I should have considered the design of the upper body of this shoe; all of the different pieces of materials that are sewn together to construct it and how many of these seams fall right along and around the little toe. After wearing these for a couple of hours it feels like there is a pebble in my shoe and it is wedged right between my little toe and the shoe. I have worn these around the house several times and a hour at a time to the market thinking I needed to 'break them in'. I have tried lacing them tight and loose and varying degrees in-between and it has not helped, also this is only on the right shoe; funny thing is my problem foot is the left one! I did wear these the other day while running errands all day (7 Hrs) and the left shoe was starting to bother the little toe on that foot also, but that was the longest I have worn these shoe. (I was limping on the right foot by the time I got home!). The foot bed on the other hand is great! I Love it. I'm not going to spend more money to get a shoe stretcher but I will try a different style in the Ortaheel as I very much like the insole of this brand!