These shoes are absolutely wonderful, I have plantar fasciitis so it is hard for me to find comfy shoes.  These were comfortable from the start!  I love the style, the quality, everything. The soft footbed definitely made a big difference for me, I have plenty of Birk's that are broken in and I still have a hard time wearing them, except for the 12 year old pair :)  If you have sensitive feet, this footbed is the way to go.  They are a very wide cut shoe, so, if you have narrow feet, or even medium width feet you might want to go with the Narrow, my feet are wide and I had to put them on the first hole to tighten the strap up.