When I first got this sneaker just before my trip in July, I loved them.  My heels & arch were supported and helped me.  Within a month of wearing them, the sneaker started breaking down in the arch/heel support and by September, I could not wear them anymore, they were so bad and hurt my feet.  The internal components of these sneakers are weak, to say the least, and the support should not break down that quickly, so it tells me that the products used in the construction is cheap.  Having paid a lot of money for these sneakers, I was truly very disappointed and will not purchase them again.  I need good support and they were advertised as such.