text: These shoes fit terribly.  I own several pairs of shoes in this style so I expected a brand like Clarks to provide a Gladiator that fit pretty standard and possibly be more comfortable than a competitive brand because all of the Clarks I own are insanely comfortable.<br /><br />The weird thing about these shoes is that the straps are set too far toward the toe of the shoe, so it pushes the foot forward until toes are just at the edge and there is a good inch or two of the shoe protruding out behind my heel.<br /><br />Just to make sure I wasn't completely losing my mind, I measured the distance from the front edge of the shoe to the &#34;thong&#34; to see if it was shorter than another pair of gladiators I have that fit well.  Indeed, the Clarks gladiators had about 1&#34; between the thong and the edge while the others had just under 2&#34;.  I have short toes and they were almost hitting the edge of the shoe, so someone with long toes would definitely be hanging off of the edge.  Also, it's a very strange sensation walking in shoes with your feet pushed to the front.  I wouldn't recommend it.<br /><br />I thought about returning these, but I had already worn them and since they aren't Prime, there was a restock fee associated with returns.  In the future, I don't think I'll buy shoes from this retailer because of the return policy.<br /><br />Overall, I'm very sad because the shoe is adorable but I probably won't wear it again because of the crazy fit.