Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am a bartender with 15 years of experience, currently working in NYC, i work 4-5 days or nights (or combination thereof) per week, sometimes standing on my feet for 16 hours or more. I have had CHRONIC problems with my feet over the past few years- marble sized knots in the arches of both feet, excruciating to stand on, taking 30 minutes or more to get out of bed in the morning and walking like my feet are bird feet, all curled up at the arches. I was skeptical as hell to try anything like a simple sneaker to fix this. Mind you i have worn 20 eyelet doc martens since i was age 13, and i am now age 34.... so even though the sneaker is CUTE AS HELL and makes my size 10 foot look MUCH smaller than it is.... i was like, "eh, not docs, not my thing but ill give it a shot bc the pain i am experiencing is TOO MUCH". .... so far ive made it through 3 - 12 hour BUSY bar shifts (running around, really hustling, and both bars i work at are very long so i am covering a lot of area while working) - i give these FIVE STARS or MORE if i could. i have NEVER experienced a walk home after a long shift thinking "wow... my feet actually feel... GOOD!!!!" The arch support is wonderful, the scoop in the inner ankle area makes it so you dont have blisters or rubbing on your ankle, there is sufficient padding in the back of the shoe (no blisters on my heels), the sole is VERY good at keeping you from falling on your face (even on wooden slats that i have behind my one bar - milano's bar in nyc, one of the oldest in the city) and they are equally as good on modern rubber mats - allowing movement without sticking your foot in one place to twist your ankle, but giving you a very safe feeling that you will not be slipping even on wet beer or liquor soaked surfaces. I would HIGHLY recommend anyone in the service industry give this sneaker a try, for the price it is worth a shot, even if you arent experiencing horrific foot pain. LOVE THEM.