Customer Reviews Nike Air Monarch IV

Although I was excited about these shoes and the price...they were not good! They felt great when on my feet. Once you start walking they made this horrible squeaking noise. Did not matter if I walked on grass, cement, wood floors or carpet, everyone would know I was coming. I first thought I had to break them in, nope! I tried working out in them and still could not get past the squeakiness. Maybe I got a bad shipment. I gave them away to my little brother.

The shoe looks great, feels great but after about a week of wear I noticed they make a horrible squeaking noise with every step you take. It wouldn't be too bad if the squeaking was slight but this is a pretty loud squeak. I will never buy this pair of shoes again. I am now stuck with this pair of shoes.

Great shoe, until it starts squeaking about 3 days after you buy it. Sadly, I do not attend clown college, so a comical squeak with every step isn't what I'm looking for in a shoe. Comfortable, but not worth wearing unless you don't care how squeaky your shoes are. I'm very happy with Zappos.com, though - great service makes returning an unexpectedly crappy shoe simple and easy, will definitely continue to buy from Zappos because of their quality attitude towards customer service.

Nice looking shoe, fit well, was very comfortable. Quickly developed the dreaded "Nike air leak" and started squeaking before they were even broken in.

I agree with Jon C below. I have the monarch 3s, and these things should be called squeakers not sneakers. I love the way they fit and are very comfortable, but the squeaking sound is horrible. I am very hesitant on buying the 4s for this reason.

This shoe was so wide. Much wider than other 4E shoes, especially in the toe. We had to return it. It had a definite Herman Munster quality to it. Great Zappos service, of course!

This shoe was so wide. Much wider than other 4E shoes, especially in the toe. We had to return it. It had a definite Herman Munster quality to it. Great Zappos service, of course!

Felt cramped and uncomfortable. Painful.

The left shoe is fantastic. Feels great. The right shoe however feels like it has a steel plate.

VERYB TIGHT

Terrible product. I have bought the white ones for years. They fit perfectly. But these are the exact same size, but my toe hits the front of the shoe and it is much more narrow. Really bad product. I tried to stretch it out, but it only tore away from the sole. I am going to buy another pair and if the same problem, will promptly return them.

Fell apart in less than a year, light to moderate wear.

These squeak at every step. I’ve bought them before, no other pair has squeaked.

I had a pair of Air Monarchs that I loved and lasted for years. I finally wore out the soles and I had to replace them, so I ordered the "same." Definitely not the same - they are not comfortable to wear, even after a few months of breaking in. I probably won't wear them again.

Sooo LOUD that I cannot wear them. The sole is made with two pieces that are interwoven, but not connected. The two pieces slide and SQUEAK so loud that indoors or out people will stop and look. Terrible design flaw makes the shoe un-wearable. I'd return, but Zappos says that you cannot return once worn and you cannot hear the sound without wearing.

Very noisy squeak with every step. No change with different flooring, it is how the sole is made in two parts that slide against each other with each step. Design flaw.

I have been wearing these shoes for only a couple of weeks now. I like the fit and comfort and began to think this was going to be better than I expected, and then it happened. The right shoe started squeaking with every step I took. It’s very annoying to walk down the hallway of the school I teach at and have all my students ask where’s the mouse? So if you want squeakers instead of sneakers, definitely buy these. Otherwise run away. I don’t feel like Zappos will refund me either since they have a whole 2weeks of wear and no original packaging. As I tell my students - “caveat emptor”.

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The squeak started in both shoes 6 days after i started wearing them. I have tried everything to stop the squeaking to no avail.Its unbelievable that Zappos would sell such a poorly manufactured product. Time to try shoes.com and and another shoe.

After several days the shoes began to squeak. They were not exposed to water at any time.

Will return for a larger size. Love the looks of the shoe but it runs small.

The first pair really hurt the outside of my left foot. The right shoe was fine. I tried to break these in for weeks but my left foot was killing me. I exchanged them for a second pair, and the right shoe started squeaking after about 10 days and would not stop. I tried to exchange a third time and Zappos was out of stock in my size. I decided to go with the New Balance MID626v2. Hopefully they will do the job.

These are no longer 4E. As a wide footed person my whole life, I've been relying on these as my go to shoes for over a decade, and now they'er gone. Footbed is completely different in order to save 0.3 oz of rubber and shipping. Awful.