Customer Reviews Birkenstock Arizona Soft Footbed - Oiled Leather (Unisex)

I own many Arizonas and love them. Color was not as pictured. Not a darker blue. What I received was either their sky blue or dusty blue color. They didn't come in a box so not sure which. Will keep because I don't have a pair of Arizonas this color.

I bought these shoes because I have been dealing with plantar fasciitis. I can honestly say they have really helped with the heel and arch pain I was experiencing. I purchased the leather version because I thought they would wear better and longer but kind of wish I had gotten the softer suede ones. They have given me a blister on the top of one of my toes, but I am hoping after they are more broken in, that will disappear.

Felt really great when trying them on, but when I stood up to walk the arch was to hard and felt as if I had a rock in my shoe

I Love Birkenstock, but the leather on this was too stiff and hurt the tops of my feet. I'll try the suede or the Birko-flor style next time. The arch support is excellent! A must have is the soft footbed for bad knees and ankles.

We liked the shoes but my hubs has high arches and these did not fit even with the adjustable straps.

one size smaller then normal. The color is lighter then viewed on web site, would have gave 5 star overall.

Overall, these are comfortable, like the look, mild discomfort on the top strap.

The soft bed is a game changer. I was a little disappointed in the rough colored leather expecting a more refined uniform look. I oiled the leather though and now love them.

I had Birkenstock Arizona sandals for a decade in the late 1990s/early 2000s and I loved them. They had the regular/standard footbeds, a I loved the nubuck version in a lighter tan/brown. I wore a size 42 then and they always fit well, although the soles at the back would wear away since I wore them nonstop in the warm months and probably didn't curl my toes enough to prevent scraping the heel sole. This new pair is good but I had to go down to a 41 (I usually wear a 9 or 9.5 in all other brands of shoes) since the 42 was just too long. The 41 works, I don't find that my toes are hitting the front lip of the footbed too much. The issue I have is the soft footbed doesn't have as pronounced a ridge that I can grab with my toes in the proper walking motion. It feels OK, but I wish the soft footbed didn't modify this unique feature of the classic Birk. Importantly, the color I chose was only available in the soft footbed, so maybe just offering both types of footbeds in each style/color would be a good solution.

I thought the leather wasn’t the color I had hoped for!but I kept them anyway

Super stylish! Takes a good amount of time to break In, but that’s expected with Birks.

Besides not being able to tighten the straps to secure the sandals they were otherwise as expected.

These shoes were huge. I loved the look online but they dwarfed my feet in person. I need to stick with styles made for women, instead of unisex styles.

Great shoes and very comfortable. Birkenstock is a little proud of their product given the price.

love the way these sandals feel. easy break-in too.

High quality Sandler! Well made. Have skinny feet and had to get 2 holes punched in each strap. They do mold to your feet and feel better the longer you wear them. Leather straps are harsh at first but as you wear them they feel better. Don’t give up; will feel better with wear!

My first pair of Birkenstock Arizona. Like the style, color, fit. I have wide feet with bunions and got the 39 (my normal size) in narrow/medium. I thought I would need 39 wide/regular. But these were plenty wide for me and I was able to adjust the buckles for a better fit. So I’d say get narrow/medium if you’re sizing for a woman. I think they’ll feel great on my feet once broken in. Looking forward to using these for a long time!

I like the shoe. I have a toe joint inflammation on my big toe (hallux ridigus). I wore these for about 2 days before it began to hurt a lot. Bit was too late to return them, so I do t know what I will do. If you have hallux ridigus, think twice.

Grreat

Fit was good but the leather straps are so stiff and hard, they rubbed the tops of my feet. Uncomfortable after a few hours of walking. I don’t remember my pairs from years past having this issue.

Ordered a narrow based on other reviews and it was fine for my daughter's "normal" feet, due to the buckles. We did end up returning them because there was a manufacturing flaw-- blob of dried glue (?) right on the front of the shoe, so obvious that I was surprised it passed quality control.

I have a wide foot and I got the regular width. Even with it on the smallest bucket I have room. I suppose with socks this will be good but I struggled with returning them for the narrow to make them snugger with bare feet. I decided to keep them since feet swell in heat and they should fit comfortably then. I thought the straps would be softer but they are hard and sharp. Hopefully they soften up soon.

I'm usually a size 7.5 to 8 but I ordered a 37 in these because I remember having to size down in Birkenstocks in the past. These were definitely too short, but the 37 in the Franca style were perfect. I have a sightly wide foot so I ordered the regular width in both and the width was comfortable. I don't think I'm going to reorder a 38 in these because the Franca strap placement made my feet feel more secure. I love the foot bed on these though. Excellent quality.

These are soooo comfortable!!! The best of the Birkenstocks. I got the black leather and decided to keep those instead. Just a matter of style preference. Regardless the 38 fits my size 7.5 medium to wide foot perfectly. And even enough room in the toe box for my long toes.

This is my size for all of my Birkenstock shoes. But these were inconsistent. The left shoe was fine but the right shoe was too loose and felt like the wrong size. I want to return them.