While they did rub my pinky toe the first week or so, the shoes have softened up tremendously -- especially in the footbed, where the padding is starting to mold itself to my feet! I got these because I have persistent lower body joint pain (I'm an avid runner who runs on the concrete sidewalks of NYC) but I didn't want to compromise on fashion; they still lack the serious support that other Clarks shoes might have, but that's the trade off you have to make, I guess, for getting shoes that distinctly do *not* look like your stereotypical Clarks sandals.

These shoes run TTS; I'm a 7.5 usually, with the ability to go to 8 for certain brands if they run AA narrow or a little small, and the 7.5 in these shoes fit perfectly!