Dansko's quality has continually declined since their split with Sanita a few years back in 2007. Sanita made the Dansko clogs for years until Dansko went their separate way and decided to produce their clog elsewhere, so now Dansko's are now made in China, whereas Sanita's are still made in Europe. The quality difference is VERY evident.

Not realizing that Dansko wasn't held to the same standard as it used to be I ordered a Dansko professional and the professional XP as well. They were so clunky, huge and heavy, I felt like a child wearing my dad's shoes!! Plus the sizes on the Dansko's were so inconsistent I wasn't able to find a size that fit, even when I went to the Walking company store and tried on several different pairs of the same size, one 38 was almost right, the next was way too tight, one 39 was way to wide, the next just plain huge in every way.

Dansko will accredit it to the hand made feature but those of us who have been wearing hand made clogs for some time can attest to the fact that it is so much more than that, Dansko is just not the same shoe that made it famous in the first place. Now it's just poor quality. I wear a 7.5 US, sometimes an 8 which put me perfectly in a size 38. Whereas a 38 used to fit me perfectly now they are too short and my big toe smashes every so slightly up against the end to the shoe when I take a step, well no biggie, I'll just order up one size. So i ordered the 39 which was so huge it flopped off with every step, even with thick socks there was just no way to make them work. 38's too small, 39 way to big. why the huge jump?!  I have a normal foot, never worn or needed to wear a narrow or wide ever in my life so when these shoes fit so incredibly wide and clompy, I knew that it wasn't my foot but their shoe.

But the most disappointing point of all was that the quality had noticeably declined.

I had the same issue with the XP's. And a little known fact about the XP memory foam version is that the memory foam base will only last a few months TOPS before going flat, and the cost to replace just the inserts is $40 a pair...ouch! So after I realized that Danskos wouldn't work anymore, I decided to search for another clog, that's when  I did some research and discovered that Dansko had made the break from the original maker of the shoe (sanita). I didn't realize that you could actually order Sanita's until then. That's when I decided to try a pair of Sanita clogs instead. SOO happy that I did!!! Now I have the quality I remember in a size that fits perfectly. So for those of you on the fence....try Sanita's instead. THey were the makers of Dansko that made them famous in the first place. They are better quality, better materials, not made in China, and not so wide you can barely keep them on without sizing down to the point where they are way too small. You won't be disappointed. However, due take note because when I went to scrubs and beyond to try the KOI clogs (made by Sanita as well) to get an idea of sizing,  I did chose to size up so now I wear a size 39, but who cares...the quality is back and they actually fit!!