I had been researching these and really wanted to try them so when I saw these were on sale for $49.00, I took advantage of the opportunity. I have bunions and arthritis in my feet. I also teach high school and am on my feet all the time. Cheap shoes are just not always the best for my feet. I have to have a good fit and support. I was so excited to get these. They arrived laced upside down which is probably not the correct term for it but it makes it harder to loosen/tighten the laces. I wore them the way they came the first day I wore them. I will probably unlace them and try the traditional lacing style next time. My heels slipped just barely and not all the time. I wore thin liner footies that covered the back of my heels so I didn't have any blisters. I believe that with the traditional lacing and some footies with back of the heel cushion, these will be fine. I gave four stars because of the fabric bleeding so badly. The color is more like a crimson/wine red. I wore mine with denim jeggings and my footies were gray. The dye would probably ruin anything in a light or white color. Because of the heel slippage, I will try a slip on Taos in a half size smaller.