<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/New-Balance-Men-s-MW955-Walking-Shoe/dp/B001FWY328/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">New Balance Men's MW955 Walking Shoe</a>First, I bought these shoes to address a plantar fasciitis problem and to that end they are excellent, just as effective as the New Balance 978 shoes that I also wear.  Second, I think Amazon misled me by describing these 955 shoes as new.  Here is a copy of the email I sent to Amazon:  I'm NOT returning the New Balance 955 shoes I ordered through Amazon BUT clearly these shoes which were described as new were not in fact new.  In addition to the 955 shoes, I also ordered, through Amazon, New Balance 846 and 927 shoes.  And what a huge difference.  Tags had to be cut off the 846 and 927 shoes.  There were no tags on the 955 shoes.  The laces were neat and tied up on the 846 and 927 shoes.  The laces on the 955 shoes had been obviously used.  The 846 and 927 shoes smelled new.  The 955 shoes didn't.  So, did Amazon sell me returned shoes?  Seconds?  What is going on here?