Many, many reviewers of late have commented on Amazon's site about their respective disappointments with New Balance shoes.  Most of these complaints have centered around the recipients' discovering that the shoes they had ordered were either ill-fitting, or had structural defects (such as a slipping shoe tongue, causing the laces to rub against the feet).  Having owned numerous pairs of New Balance walking shoes myself, I was wary when I ordered these MW847s, at a cost of $109.  Sure enough, when they arrived, I sadly realized they were way, way too short:  I wear a size 14B, and these were probably a size 12D.  Ever since New Balance started making most of their shoes in China, it seems these types of problems are appearing.  Anyway, I naturally returned them to Amazon (great refund policy, with absolutely no problems whatsoever [Amazon rocks!]), and, in turn, ordered a pair of Reebok running shoes (that's right:  running, not walking!), for only $42, and they fit perfectly, and are very comfortable.  I shall not order any more New Balance shoes:  the company has simply become too undependable.