I want to like these shoes.  I bought a pair at Nordstrom Rack on sale.  Like other reviewers I've been a Merrell guy for years, despite the fact that the soles on their shoes are not great on ice and tend to wear out very quickly.  The comfort and ease of getting them on and off make Merrells great.

However, this shoe is hard to get on. As others have said, the tab (too small anyway) at the back is not connected to the cloth collar at the back of the shoe.  This means that it is very hard to get the shoe on without rolling this collar under.  Shoe horns help but not completely.

And yes, the insole is absolute crap.  I replaced mine with SuperFeet green and solved that problem.  However, the new insole is thicker, which makes the shoes even tighter.