I invested in a pair of Josef Seibel Tanya Oxfords when spending that much money on a pair of shoes was pretty much unthinkable. Those shoes gave me a half a dozen years of pain-free feet despite walking up to 10 hours on hard floors. Had I known then what I know now, I'd have run up my credit card debt to buy out the store's stock of those shoes.

Ever since those shoes wore out, I've been looking for comparably comfortable shoes. These looked like they might do the trick. I was really looking forward to their arrival. I liked the uppers with the smooth leather and adjustable strap. The rubber sole should provide reasonable cushion when walking on hard surfaces. The disappointment? On the interior of the shoe, the rubber floor of the shoe is concave in the heel area.

The removable foam insoles are fairly thick, but they are overly soft and feel cheap. They do not remain well seated in the shoes. Also, the website description said leather insole inserts, not foam insole inserts. Leather inserts, even if only partially leather, would be far more substantial than foam inserts.