Bought these to to wear them without socks summer. I wore them to the store for the first time and couldn't wait to get home and take them off. The back of my heels were cut open and bleeding. I have worn boat shoes for at least 30 years and have never had this problem. I buy a new pair every year. I also found that I couldn't return them as I threw the box away, which I don't usually do, but having worn the same size for many years and never had a problem, I did this time. I hope to use them when I get back to long pants and socks. I ordered a pair of Rockports which have always been comfortable and it's my fault for not doing it the first time.