I went to the store to make sure I ordered the right size first. They were more than I wanted to pay at the store to try them out. I have plantar fasciitis pretty bad and was needing a shoe to wear around the house and out, if need be (just casually). These shoes have turned around my PF problems so drastically that I WILL be getting another pair, one that is more "out" appropriate as the ones I got look a little more like slippers. I LOVE them.