Customer Reviews Birkenstock Mayari - Birko-Flor™ & Birkibuc™

I have the Birkenstock Mayari (silver birkflor version) that I bought at Zappos and fit perfectly. I love them, so wanted a second pair. The toe straps on my old ones were snug and the material supple and comfortable. This pair with leather straps seems completely different. The foot bed is slightly bigger than my other size 38 pair and the straps are very thick and stiff. The one around the left big toe is very loose and stands up oddly. The general feeling when I walked was really uncomfortable. I thought I was upgrading by purchasing with leather version, nope. Returning for a birkflor version.

I wanted to love these.. Everyone told me to hang in there and break them in, but I just couldn't. I wore them for 2 days straight, maybe not long enough, but I want my shoes to be comfortable from the start. Sadly... they are going back. Good luck to anyone who can stand it, the style is super cute!!

I was very disappointed in the leather. It was thin but still super stiff. It did not seem like a good quality leather and based on the price and all the raves I have seen on this site I was expecting something in line with the price and brand. I even wondered if someone had returned a pair of knockoffs that somehow got through the Zappos system! i can get that shoe without the Birkenstock name for considerably less at one of the discount stores. I expected better. I am returning them and will not be reordering.

They're really cute and comfortable shoes. However... after just a few months they seem to be developing tears on the outer part where the second strap is located. I also have already run down some of the heel down to the cork. I used to wear Birkenstocks and keep them for a few years before they needed replacement! Not even 6 months in and I am having a lot of issues. Pretty disappointed.

Love the licorice color, fit was perfect out of the box... the issue is this is not a leather upper, and the top straps have given me a rash on my feet... not sure what options I have to keep them and not get a rash from the synthetic material. Anyways- always love Zappos and Birkenstock!

I was so excited to be getting these sandals for the summer. I have somewhat of a skinny foot but usually wear a B width. I did however order the narrow in these since they tend to run wide and the narrow width was perfect! As far as comfort goes, these were not the shoe for me. The ridge in the footbed under your toes was very uncomfortable! I could hardly walk around the house testing them out! I guess maybe I don't have a lot of padding there and that's why they were so uncomfortable for me, but it was down right painful!! The leather is super soft and I don't think one would have a problem breaking them in and getting blisters. If it wasn't for that ridge under my toes hurting so bad I would have loved them! Very disappointed!!

I ordered the habana oiled leather shoes. The look I love. The color I love. Loved them when I first put them on. After wearing the right shoe feels like there is some defect in the footbed of the shoe causing significant discomfort. I want to return but researching return policy it doesn’t seem it’s possible. The shoes looked “worn” after the first time I just tried them on out if the box. $125 down the drain. Displeased.

This was my first attempt at Birkenstocks and I REALLY wanted to like them. I wore them around the house for 3 days. Unfortunately they're just too hard of a walking experience. The arch support is great, the straps were comfortable. It was the footbed that just felt like I was walking on cement, all the time. Had to return.

I bought a pair last August. I wore them until it got too cold for sandals. I pulled them back out this spring and I've noticed the paint on the buckles is chipping off. I haven't even had them a year. I would expect $100 to last at least a year.

Something has changed. I have owned Birks for years, many styles. They were one brand I could count on. I had the Mayari in a black full grain leather, and I am so sorry to say that I finally wore them out. I decided to replace them, and much to my disappointment, they are nowhere near the same shoe. The regular width is narrower than it used to be, and the oiled leather is stiff and cuts into my feet.. I can't believe that these shoes gave me blisters within hours. I have never had a Birk that was too narrow or needed broken in before. Aesthetically, the oiled leather is nowhere as nice as the full grain leather. My straps on the old sandals look as good as they did from the start (it's the cork and sole that are destroyed.) If only my old ones were repairable.

Was looking for a comfortable summer sandal. These were just a bit to "granola" for me. Although the size and fit were true to size, they look a bit flat and wide on my narrow foot.

Sadly it didn't work for me, and here's why. My feet kept sliding forward ever so slightly as I walked in these sandals, and my toe cleavage (between the big toe and the second toe) would hit the X part of the front strap, which, unlike Gizeh style, isn't rounded and smooth. And it hurt. I love the style, and I so, so, so wish I could keep these sandals. My low rating is not a reflection of the quality, it's just to indicate that these don't fit everyone .

This is the second time the two strap popped out. I am now on my third Birkenstock Mayari. I just love the style so much, but I know sooner or later, that toe strap will come off. First, it loosens and then, pop! Out it comes. I think I need to change to a different style.

very uncomfortable, leather was stiff and could not break in.

I fear that Birkenstock has taken the low road. For years I could only wear narrow Birks, but now it says that narrow and regular have been combined. This doesn't work for me and this particular sandal's toe hold doesn't even touch my toe. I'm very disappointed.

I am usually a size 5.5 and the size 36 were much too big. Although slightly better looking than the average Birkenstock, they still very much look like Birkenstocks.

This is my first pair of Birkenstocks and I am really sad to say that they are the most uncomfortable pair of shoes I have ever owned. My feet actually hurt after wearing them for only two hours and I never usually have this problem. The foot bed has absolutely no cushion to it, and the ridge under your toes almost leaves my feet feeling bruised :( They are super cute though!

These are not for people with flat feet! The overly high, hard as a rock arch is just awful. I actually cannot imagine someone without a very high arch comfortably wearing these. It just digs into the side, bottom of the foot painfully. Also the suede footbed feels like sandpaper. For $95 the upper should be real leather and the footbed unarguably suede-like. The color is pretty but that is the only positive. Size wise they ran true and width wasn't a problem, it was just the boulder in the middle of shoe that didn't work.

I really liked the color and style of these sandals, as well as the Narrow size option. Unfortunately, the leather toe loop on one of the sandals was significantly larger than the other, not adjustable, and too big for my foot. So, back they go.

Immediately sent these back, the leather around the toe was very hard and felt like it would cut into my toe. The footbed is standard for Birkenstock, wider than your average shoe, so it fits feet that are wide.

Strap around my toe is not comfortable, going to return!

The leather was not even in color. Some of it was much darker.

I guess I'm just not a Birkenstock person. I bought these for an upcoming trip to Europe but just couldn't get used to them in time. They are too stiff and seemed to aggravate my sciatica.