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

I haven't worn sandals of any kind in a long time. Bad feet, long story. I needed some and they needed to be flats, so I order Birkenstock Arizona. I ordered the soft padding. So far, I have worn them at home with socks, acclimating my feet to them. So far, they are comfortable and are losing some of the stiffness common to new shoes. They fit fine. The footbed is soft, but the arch support and other support places are rather hard, to me. It will take some getting used to wearing these, but I do think they will be a comfortable option later and will last a long time.

Having never worn Birkenstocks before, I ordered both the medium and narrow widths. I don't normally wear a wide width shoe, but I'm done with shoes that are too narrow and pinch my feet. As the previous reviews stated, the narrow actually worked out better for me and the wider width was just to loose. I would have had to pull the straps all the way to the tightest fitting which left the extra straps flapping on the edges. I don't think these are the absolutely most comfortable shoe I've ever worn, but I'm willing to give them time to fit to my feet. Overall I'm really happy.

I really want to have a pair of Birkenstock sandals but I have a rigid flat foot and they are simply too uncomfortable to wear. If you need arch support, I highly recommend these sandal. They look awesome. I have many friends that wear them and swear by them. A good sandal investment for the long run.

These Birks fit great, and I like that the foot bed has some cushioning. My only complaint is that the leather straps are really stiff--but even worse, the edges of the straps are a little sharper than I expected, so I'm irritating the tops of feet and toes on the places where the straps are rubbing--and I'm only wearing the sandals for short periods of time now until the straps get softer and break in---otherwise, I'm sure I'd get blisters. I'm a little disappointed that the straps weren't a little softer right out the box. I'm sure they will be fine when they break in.

Unlike the old days, these take some getting used to. The straps are hard at the beginning and need to be broken in. Otherwise, they are classic Birkenstocks, absolutely wonderful.

Love the shoes but they are NOT black. They are more of a charcoal color.

I typically wear 8.5 or 9. I read reviews and most reviewers said that sandals run big so I got 8/8.5 narrow. It was too small so exchanged for a larger size. There are instructions on how to measure your feet on Birkenstock site which I found after I ordered. You use a piece of paper and a pencil find correct width and length. I am right on the edge between sizes. I hope the next size of 9/9.5 are not too big.

I have horrible flat feet. I had Birkenstock’s 20 years ago and loved them. But today my feet have changed and just putting them on almost killed me. The shoes are very high in the arch on the inside of the foot and dug into my foot so much it was impossible to walk. These are good for you people with normal feet, but I unfortunately, not me.

My wife has raved about these sandals for years, and so I finally ordered a pair. The fit was good, and the arch support great. I see why people love these; however the straps on this particular pair were stiff can cut into my feet at the base of the toes. I will return these and look for a pair with softer straps.

I have narrow feet. So I thought, "Hey! Maybe I should order narrow shoes...". I was wrong. I suppose that when they say narrow, they really mean it. So because of a great return policy, I got a pair of Birks that fit really well and look nice. Though the shoes are a little on the $$! side, they will last a long long time.

I purchased my normal size, 39 (8½), but in the narrow width. I was afraid that since they were unisex that the reg/wide would be too sloppy. They turned out to be too narrow and the outer ridge support was hitting my foot wrong and was making me pronate. (ankles leaning in towards each other). Sent them back tho with no hassles. Love Zappos for that!

Did not like the color. It is darker than it looks online.

The sides of the foot hang off on the narrow unless you have a very narrow foot. Your foot should sit on the entire bed. If not get the regular BUT on the regular you will have to put extra hole for strap

The tobacco color was much lighter than I expected and these will unfortunately be going back because of that. The pictures on the Birkenstock website showed a much truer version of the color. I also didn't notice any difference with the soft footbed vs. a regular footbed so I don't think it's worth the extra money. Otherwise, I love the Arizona style and Birks in general.

Like the style but I prefer the original Birkenstock footbed. This newer soft footbed is taking forever to mold to my feet. I wanted the leather and not the synthetic leather because I want these to last for years BUT the leather straps are extremely hard so I rub the straps every day to try to soften it up. This is the break in period and hopefully these will feel like a dream.

Love this classic style, however I wish I had ordered the narrow width. Otherwise these are perfect!

looks great. runs small.

Very comfortable. Returning and ordered another, as the pair I received as not in a Birkenstock box, no tags, and the leather had scratches on it, mostly the right foot. So hope to get a nice new pair because I really like the subtle color and soft footbed.

Theyhurt. I needed the three strap. So I returned them.

This product is great in comfortable level, but the size is way too big to fit into. My usually wear size 12, I ordered size 11 and they were too big for his feet. So, I had to exchange them twice to get the right fit.

I will not pretend to fully understand the Birkenstock love but I do know that I want to be a part of it, which lead to me purchasing two pairs .. one for my husband and one for me. He made the mistake?? of trying to walk in them immediately which led to some pretty serious ouchies . They do seem to fit so after reading some blogs we are trying the wear them around the house with socks to break them in approach. I am normally a size 9 so I ordered the size 40 regular and they felt way too loose so I opted for the 40 narrow . The narrow fit me strap wise but definitely also got smaller length wise so I will now be trying a 41 narrow.

I ordered the arizona style in the Iron color. The look is gorgeous, it is a great color for this style of shoe! The only aspect that I wish birkenstock could have considered is offering the narrow width for this shoe in this color. For some reason, the iron color is not offered in narrow. It is only offered in regular width. This forced me to size down, but it is comfortable so far! Zappos customer service helped me figure out the dilemma, and it's always delightful to receive help from them. Thank you Zappos, and birkenstock!

Really like my sandals. The leather is a bit tough, but once I break it in it should be just fine. Zappos didn’t drive down the driveway to put it at the front door, they literally dumped it in the field in front of my house. Thankfully it wasn’t stolen!!

I've been wearing Birkenstocks for years and I'm fine with these. I am a bit disappointed that this pair has scratches on the leather.