I bought these from a local shoe store after hearing some good reviews about these shoes, especially for those with plantar fasciitis. They felt good and eased the pain a bit, but the shoes fell apart almost immediately. A month after the purchase there were big holes in the heel of the shoes, although you only walked in shoes and took them off carefully at the end of the day. For a $150 pair of shoes I expect them to last a long time as I had $40 for a year or more before having a similar problem. After these shoes sold out I bought a pair of orthopedic feet and they lasted a month with no problems and were 1/3 the price.