Customer Reviews New Balance 608v5 Slip Resistant

I've worn New Balance 608v4 for many years. When they were discontinued I bought the 608v5 and am greatly disappointed. They look nice and fit okay, but the cushioning I've loved about them is gone. You feel every step you take on concrete whereas the v4 was like walking on a pillow. After a day of shopping I come home with legs that ache. I don't understand why a company that has a good product finds the need to change it. Guess I'll have to start looking at other brands.

Will Not purchase shoes on line again. Love New Balance shoes. I have a problem with my right foot and the arch in my shoe was sewn wrong. Putting pressure on my arch. I will buy again but only if I can try them on before purchasing.

The 608v5 shoe has a very different outsole compared to the 608v4. The description states that it has a "slip resistant outsole to provide superior traction." I have a Morton's neuroma which requires a roomy toe box and good cushioning. Wearing the 608v5 around the house caused my neuroma to flare up again. Even my custom orthotics didn't provide enough cushioning. The outsole is very stiff and it felt like walking barefoot on a hardwood floor. I had to return these shoes.

Last time I ordered a pair of 608 black W (for wide), the came as 4E. This last pair came as only 2E. I can wear 2E but the 4E are more comfortable. I didn't see any where in the order form to designate 4E just W for wide.

I'm not using this shoe. I'm disappointed and am returning it. The shoe is a little too short. Otherwise would love it.

They did not fit my feet comfortably so I returned them.

Barely able to put my foot into the shoe-- I wear a 10 XW -- and it was way to tight --

My shoes are not very old and the fabric on the inside has already started to develop a hole.

Really bad arch support. Uncomfortable. Fii was correct. Width as stated.

I wanted these shoes for a while. My size was always sold out, but was available in a wide width. I got those. Too loose and they they felt like someone else had been wearing them ( they were not used, I don't think). So, they are going back and I will purchase a different style of New Balance.

Too small. No input re: conversion to NB sizing and shoe structure. No option or documentation for product exchange

I loved my "old" New Balance sneakers with their rounded toe and just right width. This style has a more pointed toe and width that I swim around in. Appearance is clunkier too. I did like the color.

1/2 size over my normal shoe size, the sneakers are stiff and lack comfortable support. While they do look appealing, comfort level is at best mediocre.

I bought per the customer service person. I said the lat pair was too small in the toes. This pair is too d as m as ll too. I sent both pair back. I have a pair of white 608. Great Shoe. Now all to small. They had great ones. Not now. Too many numbers now too

The shoes aren't as good looking as I thought they would be and they pinch my little toe.

the shoes are not comfortable. I bought them on line and did not try them on before I purchased them. I returned them.

The LOOK and construction appears to be the same, but I have the exact same size and width in white that I have purchased for a LONG time, and these black ones are NOT the same. I buy the 2E wide (NOT the EXTRA wide) because I use an arch support insole and this has worked out fine for YEARS. But with these black ones, no matter how tight I get the laces, my heel comes right up out of the shoe. If I wore them for 5 hrs, I would have raw skin on the back of my foot/heel - with normal socks. NOT happy. Might try other colors, but guessing I am stuck with white. And NB probably thinks they are good selling because they are white, and not because the other colors don't fit the same. Once they change the white ones, I will be switching brands, because they don't last that long either. Not made like they used to be!!! Constantly re-gluing the soles back on in various spots. I would pay more for better quality & longer lasting.