I have very problematic feet.  I have both very long toes and flat feet.  It is very hard for me to buy a comfortable pair of shoes.  I actually have wiggle room for my toes.  You might laugh- but these shoes look like the classy European shoes my kids have.  They do not look like sneakers at all.  They come in a sketchers box and include a few pamphlets on health and a dvd (which I haven't watched yet).  Yes- these shoes even on sale are very pricey- but I have learned that you get what you pay for.  They look like they are very well made.  The real test is not now- but by the end of summer when I have put them through their paces.