Customer Reviews KEEN Newport Leather Sandals

Is that me? As much as I love wearing Keen Newport sandals, I am disappointed by the fact that the hybrid emits a rather strong odor of rubber/plastic. Try standing in a crowded elevator and suddenly becoming aware that the stench of retread is coming from you. Shouldn't happen with such an excellent product line.

The box stated 8.5 however the shoes inside were a 9.5.

My second set of Keen Sandalswithin a couple of weeks the back strap pull tab unraveled and came off. It appears to be faulty sewing on the strap and I am in the process of returning. Loved the first set and wore them until the soles delaminated from the uppers..

Purchased late last season for wear this year. Finally started wearing them. Noticed one shoe poorly constructed. Rubber separating from leather. Insufficient gluing, almost non existant . useless to wear, rubber sole will separate with lack of proper adhesive. Had exact pair worn for years with no problem. very disappointing to say the lease. I guess QC missed this pair. Can't find receipt to return. Guess I am out of luck.

I was very disappointed in these sandals. I wore them a half dozen times or so and the sole began to fall off in chunks. I couldn't believe it. I hadn't stepped on anything and I had only worn them briefly never for a long hike on sharp objects. The last few years I notice the shoes and socks are not as good quality as they once were. Too bad. I won't be buying these again.

Please don't get me wrong with a negative review. We also bought Old Towne kayaks for my wife and myself from LL Bean, but these water shoes and their sandals are awful if you live on a river that has a lot of sand or small rocks. Every time you exit your kayak, you have to clean these things out. WE thought you would be able to shake your foot back and forth in the water while standing next to your kayak, but this only works for part of the rocks. Then you have to sit down on your kaya and take the dang things off to rinse them out completely and trying to put a wet pair back on is aggravating. If you buy a water shoe. buy the ones that have the mesh all along the sides to keep the gravel and sand out. It will definitely make for a more enjoyable trip. We live on the South Holston River and kayak almost everyday in the late Spring through fall.

but it was impossible to push my foot inside due to a tight elastic at the bridge of my foot. I returned the sandals which costs $6.75 to do.

I really liked the styling and features of these sandals but they were too painful to wear for long periods. There is a tab sewn into the outside edge that creates a bulge where the tag is attached. The bulge becomes very incomfortable and painful after wearing them for a few hours. I tried wearing them over a two week period hoping they would "break-in", but could not overcome the problem. I ultimately returned them.