I really wanted to like these sandals. I thought the arch support would help my plantar fasciitis and my flat feet. Instead, they have a painfully hard foot bed, with such a high arch that they hurt!!  I have found a lot of the Vionic sandals have very high arches. Instead of helping my foot problems, they hurt!! I'm sure these would be great for someone who needed a very high arch and firm support, but I'll stick with Ahnu.