The shoes fit fine and are comfortable.  The problem with the shoes are the eyelets the laces go through.  They have rough edges and completely destroy the leather shoelaces in no time.  I end up having to replace the leather laces almost monthly and that gets expensive as leather laces are not cheap.  Never had this problem with Rockport's or Sperry's.  It never would have entered my mind as ever being a problem with shoes like this until I bought these.  I am about to head to a shoe repair store to see if the eyelets can be replaced.  But that's just more cost.  I shouldn't have to constantly be paying for laces or paying to correct manufacturing defects in a pair a new shoes.