BIRKENSTOCK Florida Graceful Insignia Blue Birko-Flor Outlet Store

I've only been wearing these about a week, but so far, I love them. If that changes, I will update this review.

First, a little about me. I work in a retail setting on concrete floors. I have fairly low arches, almost flat feet. I have wide feet across the front as well. I also tend to supinate when I walk, which is a weird combination. Most people with low or no arches over-pronate. I also attend school full-time, and I'm an Outdoor Adventure major. I get into a lot of different terrain, and there is no shoe that is perfect for all of them.

Lately, my heels and lower back have been killing me from being on the concrete all day. I previously wore New Balance. The last pair I bought lasted about a month before the stitching split. Their quality has gone down quite a bit since they moved production outside of the US. I've always heard great things about Asics, so I decided to try these.

So far, my feet haven't hurt a bit while at work, my back pain is gone as well. That was my main goal, so mission accomplished. As a bonus, I've had these on while on a high ropes challenge course, and I can say the tread pattern works well for crossing steel cables 40 feet in the air. Seriously, I felt like was going to fall constantly when doing it in my New Balance shoes, but this gripped the cable much better. I've also had them on a three mile hike at a local state park, the trail has a lot of steep hills. They worked great for that too. I wouldn't use them to hike in on an actual backpacking trip, I've got boots with ankle support for that.

All in all, these are great shoes for the price. They're not the end all, be all of footwear, but they're comfortable and work well in many conditions.

I struggled with deciding how to rate this product for a few different reasons. I'll start with what I love about these shoes.
1. I love the color variety
2. Very comfortable and provides great arch support
3. They aren't too tight around the toes or ankles
I got the purple and silver outlined ones, the colors go great together and are vibrant enough to not be boring or overwhelming.
These shoes provide the right amount of arch support I need for my medium arches and my heels. The material allows for enough movement so that your feet aren't feeling stiff or experiencing limited motion in the shoe while running, walking, or cycling.
There's enough space for your toes to wiggle so they dont lose circulation and so far I haven't experience any rubbing od the show against the back of my heels. (I also wear altheletic socks with heel tabs so this is probably a big factor here)

My biggest issue with these shoes is that they provide zero support when the ground is wet. I'm constant slipping and almost falling when I wear these and walk across tile and laminate floors. In all honesty if I had know these had zero slip resistance I would've gone with a different shoe because in my current budget 50-60 dollars is a lot to spend on shoes that I'll end up hurting myself in.

So all in all these shoes very pretty and provide good arch and heel support. They are made with good materials but they aren't slip resistant whatsoever. If youre okay with slippery shoes that are very cute then go for it. If youre like me and want some sort of slip resistance with your running shoe I recommend doing some research on shoes with better slip resistance especially since these are on the expensive side.

These are no doubt expensive, but I’m noticing that more and more Cheerleading coaches are demanding that we use this brand only. My daughter says they are comfortable and light. Mandatory order a half size up because they run small, my daughter wears a women’s 7 and we needed a 7.5. All the girls on Varsity Cheer at her high school use these so I’m guessing they are top notch! I like the quality so far and they look nice, and my daughter is happy with them.