Loved the shoes, so much that I bought three different pairs trying to get a good fit.  Alas, it was not meant to be for me...I usually wear a 10.5E.  I had read somewhere that the shoes might run a 1/2 size small, so I tried a 11E.  Nope.  Tried a 11.5E.  Nope.  Tried a 11D.  Not even close.

Here's my take on the problem.  For whatever reason, NB made the shoe with a fairly comfortable heel and midshoe box.  The problem for me came in the toe box - it was simply too short in the vertical distance from the top of the shoe to the sole at the front of the shoe.  It felt like my toes were being squished in the shoes.

The shoes looked very well made and were otherwise comfortable.  Thanks to Amazon for making the purchase and return so simple.  Here's another star for Amazon - they issued credit for the returns the same day I dropped them off at the UPS store.  That's service!!!