So, these sat in my cart for maybe three months as I looked around. I am a couple of weeks away from a road trip where Ill be trekking around a lot of national parks, and I needed the right shoe. I was hesitant to buy something that needed to be such a perfect fit online. But these are amazing! Very worth the price. They have a LOT of arch support. As a frequent Vans and Toms wearer, it feels weird, but supportive and wonderful too. They didn't even need broken in, they immediately were comfortable. Only thing is, I need to wear them with socks taller than the top of the boot or it rubs in a way that hurts. So no ankle socks. But any standard taller sock is fine and perfect and then these feel great. They are also very cute as far as hiking type boots go.