text: New Balance was my go to for 4E width walking / hiking shoes.  Ordered 12 4E size and it seemed a little narrow while walking around the house and mistakenly thought a break-in period might be required.  A 2 mile walk in these shoes was torture due to very thin insoles, narrow width, and absence of arch support.  Removed the cheap very thin insoles and replaced with size 12 4E insoles from Foot Solutions which had to be trimmed for the NB size 12 4E.  This change made the shoes tolerable, however, you should not have to put $80 insoles into shoes labeled 'Country Walking'!  Sad because New Balance used to be a quality comfortable shoe brand with true American 4E widths; now apparently manufactured using International sizing charts.