Wonderful COMFORTABLE Shoes Guys!
I have terribly bad feet ankles and legs and a severely deteriorated spine at L4-L5. I also use a cane at all times.
These shoes from Merrell are just the best thing since sliced bread!!
Supportive Solidly Constructed from Quality Materials Rubber Soles (yea!) that stay soft and "grippy" not like the "plastic stuff" used by others!! Never Slip Always Grip even when wet and on tile floors.
They fit and have a comfort level of slippers! How Great is That!? Softly yet firmly gripping your foot...you must try a pair and see what I mean! Don't doubt my word men read the other reviews here also!
Do yourself a GREAT favor and get yourself a pair of these great comfortable and long-wearing shoes. I can tell you personally that the "classic taupe" and "midnight" always look well and go with everything and "brush up" wonderfully when soiled or skuffed looking!!
Enjoy and wear 'em in great comfort! ~operabruin
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30-40 Year veteran
My new Topsiders have a better initial fit than all my previous pairs. I guess being produced in China has slightly changed the dimensions in my case to the better.
This pair is the two-toned version (brown & black) which are best for traveling as they will go with any color clothing. They used to have another travel advantage as after 9/11 they were the only pair of shoes you didn't have to remove at airport security. The TSA folks knew they had no arch support and wouldn't set off the metal detectors. Unfortunately during the last year the TSA now insist all shoes go through the x-ray machine.
I have owned many pair in the past several decades including the Gold Cup (which are the most comfortable with the best support - although a bit pricey) and this is the first pair that make my feet black when not wearing socks. Evidently the dye they are now using is not colorfast. They have not been wet or worn on the water yet they have only been worn in an urban environment. Hopefully with age they will stop bleeding.
Otherwise if they can correct the dye problem they appear to be well constructed even though they are now made in China.
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