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Amazon Customer
June 19, 2023
Really a good, comfortable walking shoe
I had foot surgery twice in the past in the past two months. I was given conflicting information from my podiatrist and my doctor - exercise and stay off my foot. I had to wear bandages because my foot was slow to heal. I looked for a shoe that was easy to wear, easy to put on, easy to exercise in, and not look like an Abrams tank on my foot. I chose the Sketcher shoe because I had worn them before and had liked them.The shoes arrived quickly, and my first issue was, although they were exactly the same size, they weren’t the same size on my foot. The more athletic shoe gave good support, and were very good at standardizing my gait (very important), but the slip-on shoes were very easy to, well, slip on. But they also would pop off my foot mid-stride, which could have been an issue had it happened when I was unaware of it.The end result was keeping both pairs of shoes, but use them for different functions. My advice to others would be to look at how you use them, and order accordingly. Don’t assume that different shoes from the same manufacturer will fit the same in the same size - my experience showed that while one shoe fit perfectly in 12EEE, the other in a 12 would have been perfect. Sketcher has made good products that last a long time, and look good. However, when your foot goes under the knife, consistently requires a little more patience, and a willingness to return if they are too large or too small.My decision-point was that my experience with Sketcher was historically good, and the price allowed me to do what was needed without paying $100+ per pair. At $45, the knowledgeable risk was worth it when looking at a fairly particular need - and so far, they have been well worth it.
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Comfortable and convenient
Purchased multiple times for my grandpa he loves how easy it is to put on and it’s very comfortable and convenient since he has arthritis and the shoe is good quality
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pleasantly surprised...!
i had just returned a pair of 'walkers' from another vendor. they cost more and the quality was disappointing. i was expecting more of the same for these shoes. but i was very surprised when they arrived, and then again the next day when i went out for my first walk with them. they not only looked good but fit well and remained comfortable for the entire walk, and then 2 more walks the next 2 days. if these have as good endurance as they do performance, i'll be back to buy another pair when needed... NICE !!
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Amazon Customer
August 26, 2024
Comfortable, Good grip, Long lasting
This review for 2 years & 2 months of wearing these shoes (actually their predecessors of the same model).You could find longer lasting souls, but not in the comfort range these shoes provide. They have lasted this long doing 1 1/2 mile walks every day but rainy days, on pretty rough blacktop with a few grades up to 15%, but none of it flat + plus trips to local stores. They would go longer with some Shoe Goo (stinky until dry, but great stuff) on the outer heel. The outer heel"s outer layer has worn through to expose the softer inner material. I just bought another pair (with apparently an update on the soul material) and am shoe gooing the 2yr-old pair's outer heel soul to perhaps get some more out of them. Not a complaint for me. Takes two applications to build up enough material to get it flat again and a 24 hour cure time for each layer before reapplication or use.Back to the 2 yr old pair:Just as important, the Velcro is good quality, lasting for these two years without becoming insecure despite the contact patch being smaller than some other shoe brands I've tried. The uppers are not tired at all and still provide a good fit & support. Lastly, I must stress again that these shoes are REALLY comfortable. I used to get stone bruises occasionally when, doing more strenuous hiikes like overnight and same day in-and-outs on the Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail and multi-day hikes in the Sangre de Cristo Mtns with backpacks wearing my Danner ZIGZAG TRAIL GTX6" boots with hard Vibram soles. But that was 20 years ago (I still have those boots & are still comfy for short hikes on rocky trails in the Superstition Mtns of Apache Junctiion AZ). I'm 74 now and my back, feet and joints have had enough of those long hikes. And, reviews say Danners are not as good as the era I bought them in, like so many things. I could go on about that subject a while...Nowadays, I must have shoes with nice compliant soles and use a gel insert. These particular Skechers fit the bill and fall into a price range that I don't mind replacing them every two years or so.
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Good Product
I have found these shoes to be comfortable and durable. I actually have had three pairs.
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