. For you it's a miss.
So, what you should have said is something along the lines of "I had problems with clip in shoes as no matter how hard I tried I couldn't get them set up right. I didn't have money to spend on getting someone who knows what they are doing to set me up properly so it was best for me to use normal shoes"
There we go.
Go for a ride a chill the chuff out will you? I've just got to work and am having a few minutes down time while I cool down and my notifications are all you getting shirty with someone for having a different opinion that you about what works for them.
Sorry to reply to posts directed at you @Brandane