Customer Reviews Brooks Addiction™ Walker

I have purchased 3 pairs of these shoes - only ones I can wear with my plantar fasciitis. This pair is not the same! What did you do to this shoe Brooks? Hurts my feet; feels like outer part of sole built up pushing arch in. More narrow than previous pair. I am so disappointed now I don't know what to do?

I've been buying Brooks Addictions for years in both this black leather walker as well as the more traditional running shoe. I love Brooks and I particularly like this style of shoe. I wear a 9 wide and have worn that size for a while. So, I ordered this new pair in the same size as those I had before. I immediately started wearing the shoe expecting the leather to stretch and adapt to my foot. But, that didn't happen. In fact, I often had to take the shoes off after an hour or so because my feet would ache when I wore them. I dug out my previous pair and compared them sole to sole to the new ones. The new ones (same size and width as the old) are easily an inch shorter and a half inch narrower. There is also less height over the instep. Of course, now that I've worn them, I'm stuck with these too-small shoes - I'll put them in my donation bag. But, I really do like the style - excellent support and very durable for walking - so I'll reorder a newer pair in a half size up and hope that they work.

I bought these shoes for work because of the great reviews that I read on this site. I wore them to work for a week and my ankles were killing me so the next weekend I bought the Dr. Schol's inserts and wore them another week. That didn't help. For me, I think these shoes were too heavy and not pliable, cushiony or did not have enough give on the bottom sole. The bottoms of my feet were sore everyday. They seem to be made very well but were not comfortable for a job all day on my feet.

Brooks has changed the style of its Addiction Walker. The change is a quantum leap backwards. I have worn nothing but the Brooks Walker for the last 12-15 years. This is not the same shoe.

Very disappointed. I usually take a size 6 because of the comments I ordered a size 7 extra wide. The shoe is so tight and small. Am returning it ASAP!

Very uncomfortable. I work retail and I am on my feet for 8 to 10 hours a day. After reading the reviews these appeared to be just what I was looking for in a shoe. Boy was I disappointed. The insole is thin foam very little support and no cushion. The foot bed underneath is as hard as a cement floor. I even tried Spenco Insoles, which are great in my New Balance shoes, and still they hurt my feet. I can't wear these and I can't return them now. A terrible waste of money. If you buy them check them carefully before keeping them.