[ChanneledMs]

Thank you for the responses @mothered

You're welcome.

Is there a way I can still SE this or should I just chalk this down as a lesson and send them back?

There's always another approach with each and every SE.

Are the shoes packed In a standard shoebox whereby they're not visible externally?

Keeping that in mind.
Also the shoes are packed in a standard shoebox where they aren’t externally visible.. the shoebox is then covered with the thin ASOS wrapping over the package.