I had purchased this shoe before in the purple color and loved them. They were so comfortable that I used them for all my activities, gym, walking etc. I do some kind of exercise every day, after about 8 months they still looked great but we're loosing their support. So I feel like I defiantly got my monies worth as I got a lot of wear out of them. I plan to wear my new ones at the gym and can still use the old ones for light workouts. They are very comfortable and fit true to size, I wear 8.5 in all my regular shoes but some athletic shoes I have to get a half size larger, these at 8.5 fit perfectly. Before this purchase I shopped local stores and could not find anything as comfortable even in the $100 range, these are definatly a bargain. I wasn't sure about the color in the picture but was pleasantly surprised when I received them, they are not too bright and the base color is a soft grey. The purple ones are also a great color combination. They arrived a day ahead of expected delivery date, I will definatly purchase these again, hopefully they will still be available in around 8 months time!