text: Excellent Birkenstock quality.  I have flat feet and broken down bones from RA.  My rheumatologist told me if I cannot manage to get proper orthotics to insert in my shoes then I need to always wear Birkenstocks to hold my feet in proper alignment.  This is my third pair of Arizona sandals.  This style I wear inside the house and they last me about two years.  They would last much longer for people without my foot problems.  The tops of my old ones look almost new.  Because of my broken down feet I wear down the outer heel edge  and outer rim of the sole.  They can be resoled for $45.  For outdoors I wear Birkenstock Milano sandals in black.  Has a strap in the back.  When I need a closed shoe I wear Birkenstock Boston clogs in black.  These shoes are the closest I can get to &#34;dress&#34; shoes.  They are all comfortable even though my left foot is more broken down and wider than the right foot.  My shoes arrived in their own cardboard shoebox in another sturdy cardboard box and arrived in two days from the afternoon when I placed the order.  I would order from Metro Shoe Warehouse again.