I bought these, never having owned New balance shoes.  But I have a problem if I wear anything like heels or saddles for to long my back and calves hurt.  I need a good supportive shoe that can handle my walking and my day to day life.

These certainly hold up, I went shopping (mall) for a few hours an no pain, the next day I was able to go hiking for a couple hours with no foot pain as well.

They are quite cute too.

I only gave them 4 stars for 1 reason.  New Balance claims to be an American brand name shoe and made by Americans (on their website) but these say "Made in China"
I think its important to buy American made so I was a bit disappointed that these were not.

But its a good shoe and I do really like them