EDIT: I have been wearing a couple weeks now and these are what I wear 90% of the time! I like them over slippers, I wear them to the store, I still have my running shoes, but these are so much more convenient! I wouldn't suggest doing a long walk or run in them just because they do have an open back and while walking for errands, to take the dog out, not a problem, well, I will just use my running shoes for athletic walking. When these are on sale again, I WILL get another pair, because these are SOOO my GO TO (even with bunions and a broken toe that sticks up a little)! _____________________________________________________________________________________ I got the 8.5 in gray as it was on sale for 30.99 and I like gray or black. After reading reviews of some saying too big, some too small, I got what I wear in running shoes, 8.5. Just got them today and tried on with a thin low running sock. Fit as expected, but I should add one foot always feels just a tad small than the other, so all shoes feel a little tighter or looser depending on the foot. PROS: FIT - because of the slight lip on the back, an 8 would have been too small. My right shoe feels just right, the left just a little looser. But again, had I gotten the 8, my foot would have overlapped. They look wide from the outside and they are what some would consider clunky. THICK sole. I LIKE this because they feel stable. I also plan on wearing with HEAVY winter socks so I can't imagine any other size fitting better. IF they stretch out much, I would get another pair for summer in an 8, but only if I notice they stretch. LOOKS - ok, look DOWN at them, I literally laughed out loud. They make my feet, which are pretty narrow, look wide, from the sides, they look like running shoes to me. ADJUSTING - THERE IS no adjusting. There are sewn in slight elastic laces, so if they're a little tight, yes, those allow them to stretch, but no way you can tie to loosen or tighten. I'm fine with that as they fit. QUALITY - I WAS VERY pleased with the quality. Even better than other Skechers I have gotten. WHAT I wear for and why this may or may not work for your use. - I take my dog in and out about10 times a day, literally. If I am going shopping, out, I wear my regular Saucony running shoes. 90% of the time, I'm at home, and I literally live in backless shoes, as I want to be able to put them on and take them by sliding my foot. THESE seem perfect for that. ONE SLIGHT CON - the LEFT shoe had stitching a little further from the tongue of the shoe, which i realized made it feel slightly bigger. Easy fix with a cheap partial insole. It took me awhile to realize this has it's just about a third of an inch over from the right foot. I still really like them, so just decided to get half insole for top of shoe to make up the difference. How they would be if you wore ALL day or went on walks, I don't know, not what I use them for, but there are other reviewers who wrote about those uses. BOTTOMLINE: SO WELL WORTH the 30.99 I paid! Worth their regular retail, which is double, but GLAD I got on sale!
