I bought both of my daughters (ages 4 and 8) a pair of these shoes for our vacation.  They both loved the shoes when they saw them and were excited to wear them to an indoor waterpark we visited.  Within less than an hour, both girls were complaining that the shoes were hurting their feet.  To my surprise, when i asked them to remove them so I could take a look, my eldest daughter who has narrow feet had red marks/welts in multiple areas; the most significant near the velcro strap.  My youngest with slightly wide feet had the same marks but worse and a few circular welts from the imprint of the shoe on the outer part of her foot.  Definitely returning them!