text: If you are looking for a shoe that has a real Birkenstock cork bed (i.e. exact same shape and support for your foot), don't buy these shoes.  They do not have nearly the arch support that Birkenstock sandals and shoes have.  In addition, soles are much thinner and do not provide the kind of cushion that Birkenstocks do.<br /><br />If these are not issues for you, go for it -- nice looking shoe, appears well made (I returned them immediately).