text: Okay, really pretty shoes, look great on, about as comfortable as one would expect from 5&#34; platforms for the first few weeks.  But I've had them a few weeks now, worn a couple days a week, and I noticed that they were hurting a bit more than the normal excessively tall heels.<br /><br />So I checked them out, and, right under the pad of the big toe there's this worn spot in the leather insole about the size of screw head (center of picture).  And under that, is what I can only describe as a horribly placed screw head, sticking up about 1/8&#34; above the surrounding cork insole.  The padded cork insole is held down with a metal screw, and, shockingly, after a little wear, the padded cork insole is not as resilient as the METAL SCREW.<br /><br />Yes, ladies and gentlemen who are into women's shoes, METAL IS HARDER THAN PADDING.<br /><br />I mean, I really like these shoes, except the horrible pain of walking on screws.