I have arthritis and a very long foot (13 medium) so I have limited options. New Balance has been my everything shoe: black ones for work, other colors for weekends, and my fave has been the 847. Then the 847s started going away in my size, leaving me with the 847v2. This is the first and only New Balance shoe I have returned, and I have bought many. It feels very tight on my left foot, and the overall support and comfort of the shoe was very poor. I would never have guessed this was a shoe made by my beloved New Balance. The quality also did not seem as high, though of course the price is still as high as ever. It seems NB is moving away from made in america as well, which set it apart from a lot of the competition. I am exploring other options and I am willing to pay more for quality, good fit, and made in the USA. That used to be NB.