I am fairly disappointed with the "new Merrells" after being a devotee of theirs for 9 years now. I work outside on concrete streets and have a lifelong history of othopedic issues, one of which is now a painful growing bunion and Morton's neuroma. Working outside was beating up my whole body so bad in regular shoes, that when I found Merrells' wide toe boxes, extra-wide widths and excellent arch support (Q form alignment) I began to wear nothing but Merrels. I have shoes, boots and sandals all by Merrell. In the last few years, their shoes seems to be changing to be much narrower, not true to size (too small) and the Q-form alignment doesn't feel the same or support the same at all. These Salix Ballet shoes gave me terrible blood blisters on the back of my heels, and are so narrow I almost cant fit the shoe onto the foot with the beginning-bunion, and now will have to buy a shoe stretcher just to wear them,(which wouldn't have happened with the previous Merrell Moccasin/Loafer designs which were wider. I miss my Primo Mocs so much, wish they hadn't fallen apart last year; they don't make them anymore either). I decided to try and break them in at home before hitting the streets but it doesn't seem to have helped. I need that Q form alignment (which no one else has) but had to put several layers of ugly flesh colored moleskin over the back of the heel, ruining the sleek look of the black shoe, just to prevent more blisters. And I needed a slip-on loafer for the summer, but as they apparently do not make shoes in wide widths anymore, and have no sizes above 11, I couldn't exchange them for a bigger/better fitting pair. I feel a bit cheated by Merrell. I earn my money the hard way, on my feet all day, and paying them another $100 to be in this much (initial?) pain and dysfunction is a serious bummer. Hopefully they will break in soon and I will be able to wear them to work.