Customer Reviews Nike Air Monarch IV

Love Zappos, both the web site and the service. Thanks for the great inventory selection. I do not recommend this shoe. They have changed the design or assembly to the point that after half a day of wearing the shoes have an annoying squeak. Thanks You Tube for the "fix" I found on line that eliminated, for now the noise. Come on Nike really! This is clearly not the quality product these shoes use to be.

I was wary of getting a pair of these based on another review that indicated the shoes squeak. I figured -- it's Zappos. If they squeak when I wear them, I'll call them up and return the pair. Well, they do squeak, but only after about a month of using them. Maybe the glue binding the air bladders to the shoe have failed, but they are loud and make me sound like I'm walking on a wet sponge with every step. Now I have to find new shoes.

My size 12 toes hit the front of these size 12 shoes big time. I tried lacing them up tight to force my heel to the back of the shoe with moderate success. All of my other size 12 4E shoes have lots of room in length and width. I feel maybe I should soak them in oil or something due to their constant squeaking. I would maybe try a larger size but don't want to put up with the squeak, squeak, squeak while walking. The shoes seem over-insulated, as they keep my feet quite hot. Maybe this would be a good shoe if you order oversize and spend a lot of time walking in the snow.

I would love these shoes, but they would not be any noisier if I taped rubber ducks to my feet. I thought it would get better the longer I had these shoes, but if anything, after a year it's only gotten worse. It's too bad, because otherwise, they fit as close to perfect as any shoes I've owned. Support is great, and I can be on my feet all days in these and my feet and knees don't hurt. They breathe great, look nice, and are easy to get on and off. But that noise is awful. I have bought Monarchs for the past seven or eight years - with 4E width feet, my selection is pretty limited - and this generation is the first I've had this problem with. I wouldn't buy them again.

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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