I ordered these shoes directly from Amazon and was so excited, but in opening the box I found that they were definitely a prior return, with scuffing to the toes and some kind of gunk on one of the buckles. Such a bummer, especially for $95! That said, these shoes are so beautiful, quality construction, really rich color (Rioja) and I would love to have them, but Amazon is all out! I have never had trouble with shoes from Amazon before so it won't turn me off from ordering shoes from them again. Also I tried them on and think the sizing is pretty true, though maybe slightly closer to 8.5 than 8.