Bought these today while my husband got his. We both got Merrell barefoot glove shoes, his are bright yellow men's. I got these in the teal color and they are amazing! I'm not a runner at all, these will be regular sneakers for me. I have issues with regular sneakers- all that support kills my knees and hips. I've been wearing skate type shoes until now, because they have a flat sole and don't hurt so much. Even in those, standing is rather uncomfortable. Wearing these though, I don't want to sit down! They make me want to run and move all around, and with just a little support on the ball of the foot, they feel like walking on a cloud.

However, try them on in the store first, wearing socks that you might normally wear when using them for running or what have you. I noticed the same stretchy fabric on the heel as others have mentioned, and it is uncomfortable. I had luckily gone a little big, so socks fit with these for me and problem solved. If you are totally avoiding socks, I reccomend a style that doesn't have the little stretchy band, I can see how it could have ruined these for me.

All in all, these are amazing. As long as you don't mind wearing socks, and take that into account when sizing.