I was pleased with these shoes when I first tried them on. They fit perfectly. Then I wore them for about an hour. I have never worn such uncomfortable shoes in my life. Even the cheapest shoes I ever owned did not hurt like these. There isn't enough padding in the front and the balls of my feet ached terribly, and this has never happened to me before. I got a blister on my instep, and blisters on both heels. I have bunions and hammer toes, and as long as I buy shoes wide enough at the toe area, they don't bother me. There was so much room, my toes kept overlapping and squishing my toes together, so that caused even more pain. I have been wearing easy spirit for about twenty years, and it looks like I will be wearing them another twenty. Now those shoes are comfortable.