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

I went with the soft footbed hoping for a quicker break in period and it was. Unfortunately, this comes at the price of comfort. It appears the addition of the foam sub foot bed prevents the cork from conforming to the foot so the sandals don’t stay on your feet like the original design. Unfortunately, this problem didn’t appear until after the trial period so I have Birkies that fall off unless I’m standing in them. Lesson learned…stay with the original design.

Very stiff leather. Felt like cardboard.

I’ve had to return three times due to size being too big and now this last one is too small, but I’m just tired of returning them and giving up

Was too stiff, and at 70 years old did not want to go through breaking them in.

Need to return due to size but the box came destroyed and needed to tape it together very disappointed!!!

Love the fit. Needed to replace 25y old Birks. These feel great, seem to be as well made as ever. Leather on the shoe (charcoal color) fresh out of the box was very weird, with random scratches visible all over the straps. I was bummed… so I pulled out a magic eraser and buffed at it. It’s all quite dull looking (because I essentially sandpapered it) now but it’s uniform in color. Not a big deal to me but for the price, it was a surprise.

I had to size up to accommodate width of toe area. The shoes are stiff and uncomfortable. I have tried breaking them in a couple hours at a time, but after three or four weeks, the shoes are still uncomfortable. The shoe seems well made but is not right for me.

I have ordered the Tabacco Brown twice now. The first time I thought I received the color. It looked nothing like the image online. So I returned and ordered again. I again received the same color and the first order. Either the image is wrong online or the color on the box is wrong. I am not sure but I am very disappointed. I am returning again. The first image is what I received. The second image is the color I thought I was ordering.

I loved them been had to send back one shoe was larger than other.

Ordered a size 40 and received a size 41 - have to return but really love them. Hope the 40 works!

I just feel like the heel portion is not comfortable at all. It pushes in on the sides of my heels and I cannot stand in them for long before it's super uncomfortable. I don't recall this ever happening before. They are hurting my heels. I don't have wide feet either.

I liked these and they fit, but the color was way lighter than it showed online. I wanted darker sandals!

very comfortable but color not as shown at all. reordering for a dark brown.

Great shoe, but exchanged them for a different leather finish. These look more like shiny plastic in person and it doesn't come across well in the photos.

These shoes look great. But beware! The dye can stain skin and other things. Not a crazy big issue, but something to consider.

Habana color was great. However this pair arrived with no box! Only in a plastic bag. Don't know about the rest of you, but I keep my shoe boxes and for this price there better be one. And this pair/color ran super small compared to others of the same style and size. Not happy about all the inconsistencies. Thankfully Zappos has a great return policy.

The black pair ran super huge. No go.

I’ve never worn Birkenstocks but as I head toward 70, I thought it was time to give them a try. I’m glad others have good luck with them, but they are NOT for me. The leather is stiff, stiff, stiff and the underside of the straps that is fought and uncomfortable. Seems like the quality of this brand has gone downhill.

SUPERIOR arch support. The leather rubbing the top of my toes raw...not so much. Returning.

This is very stiff and rubs on my foot. Must return.

I overall loved the shoe. It is very comfortable. I read all of the reviews before I picked out my size. Many people were recommending going a size smaller and getting a narrow. I did not get a narrow, but I did size down a bit. My normal size is a 10.5 to 11 and I purchased the size 41 initially which is a 10 to 10.5. The shoe fit but when I walked my toes would catch the front lip. The regular width was perfect and doesn’t crunch my pinkie toe. I sent back the 41 and got the 42 and it was perfect. Zappos makes exchanges very easy! Thank you!

I'm having issues with my feet and was told to try Birkenstock. I thought the shoe was great . Not a good fit for my feet. Zappos is terrific. Iam about to try another style shoe. Thank You. Have a wonderful day.

I bought the tobacco brown. The color is not as pictured. They are a lot lighter in person. They almost look like the khaki color. Not the look I was going for. I usually wear a size 8-1/2 regular width. I bought the size 39 narrow. They fit but I think I will size up on my next pair and possibly go with the regular width.

I have a thinner foot, and with these being unisex, they were far too wide. The leather was nice but very stiff. I ended up returning them for a women’s narrow stye with suede straps. I am much happier with them.

So I followed a lot of the reviews and ordered a size down (size 8 women’s and ordered the 38 narrow. It fit snugly, but from what I read there should be some space between the ends of the shoes and front and back of foot. I could feel my big toe rubbing on the edge ridges as I walked. I would have exchanged for a 39N to try that out but they did not have it available in the color I wanted. These are way too expensive not to get the color you want!