Customer Reviews adidas Originals Samba® Leather
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75%"Felt true to size"
86%"Felt true to width"
65%"Moderate arch support"
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Love this shoe! This is my second pair that I am getting. They take some breaking in and eventually the squeaking does go away. I love this shoe because it looks nice and its not bulky. I usually wear a woman's size ten and I got a man's size 8.5.
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Sambas are over and over a good choice and they will never go out of style. Zappos rocks, best customer service 5+ stars from me!!
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Nice pair of shoes, goes well with anything from athletic to casual. Order your regular size as this fits very true to size.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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My son loves this shoe. We buy it every year. It has minimal arch support -- which we adore -- since he has incredibly flat feet. It's perfect.
Leslie L, Zappos Customer,
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Fantastic shoe for classic style and basic comfort. They were quite noisy/squeaky at first and still are a bit squeaky after a few weeks (where the tongue rubs against the rest of the shoe). Getting them wet helps in this regard, but who wants to walk around in wet shoes, albeit quite ones.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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GREAT shoe. Wearing them now. The day I got them, I wore them to Great America, no pain, no sore feet!! I would recomend to anyone. And they look awesome!
I'd also recommend:
Puma
Tim M, Zappos Customer,
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My 5th grade son loves these shoes. They are quite durable and comfortable. My son says he has to break them in by wearing a few times, then they are great.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Love this shoe. I've traveled through most of Europe and SE Asia with a pair and they are sturdy and stylish.
Semi-water proof but don't try and walk through a monsoon.
Very bummed I can't find them in all black leather anymore.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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These shoes are very comfortable. They run true to size, in my opinion, and they are stylish. I get compliments all the time since they are classics. I did encounter the squeaky noise from the tongue rubbing on the inner leather of the shoe. As recommended by others, just rub some lotion on the tongue and that takes care of it.
Luis C, Zappos Customer,
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This is one of the nicest pairs of Adidas that I own. And I have a few. I like the fact that they are all leather besides the usual suede parts on other Sambas. The fit is perfect.
I'd also recommend:
Clarks
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Greetings I was very pleased with my order so I order the red and white ones also I was very happy when they said they accept paypal now I can't stay off there site Thanks Zappos for all the shoes.
I'd also recommend:
Michael Kors or whatever they like.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Great pair of shoes!! Excellent quality. Versatile, can be worn casually or semi professionally. Absolutely love them!!!!!
Felicia, Zappos Customer,
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We bought these shoes for my husband and he loves them! He gets tons of compliments on them and has himself remarked on how comfortable they are. I have a feeling we'll be buying these again when his finally go to the shoe graveyard.
I'd also recommend:
Puma
Stephanie, Zappos Customer,
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These rock! These are the second pair of Samba's my 12 year old daughter has had. She loved the first pair and had them for years. Comfortable, durable and good indoor soccer shoes too. They didn't wear out, her feel grew too big and she had to have another pair. Great value.
Olive T, Zappos Customer,
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I got these for riding (cycling) and they are great, stiff sturdy sole and breathable material. Not to mention cute! They do make a weird squeaky noise when you walk, like other reviewers have mentioned, I'm hoping that will go away with more wear. One thing I do want to point out is i had to go through two returns and exchanges to finally get a size that fit me (thank you Zappos for your truly amazing customer service!) since these only came in men's sizes, I had to do a bit of conversion. My advice is to follow the standard/universal conversion chart, instead of the one provided by Adidas. I'm normally a size 7-7.5 in woman's, and a 5.5(us) in these are a perfect fit.
Bijou330, Zappos Customer,
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I was fairly warned- these shoes squeak. It's fine if you're outside but inside an office or building you could definitely hear it. It's going away a tad but something to be aware of. Otherwise, they feel great although I personally prefer my Gazelles.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Great shoes. I love them! The heel liner is leathery stuff, not fuzzy cloth, which I was looking for.
They squeak a lot when I first got them. As I tightened the laces toward the toe, the squeaking has gone away.
I'd also recommend:
puma
Karen G, Zappos Customer,
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These shoes were amazing. I have always loved the way Sambas feel and now you can be stylish with these Sambas.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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They took a little bit of time to break in, in terms of rubbing against my ankle, and in terms of squeakiness, but once they did, they're pretty nice.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Fantastic shoe. I've traditionally only rocked Campus IIs or STs, but I've always wanted a pair of Sambas. I like the classics better because of the lower tongue as well.
I'd also recommend:
Puma
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Absolutely fantastic. Solid basic casual sneaker for men. Comfortable and looks great. Only 2 issues: the laces always seem to come undone - make sure you double-tie. They can also be very squeaky - I've been applying Vaseline to the tongue to stop that.
Brian S, Zappos Customer,
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Really awesome shoe. Had it for three months now, and it's perfectly broken in. Not showing scuffs, which is huge because I go through shoes really fast (4-6 months). Tough, comfy, good looking. What more do you need?
Jacob S, Zappos Customer,
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I bought these shoes for my son and he has thoroughly enjoyed wearing them! He is a longboarder (not my favorite activity) and the shoes have held up well with the extra friction this sport experiences.
Jill H, Zappos Customer,
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These shoes are a little narrow which fits me perfectly. They are very comfortable.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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The description of "Original" is so appropriate to those of us that have long memories and when I put these classics on my feet, inevitably I forget I have them on because it raises a vision in my mind's eye of when I wore these guys "in the day". So these are more than "just shoes"; they're terrific memories that also fit and look terrific.
Lee, Zappos Customer,
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