text: These are minimalist shoes, so if that is what you are looking for these are absolutely perfect. Merrell's customer service was able to confirm for me that these are zero drop. They are extremely light and flexible. They stretch easily to accommodate the width of my forefoot and yet remain sleek looking because of the lightweight leather the upper is made of. I imagine these would be really comfortable for those with bunions because they stretch so nicely.<br /><br />Despite the description of the foam footbed, these have next to no cushion. I can tell there is the tiniest smidge of padding because my feet don't ache after a long day the way they would in flats with a plain leather insole, but it is definitely not cushy and, for example, you can feel gravel etc through the sole when walking around outside. Again, this is perfect if you want a minimalist/&#34;barefoot&#34; type of shoe, but if you are looking for a standard &#34;comfort&#34; shoe, these will probably fall short. There is also no arch support.<br /><br />I put size is as expected because I ordered the size suggested by the Amazon size predictor, which turned out to be perfect. However the predicted size was a half size bigger than I usually order so I would suggest using the size prediction tool if you can.<br /><br />I like these so much I will be buying more from the Mimix series. I am really happy to have found a minimalist shoe that I can wear to work.