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Unexpected hipsterly comfort
These shoes are awesome! I was looking for a comfortable but minimal pair of sneakers that didn't cost more then $100, since walking shoes to me are kind if a waste of time, I like to spend my money on heels and oxfords, dress shoes, people call them. I just call them shoes. I went to Zappos and the closest thing to these were a couple pairs of Nike and New Balance that looked ok, but we're more like $80-$100. I wanted to get the NB 979 but I just wasn't sure they were great for walking and again, that is a nice pair of sneakers but I walk almost 2 hours (to work and back) several times a week, so I know these are not going to last forever, so why spend more? I'm also kind of a Zen freak and hate buying things I don't really need or aren't awesome enough to be added to my monochrome wardrobe. After reading a few reviews, getting mesmerized at the old school look of these shoes and getting a $50 gift card, I went for it. According to experts, I should have gotten half a size larger, but I like the look of small feet. Superficially aside, I have wide feet, but they are not long, I would say these are pretty standard width, not like Narrow Nike, but they are absolutely perfect and the slightly smaller size than so-called experts recommend helps my pathetically flat foot. I read on a review that they didn't have much arch support, but they do! It's almost an aspect ratio equation: you want the shoe to mold to your feet in a way that optimizes its standing position. For me, these do just that and I feel like a retired Asian man in a good and kinda hipster kind of way. Just buy them.