Firstly, the carrier did a great job and I received the shoes as expected. I've read in other reviews that the Altra shoes have been made a bit narrower in the forefoot and toe and I have to agree. Although I bought the Paradigm version (which I had before and LOVED it!), this version of the same shoe is noticeably narrower across the width of my foot and puts pressure over the pinky toe that the other version didn't have. Still a good shoe with more toe room than others, but that space is getting smaller and smaller. I'm surprised so thought I'd share it.