these shoes alleviated purt near all of my foot pain.  the first few days, not even two weeks, of using them, my calves burned and ached as my giddyup went through an adjustment.  but i immediately noticed that my feet didn't hurt.  soon, my calves fell into line and there was no more issues.  just that short learning curve for your body to adjust to its new stride.  i bought a pair of NB811's as daily sneakers, but i liked the 927's so much that i'd wear them whenever i knew that there was a possibility that i'd need my feet on a given day.  i soon just started wearing them all the time and resigned myself to buying a new pair more often.  they're expensive, but if you have foot-pain then they're well worth it.

the quality is very good.  i was able to walk/work/wear mine for a year with the treads just starting to have bald spots in the places where excessive wear used to show on my other footwear, the rest of the tread showing a more even wear.  i read a review concerning slight scuffs cutting through the shallow dye of the leather.  this is true, but application of some anti-scuff dye is a small price to pay for a shoe that doesn't fall apart and makes my feet feel like new money.

yeah, so the dog ate them one day when she was home alone too long and the shoes were accessible.