text: I was very disappointed in these shoes and I am preparing to send them back. First, they had a very strong chemically smell when I opened the box. I shrugged this off but as I inspected the shoes, the top had pulls on it along where the strappy areas meet the bottom of the shoe and the heel had a dent in it on one shoe. I put them on and they do run small, I usually am an 8.5-9, but ordered a 9 and they were to short, fit in the width but to short (my toe hanging off) I also found them impossible to walk in because the arch is very high, it does not look that way in the picture, plus with the dented heel walking in them would be hazardous. They felt like they were made from cork or something. I am sending them back, not worth even the cheapest price tag.