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

I like the look of the Arizona style and I love the Iron color. However, I think because these are unisex, the footbed is too wide. I have wide feet but my feet feel like they keep slipping in and out and it gets annoying. I’ve never had this issue with the Mayari style. They did not have this color available in the narrow width so I’m a little disappointed with my purchase Also, these gave me a blister on the front part of my foot below the big toe.

The leather is a little stiff. Otherwise great shoes.

I have numerous pairs of Birkenstock sandals and they are the staple of summer for me. I wear an 8.5 in most shoes but all of my Birkenstocks are 38 narrow. They fit my foot perfectly. I have one pair of Birki’s which is an offshoot of Birkenstock with a soft footbed and I really like them. Just a bit more cushion for your foot than the regular. They fit fine so I wanted to try the soft footbed in the Arizona. Zappos was out of stock so I ordered from Birkenstock and when I got them I was surprised to find them a bit snug. They just felt too small over all. I compared them with my other sandals and I found that my foot just didn’t sit down in them the same way so I think the cushion is filling in the footbed a bit and making them a bit snug. My Birki’s soft footbed are not that way and seemed wider even tho they are both narrow width. So I ordered the regular footbed 38N Arizona from Zappos and those are perfect and just as comfy. I don’t think I’ll miss the cushioned footbed. I didn’t want to try a 39 in the soft because I thought they would be too long. Overall I would recommend the regular Arizona and give it a chance to break in. They can be stiff at first but if you hold the shoe in your hands and bend it a few times it helps to relieve the initial stiffness. Go to the Birkenstock website for tips on how to size and how to break their sandals in. In the end, I was happy to give Zappos my business again and sent the soft foot beds sandals back to Birkenstock.

The top leather is too hard. It rubbed against the skin and bruised it. Returning.

Nice shoes

Would buy again. Needs break in time, but worth the effort

Love these! My only "complaint" is that they did not come in a Birkenstock box, which makes me nervous even though I know this is a birken dealer. Other than that I am happy with my purchas

My third pair of Birkenstocks! The leather straps on these were more rigid than my previous pairs so if you're looking for softer choose a pair with suede straps. These are worn as my house shoes and I love them!

Can't go wrong with Birks. I'm a fan of the traditional Arizona style. Color was just so so to me. Liked the leather color just wish the buckle was silver but I was willing to settle on this one. I've had them for over a year now and they are holding up great!

I have had a could pairs of Birkenstocks in my life. This is my first with the soft footbed. I am in love! I only wish Birkenstock made all their styles with the soft footbed as I really did not want to get the Arizona style, but that footbed trumped!

These were my first pair of Birkenstocks, and they probably won't be my last. I am still breaking them in, but I can tell these will quickly become my go to summer shoe. As for sizing, these run a full size larger. I'm normally size 6. I ordered a 5 and these fit great.

These are great for most feet, unfortunately, due to my sons interesting toe shape(one is much longer than the others and hangs over the edge), these won't work for us. Sandal search continues.

Birkenstocks are great shoes for wide feet. This shoe easily accomodated my EEE width.

I love the color and the soft footbed. I had an issue with sizing and once again, Zappos customer service was amazing!!

Unlike the traditional Birkenstock, the soft footbed has a little less support for the arch of the foot and seems to be quite a bit wider then the original style. Still feels good but quite different if you are used to the traditional style.

I love the look of these sandals, and I have tried so hard to convince myself that they will work for me. But, alas, I have decided they just won't. My left foot, (which is smaller???) feels as though it's in a box that does not conform to the human foot. When I walk and my foot bends, the shoe does not. I am returning them.

I have lived these for awhile but every time I tried them I hated them. Made my foot look sloppy,... Until I discovered narrow. I have a long skinny foot and the narrow made a huge difference. Love them.

Comfortable... color does not match the picture though... More of a brownish color than grey.

The fit was right on, I believe they will workout just fine, I haven't worn them all that much, they do need a break-in period, the new soft footbed is much more comfortable the the old style. I hope this new pair last as long as my first pair (approx.30 years)

I'm not sure trying to break them in but have had two blisters and sore feet. Loved my old pair so sure hope things get better. Thanks.

Seems like it takes awhile to fit properly. I've had these now for about two weeks. The bottom support feels better over time. The top straps are still sort of uncomfortable and would not want to do any long walking with them yet. I hope this improves. I've tried different buckle positions with some success, The part that still is uncomfortable is the lower half of the strap, esp the end where the top strap presses it against the foot. So if and when they fully break in they should be great. I practically live in sandals so what I wear needs to give great support and also great comfort. Why I bought these in the first place.

Delivery on time. Correct product. Fit was perfect (but I already knew it would be). Birk does take time to work in if not used to shoes with straps. The Birk pad feels great, but I have a high arch so the strap takes time to adjust to.

Ran too big. I wear and 10 and ordered a 41, it was huge. Sending back!

The pink part is too much as expected, other than that everything else is good!