I was very excited when I found these sandals on amazon.  I bought them to wear on vacation in Italy, and felt that they would go with anything and could bring less in the shoe department with me.  I wore them at home for several weeks to break them in, and thought that they would be fine since I have owned Birkenstock sandals before, but after getting there, and all the walking that we were doing, no luck, I ended up buying another pair of sandals to wear. They were killing my feet.  Seven months later, I took them back out again to  see if I could break them in some more, before we go on a european cruise in May, and again, I am sorry to say that I am unable to wear them for any length of time.  They are fine for wearing for a short run to the store, or if you are not going to be on your feet for extended amount of time, otherwise I cannot recommend them for comfort.  They look so nice, and I am very disappointed that they are still so stiff to wear.  At least they only cost me $19. dollars by using my Amazon CC points.