In the past I have bought cheap running/walking shoes at stores like Target and Walmart.  I have never had a fitting problem - just grabbed any 11.5 wide shoe off the shelf and they all fit fine.  But now I wanted to get better cushioned shoes to protect my body from the ground pounding while running, so I began to search for shoes from the premium brand manufacturers (Asics, New Balance, Brooks, Saucony, etc.).  What a nightmare!  What I found it that sizes differ across companies and across brands from the same company by full sizes for both width and length.  And where the length was OK the width was often not so for the size I've always bought.  I searched the stores and could not find wide sizes in neutral shoes.  Then I ordered many brands from several companies and none fit well - had to return them immediately after trying out of the box.  It was like going to the shoe stores and trying multiple ones there, only I had to go through the hassle of shipping back and forth.  FINALLY I found these shoes from Saucony.  In my opinion, Saucony makes the best fitting shoes of any of these manufacturers.  Unlike the others they are not too narrow or snug fitting - which is my preference.  And in the Saucony brand, these shoes had better heel support than their newer and more expensive models.  So after running in them the first time today, I bought another 2 pair before they ran out.  I don't know how durable they will be - the uppers don't seem as sturdy as the other brands - but the shoes were also half the price of the other brands I bought.  So once again, the more expensive products are not always the best.  I strongly recommend these (and any Saucony) running shoes for people like me who prefer wider shoes with more room in them (and I do not think I have big feet by any means).  On a separate note, I really wish these manufacturers would standardize their sizes so customers can find proper fitting shoes without going through this mess.  The good news is that Amazon allows free return shipping on shoes/clothing bought directly from them (be careful that you get them from Amazon and not one of their parners).  I wish free shipping was faster (for free shipping it seemed like it took forever to process the order and get it out the door), but if you can't find shoes in the stores your size, Amazon is the best option I have found for buying running shoes.