I highly recommend these for anyone who has struggled with cheapo brand shoes (i.e., shoes bought in a store whose name ends with "Less" or "Mart") not fitting their wider feet.  I've purchased New Balance before specifically for their reputation for making comfortable shoes for those of us with wide feet, and this particular style fits my feet very well.  It took about a week of breaking in, but once the shoes were broken in, my feet thanked me for the purchase.