They were tight but when they are on they are comfortable. A seam came undone on my tongue and I tried to repair it without success. There was a knot in the thread so I decided to just let it hang and so far that hasn't been a problem. I like them but not as well as my last pair of LB Evans. I'm already looking forward to that. I searched everywhere for this style and found a pair of Clarks which I ordered and returned - the left shoe was larger than the right. I think it's going to be good and hopefully last a while.