I have now owned 7 pairs of Hi-Tecs, both the Altitude IV and V's and this pair is cut smaller than all of the others. I have already shredded the box and tags as the other 6 pairs I owned fit perfectly, so now a return is not possible. This is a brand that I have grown to love over the years and now I am going to have to start looking at others as this was $80 down the drain.