text: Wow! These shoes still stink WEEKS after I bought them and took them out of the box to air out. They are good looking shoes and a good price. They also fit well. But there is no way that I will ever be able to pack them with any other clothes. They reek of a heavy chemical smell that must be a part of creating the shoe. Man if I had to wear them soon after buying them I would have been screwed. Because, Damn.  These shoes just stink.