KEEN Women's Rose Casual Closed-Toe Sandals - Comfortable Walking Shoes for Outdoor Adventures & Summer Travel

Over the years I have (as I'm guessing we all have) found shoes to be cheaply made, mis-sized, easily destructible and much more expensive than they should ever be. I developed a reaction to laces across the top of my foot (very painful even when tied loosely) and I knew I had to do something since now I cannot wear sneakers! I finally have begun ordering on line and RETURNING them until I got a pair that wasn't "just okay" or that I loved but "almost" fit, or only hurt when.....now, back they go. The logistics have yielded good (if not frustrating) results. I now enjoy Merrilsl in the winter. But what to do about a summer shoe that has the same support...in other words feels like a shoe! I had New Balance sandals (don't even know if they still make them) and wore them until the leather started peeling off the toe (neatly but...dead shoe). I ordered Merrill sandals but they were clunky and I don't "hike" (back and forth to the mailbox!). I'm not young enough to care about sexy but ugly isn't pleasing. Then I found KEEN Women's, Rose Sandal and my hunt was over! At first (because the bottom of my feet are sensitive) the insole "burned", but I had tried them on at 11 pm and, of course, that's when the padding in the foot is flattest. I immediately ordered Sockless Dr. Scholl's pads...and although that worked fine on the left foot it took away the tiniest spare space in the left shoe on the right foot. I could wear it, but the foot got slightly swollen. I took the pad out of the left shoe and lo and behold both shoes felt the same. I have now not taken them off for a week; they support my ankle, they grip the walking path without adhering to it, they have a decent arch and I feel like perhaps my refusal to get on the treadmill before was because I never had a pair of shoes that fit so well! I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THESE KEENS. Fingers crossed they don't do anything to ruin the shoe!