While I did not purchase this shoe from Amazon.com, I just have to say they are ridiculously comfortable shoes. I have the linen/oat version with the longer toe box, and right out of the box they were comfortable and did not cause any blisters, etc like I usually get from new shoes. I have bony feet and the shorter toe box version hit me in the wrong spots, but the pair with the longer toe area was perfect. I can't say enough good things about these shoes. If you are contemplating buying a pair, I highly suggest you do! For me, they were about half a size too big. I generally wear a size 8 but they were slipping off my heel, whereas a 7.5 fits perfectly.