"I was nervous after reading these reviews so I went to the store and tried the shoe on in person (even walked around for a bit). I purchased the shoes and have been wearing them to work ever since. I'm going to order another pair because I feel these won't last that long (not exactly a high quality shoe). Also, if you walk on a lot of hard wood floors I'd recommend putting no skid stickies on the bottom of the heel portion of the shoe (the ball of foot has rubber sole)."