Birkenstock

Arizona Shearling - Suede

Women's

I bought the Dove Gray Arizonas with shearling. I own countless Birkenstocks. So when I tell you that these run narrow because of the shearling, I know what I am talking about. The issue that I have is with Birkenstock. Birkenstock, STOP RELEASING NARROW ONLY ARIZONAS in your seasonal options. Most of your dedicated Birkenstock wearers, choose your brand because we have wide feet. Don't tell me that narrow accommodates narrow to normal width feet because it just **DOESN'T**!!! People who require regular width are BORED with your core colors. There are only so many brown and black Birks that we want to own. Those of us with a collection want the seasonal and limited edition choices. So, when you release an awesome color like Dove Gray, I try to jam my foot into a narrow, but it does not fit because there is a shearling lining. Think about it Birkenstock, your narrow width footbed is already smaller than a regular width. So when you add shearling to it, doesn't that make it extra narrow???? Why not make shearling in regular width so that your narrow and your regular width customers can both be happy??? No one has ever complained about a Birkenstock being too wide. You know why?? Because you can punch holes in the straps to make them tighter. You can't make a Birkenstock wider though. If you would just release everything in both narrow and regular and allow your customers "choice", you could make everyone happy. Rather than forgetting about those customers who loved your brand before Birks became "fashionable". Plus, your regular width Birkenstock fans could shop locally rather than searching the deep dark web to find a pair of unique Birkenstocks in regular width. ***Zappos, as always provides incredible customer service.*** Below is a photo that I attached of a regular width shearling Arizona (navy) next to these narrow width shearling Arizonas (gray). As you can see, the narrow is not accommodating to those with a "wide" foot. Zappos, thank you for making returns easy.

I felt compelled to write a review. I really wanted to LOVE these shoes. I'm a runner and these just called to me for my tired feet. I'm also a birki fan and own two other pair which I live in. First, I love the style and the way they look. I sized up but could have maybe even sized up one more with these. Here's my beef: there is a really sharp glue lining on either side of the shoes and I can feel it. It's not terribly uncomfortable (I'm not returning over it) BUT I notice it and wish I didn't AND for the price I feel like they could have been made better. I thought people should be aware of this as I didn't see anyone else mention it.

i'm laughing to myself because a reviewer wrote it was like teddybears hugging her feet. i bought mine at a store in chicago, and i kept saying to the salesperson, "it's like walking on kittens that are hugging my feet, little hugging kittens" ok, she clearly had no sense of humor, and glared at me like i had real time experience in this area. i love kittens BTW. i should have calmed her by saying imaginary world where kittens wouldn't be injured and would also joyfully embrace the weight of said human. at any rate, i've worn them to shreds and am here to buy a new pair, that are not covered with paint, for the house.

I've been wearing this pair of fuzzy birks for 9 years. I love them to death. Although one of the first things I did was trim some of the excessive fuzz coming off of the sides of the straps on the top. They are not at all the most attractive shoes but they bridge the gap between winter slippers and fall sandals and now that they're worn down and not as fuzzy after 9 years of wear, summer sandals too. I wear them camping, running errands, on the plane, around the house. I did buy them a size too small before knowing how birks are supposed to fit, but it doesn't bother me at all now that they've melted to my feet like custom fuzzy homes. LOVE LOVE LOVE.

These are great for a little while. Then, the Shearling starts coming off, and you are left with blotches of empty spaces where the shearling used to be. So, they are not so great after all! I exchanged my first pair (with the missing shearling), for another pair (in a different color), and then the second pair had a defect. The left shoe was crooked, so when it was on the floor, it did not lay flat, it was crooked - half of it did not touch the floor (if you can understand that), so now I am in the process of exchanging the second pair for a third pair of the original color, because the second pair color is out of stock now (oy vey). I am pretty sure the shearling will come off again, but I do not care because they are comfortable, warm and provide support for indoor slippers. I will just keep exchanging them, as long as I can. Zappos is an absolutely awesome company. They are super fast, super accommodating and easy to work with. They are my go to for so many things. I absolutely love them.