text: These shoes smelled AWFUL.  They smell like gasoline.  I am not sure if it is the glue or the material itself but I had to leave them outside in the hope that they would air out.  They never did air out.  I left them outside for months.  Then I tried placing them in a plastic bag with baking soda in the hope that the baking soda would absorb the odor.  It was of no help.  The shoe fit fine but I just couldn't wear it because it smelled so bad.  This was a waste of my money, unfortunately.