I'm not the average buyer of these New Balance 993 shoes but felt compelled to share why I continue to buy them. I work in an automotive parts warehouse and 5 days a week, I am on my feet and walking. I walk an average of 7 miles a day. I went through the roughest year trying to find a shoe that fit right. I used to wear Nikes but they didn't fit my foot for this type of activity. I would have the sorest feet at the end of the day. I tried many brands and styles, finally settling on the New Balance MR993.

  I wear a 10 2E in this model though a 9 1/2 4E will work in a pinch (No pun intended). I walk on concrete and wood floors and rarely get sore feet. If I do, it is gone in the next day. After about 6 months, I can feel my feet getting sore several days in a row and it's time to switch to a new pair. The old pair gets relegated to yard duty and the old yard duty pair gets thrown out. I don't run in these ever, due to a back injury. Just because they are designed for running though doesn't mean they won't work for other purposes and I love mine.

  I have tried other models of New Balance and the 1200 series (1221, 1223, 1226) also work very well. They have gotten very flashy though in recent models so I have been buying the 993s. I appreciate that the 993s are made in the USA and wish the 1200 series were also.