I have had many different pairs of New Balance shoes over my lifetime and have been happy with EVERY SINGLE PAIR until now.  The problem with this shoe is that the tongue of each shoe will slide over to the outside of the shoe within minutes of putting them on.  I tried over-compensating, various lacing patterns, tightening the laces to the point where the shoes were just not comfortable, and others, each of which did not "fix" the problem.  I also went so far as to purchase a pair of "tongue traps" that slide over each shoe tongue and has a horizontal loop on it, rather than just the vertical loop that is sewn into the tongue, to run the laces through.  While the Tongue Traps helped the problem a little, the sliding to the outside still happens every time I wear the shoes.  Therefore, I am thinking there is a design or manufacturing problem with the pair I purchased, but am not sure if it is just my pair or the entire line.

I think I will try and see if NB will exchange them for another model, but since I have worn them a little bit, my hopes are not high......

You might want to think about a different NB model other than this one.