I wanted to like these shoes, I really did. They had such great reviews on Amazon, which is usually rare with such high heels because so many people give 2 star reviews because they are used to wearing Danskos and then sudden get 5" pumps and can't walk in them.

I should mention, I wear a ton of tall shoes. And I agree that these are really difficult to walk in. Not because of the height, but because the tiny little back part that is supposed to hold your heel in. Who designed that?! It either digs into your ankle or lets the shoe just flop off when you walk. There is no happy medium. These also run a tad big, my usual size is a 6 and they feel big but not quite a full half size too big, probably the reason they flop off so easily.

The ball of foot comfort is fine, which is usually the issue with pumps this high. These are just... really poorly designed (although the design does look great, I will give them that). The heel part is too small, even for my size 6 feet. And I have small ankles. and since it is smaller than the width of a quarter, there is no way to get heel grips on. I tried to use some moleskin to help, but no luck.