I wore these shoes for 2 day in a row at work and both days by the time my punch hour came along (only 4-4.5 hours into my shift) my feet were hurting so badly that I could barely even stand. I decided to take out the insoles that came with the shoes and put in my doctor Scholls arch supports instead. Not only did this give my toes tons of extra space in the toes (made them stop being squished and stop getting blisters) but it also made the pain in my heels go away completely.  Other than the horrible insoles these shoes are pretty great. They are durable and support my chronically weak ankles (I have sprained both of them more times than I can count). Most of the negative reviews on these shoes seem to be because the buyer was to stupid to realize that you have to lace them a little bit looser so they aren't so tight in certain spots