Customer Reviews KEEN Whisper

No! Tell me it's not true! Keen, you've ruined yourself! I've loved Keens for the last 5 years, having finally found shoes that fit my short, wide feet. I could order a 7 in any Keen shoe and it fit like a glove. But I cannot jam my foot into this shoe no matter how undone the lacing is, it is so narrow. They finally made a comfy river shoe I could get away with at work, but they made it for Cinderella, not my hiking/gardening/running feet. I'm so bummed... I can't trust that a Keen 7 will fit anymore. Might have to go back to Birkies, which were never as comfy as Keens.

Love the color of the orange/pink, but this fit much smaller than my other Keens. I ordered same size as my old ones but these are very short. Need to go up at least a half size if not a whole size.

These shoes are comfortable and seem to fit well. My only concern is that there is not enough support in these shoes because of the wide gap between the straps on the sides. While wearing these shoes, I stepped on a rock, my foot rolled to the side and fractured right where the gap is. Since I've rolled my foot more than once in the past while wearing closed shoes without receiving a fracture, I feel the cause was the lack of support in that area on this shoe. For that reason, I can't recommend them and am afraid to wear them again.

Believe it or not, these Keens run both narrow and tight--odd for Keens. I really like the styling, but in order to get a pair wide enough, I had like an inch of room in the toe, and the arch hit in the wrong place. It's partly that they run narrower than other Keens, but partly that the webbing is unusually tight--they were squeezing the heck out of my (very skinny and bony) feet. The other thing that felt uncomfortable was that the cinch came up too high at the front of the foot, and there was no way to get the shoe to the right tightness without choking the ankle. I bet they'll work for people with feet too narrow for ordinary Keens, but these are going back.

My kids have worn Keens for years and love them. They never seem to wear out and while I will say they get smelly, you toss them in the wash with a load of laundry and they are as good as new. I needed a waterproof shoe for a kayak trip and this was the obvious choice for me. I tried the Whisper and Newport both in a 9. The Newport fit true to size but the Whisper felt a little small. My heel felt like it was almost off the shoe but my toes felt fine. I reordered the Whisper in a 9.5 because I really preferred the style over the Newport. When it arrived the heel felt OK, but there was way too much room in the toes but the deal-killer was that it was too tight in the instep. I have a very high arch so maybe someone with a lower arch might not have this problem. So I am returning the Whispers and keeping the Newport. Kudos to Zappos on shipping. I ordered the first two pairs on Monday and they arrived Tuesday evening. Immediately after realizing I needed the next size, I went online and placed the order (about 7pm). Again, the shoes arrived the next day!

The fit just isn't right. Even though I have too much room in the front, my heel is always falling off the back of these. I have tightened the heck out of the elastic to try to fix this, but it doesn't work. The elastic and plastic tightener thing sit right on your bare skin, too, which is uncomfortable. It makes it hard to walk uphill! They seemed to have so much potential.

Good but bad. Great, comfortable shoes. But they used very poor quality thread to stitch them together. These shoes were seriously falling apart within four months. But Keen replaced them for free. But their email customer service was pretty unresponsive But they're great on the phone. Your call. The entire process took me several attempts and almost a month. But good shoes!

These shoes fit great and are very comfortable. I have had them for just a few weeks and they are already starting to come apart in 4 places - on either side of both ankles.

OK these shoes are so so comfortable. I can walk one hundred miles in them. I am a professional hitchhiker and I live in an extremely hot climate. When I get home in the evening and take them off my feet smell so bad. I mean the smell is insane. I have to soak my feet in soapy water before getting into bed. Inside the shoe it is written anti-odor. These are the smelliest shoes I have ever owned.

Whisper works - Very comfortable, though the support is less than the Newport. True to size, finally. Keen has been letting me down recently, with less support, and ending my favorite styles (Providence clogs). Glad to finally find a pair I like.

No arch support at all. Very disappointing. Should have returned.

Even though I loved the look of KEEN Whisper, they're going back. They were snug especially around the front toe and uncomfortable when walking in them. They were stiff, squeaked, and smelled like rubber which were all a no go for me.

Not covering my pinky toe at all too narrow. Returning for sure

I'm not sure how these sandals would have fit, because the hole through which you need to put your foot (the top of the sandal) is so small, I could not squeeze in. If you can somehow point your toe and pull your heel all the way in, it would work. It's too bad, as they look like a comfortable sandal. Making the top opening large enough for a normal person's foot would be a great improvement!

The sandals fit perfect, but there was no arch support. I like Keen shoes for the arch support. I was disappointed that these didn’t have any.

Very disappointed with the fit of the KEEN Whisper. While the shoe is labelled as a medium width, I would say that the shoe runs narrow. I could not even get my feet inside the shoes. I usually wear a wide width, but can wear a medium with most sandals, but not this one. I will be returning it.

Was not wide enough for my foot.

No one is a bigger Keen fan than I am, including having 2 other pairs of Whisper sandals, but the last two pairs I have ordered have been returned because they just aren't comfortable. They seem to be smaller that the ones I have and love.

Like the slightly less clunky look of the Keen Whisper. I find for me that Keen sandles run about a half size small in length. Good width with a comfy foot bed and the colors are awesome too.

I have been wanting Keen sandals for summer wear for a while. My husband loves his. However, I attributed the foot odor to the fact he never switched off to other footwear. I wore my Keen sandals off and on for several days and noted a terrible foot odor from the enclosed design and rubber material. I will only wear them for several hours at a time and for kayaking or light hiking. Won't buy again due to odor build up. I have never had a problem prior to this with shoes. I guess my husband doesn't mind the odor from his feet but odor means bacteria! They are comfortable, true to size, lots of support but poor air flow.

Shoes were too small and narrow, unlike the other whisper versions I bought; the front end of the shoe/toe bed tilts just slightly up and that's probably what makes these shoes too small. If you wear an 8, order a 9.