I was really pleased with the quality and the style of this shoe.  It looks and feels great.  I wore it to the park to walk and liked the comfort of the shoe.  I wore it for about an hour and noticed the archilles arch area on my right foot was beginning to have a discomfort.  I ran a lap around the park and when I got to the car, I noticed a slight rubbing of blood on the archilles arch.  The left shoe did not do this.  Maybe the right shoe needs to be broke in a little at that area, or maybe its my foot, or maybe it is the shoe.  I did wear a thin sock with it later, and I could walk without discomfort.  I believe the shoe can still meet my expectations, even if breaking in does not fix the problem, I believe a gel pad or a comfort pad will alleviate the problem.  I really like the shoe, otherwise.