Name: Boston Clog Soft Footbed - Suede (Unisex)
Brand: Birkenstock
SKU: 7174310
Price: 169.95 USD
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4 (1938 reviews)

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We recommend leaving a little extra space for your toes and about 5mm on each side of your feet. They are not supposed to fit snug.

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Customers find these clogs comfortable with a soft footbed that feels like slippers, and appreciate their appearance, with one noting they don't look too clunky. The shoes provide excellent arch support, particularly for plantar fasciitis, and are versatile enough to be worn all day and with nearly anything. While some customers say they will last for years, others find them too narrow.

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86% Felt true to width

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If you wear only one style of Birkenstocks, the Boston soft footbed is a great choice. After a week for your feet and the Boston's to adjust to each other, they are comfortable, even for a 16 hour day. Because the footbed requires precise placement of your heel, arch and toes to be effective, correct sizing is essential. If a Birkenstock store is within driving distance (there are four of them within 70 miles of my home) you should get your first pair from them after an expert fitting. The Birkenstock store can arrange repairs also (new heels for $25, new soles for $45). Key to fit: Match the Boston size to the largest size shoe in your collection. So, if your largest shoe is a men's 10, you wear a size 43 Boston. The Boston regular width is for average to wide feet, for people with bunions, and for people who wear thick socks. The Boston narrow width fits most women with average width feet and is great for men with narrow feet. The narrow width fits people with average width feet who never wear socks. The "hard" leather versions stretch slightly in width with a few weeks of wear so should be slightly snug when new. Because hard leather does not stretch much, folks with bunions or swollen toe knuckles should select a soft suede model instead. The suede, wool and felt models stretch a LOT over time so should fit quite snuggly when new. Many people with average width feet will need to select the narrow size to get a snug fit. Use cork sealer monthly to protect the cork. Avoid getting the cork wet. Keep your Boston's away from heat, such as keeping in a parked car. Replace the heels and soles before any cork is exposed. Your Boston's can last five, ten, even twenty years with proper care.

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I have seen these shoes for decades and wondered if they're as great as their aficionados claim. I had a pair of Birks fisherman sandals years ago, but found the footbed fatiguing for serious walking. This softer one conformed quickly and feels more forgiving. While they aren't serious walking shoes, they are very comfortable, and I haven't wanted to take them off. I particularly love traveling (which I do a lot) with them, I love that they are equally comfortable with socks and bare feet, and I think they look cute with either long pants or cropped. I normally wear an 8 1/2 and consulted with the company to be sure about the size. Definitely order a narrow unless you have very wide feet. As for length, a 39 which I tried on in a store was much too big; the 38 which I ordered is just barely the right size. My heel sits in the cup, but with no length to spare, so I don't wear thick socks with them. However, the company told me it's fine as long as my heel doesn't strike the edge. My toes are also at the end of the front with no extra space, but because the toe box is so wide, the suede so slipper-soft, and my foot hits all the right supports in the footbed, they feel great.

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Martha, Zappos Customer, December 18, 2009

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OK, I'm now an expert in the sizing of these shoes. At first, I ordered them in my usual Birk size (39 regular, I usually wear a woman's US 9) from a different place and they sent me a narrow even though that's not what I ordered (teaches me to not stray from Zappos!). I didn't notice at first that they were narrow, and thought they didn't fit because they were soft footbed. So I ended up ordering a size up (40) in both narrow and regular from Zappos. Then I figured out that the first pair I had were narrow, so I reordered from Zappos my normal size (39 reg). Now I had 39 narrow and regular, then 40 narrow and regular. Of course, the 39 regular were perfect. So turns out after all this, I'm the same size in the soft footbed Bostons as I am in all other Birks (including the regular footbed Bostons). However, I read here that some found them smaller. If that's the case and you need to order up, definitely order up in the narrow. If you order up in a regular it will be huge (unless you have majorly wide feet). I also found that the narrow versions of my 39s weren't just narrower, they were a lot shorter. The soft footbeds are lovely, they add a hint of extra comfort to the shoe, and there is a lot shorter break in time. However, if you're looking for these to be super cushioned, they aren't. I love Zappos, fast free shipping and returns makes them ideal. If it weren't for them I would have had to go through a lot more expense returning these shoes when looking for my size, since no place around me carries soft footbed Bostons in store. I love you Zappos!

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Laura, Zappos Customer, August 25, 2011

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I am a long time Birkenstock fan. I have considered these clogs for a few years and finally sprung for them. The soft footbed was a new adventure, but based on the reviews, I gave them a try. Pure heaven! Soft, supportive and totally dorky! If you are going to wear Birks, you have to decide to overlook the style issue and just stomp out there with pride. I actually had several people compliment them. They do run wide and big; my regular shoe size is 7 1/2 or 8 B and I always get Birkenstocks in 38 Narrow and there is still room for winter socks. I love them!

Anonymous, Zappos Customer, November 12, 2011

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I wear Birkenstock almost exclusively. I vastly prefer the original footbed to the soft but with fewer and fewer styles being offered with the original decided I would try the soft footbed. I ordered the mocha suede and the mink suede, both in 45, my tried and true size. The mocha felt at least one size larger and when physically compared to the mink and an older pair of boston 45's were visibly longer. I was tripping over them. The mink on the other hand felt more narrow the the "regular" footbed should. I just bought a pair of original Arizonas and the difference was clear. Very disappointed with the lack of consistency in sizing. Additionally, the soft footbed just does not provide the same excellent arch support and heel cupping stability that the original provides. These are both going back.

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