I ordered these shoes b/c I had a pair of red ones I bought at Sears which lasted a really long time and were the most comfortable shoes I've ever had.  They are also the first pair of shoes I've had that are actually as wide as my foot.  I had to pay a little extra for the blue (not sure why.)  I ordered with the model number of the red shoes, and these are actually not quite the same as the ones I had.  They look the same and seem to "measure up" the same when I held them together, but they are not as comfortable as the first pair I had.  Still a good wide shoe, but not the instantly, perfectly-comfy pair I had hoped for.