I used to love Eccos, swore by them, but after my last 3 attempts to buy a good pair of them I've given up and realized that what Ecco was is not what Ecco is anymore.<br /><br />These shoes felt great for the first 30 minutes of wear but after that my feet started to ache a bit, and after a couple of hours I could barely walk and I began to have blisters. I wasn't hiking a trail, I was walking about town with rest stops.<br />When I went to an Ecco store and mentioned this, they said that's typical of many of their newer styles - they are more about the look than function. Which I never cared as much about the looks as the feel anyhow (what good is a pretty pair of shoes if you cry every time you wear them?).<br /><br />Ecco customer service is also terrible, I'm glad I purchased these through Amazon and if I ever tried a pair again I would likely buy from here or someplace such as Nordstrom - you know, a company that cares if the shoes leave your feet bleeding and sore.