Customer Reviews Dansko Sam

The shoe was too small, I don't feel I am capable of leaving a review that would be fair. However, I don't think this shoe in a larger size would agree with my battered feet.

Great looking shoe to spruce up outfits for everyday travel. The shoe only received 3 stars because the shoe was too short for my foot and toes smashed against front of shoe box. I have a normal foot, size 6, medium width. Great material, easy to maintain but had to return.

These are great for short wear. If you have a wide foot I wouldn’t recommend as these don’t really stretch out, even with help of shoe stretching products. Other than that they’re comfy for all day wear…unless you have a wide foot.

Fit was tts but they felt heavy walking in them. I didn't like the color and wanted a more summery look.

i so wanted to live these shoes, but found them to be unbearably uncomfortable. i should have tried them on at home and stood in them a good while (instead of leaving them in the box). i bought them pre-pandemic, then was working from home. by the time summer came around and i was back in the office, it was too late to return them. The new Dansko mary jane clogs have totally different bend/support to them ;compared to my old Dansko mary janes). Whatever change they made, it hurt my forefoot, dug in, and my joints in the feet/ankles hurt for days. ended up giving them away, sadly. color of leather was nice, but hated the insole liner. so bummed.

I love the look of these shoes, but they just don’t work if you have narrow feet. Because I have narrow feet, the shoe was loose and too much of it the weight of keeping the shoe on was on the strap (which then dug in my ankle).

The top of the shoe where it covered my toes was a bit tight where it met my foot. I returned them. It might’ve stretched over time but I want my shoes to fit out of the box now. I recall maybe 5 years ago I had two pairs that I wore all the time. The toe bed had plenty of room, though.

I purchased the beige color, which is a true beige color. Unfortunately, the medium width was too wide and my usual size 38 was too large. I had to return them.

I didn’t love this shoe nearly as much as the Kristy - which in. Y opinion is a much cuter style and fits more comfortably. I also did not like the color of these - not “real” leather looking and just made me feel old. I returned here and got the taupe in the Kristy - much cuter!

They ran very small--I had to return and order a pair one size up. After wearing them for several months, I have to say that the fabric footbed is a major mistake on Dansko's part. I own 20+ pairs of Danskos, but this is the only one with fabric footbed and I won't buy shoes with that again.

I've been a die-hard Dansko wearer for work since I started medical school rotations in 2009. Back then it was the clog and gradually evolved into the more stylish shoes. I had a pair of Sam back maybe 9 years ago and loved them. They were my favorite shoes and I wore them everywhere all day long on my feet. Dansko put them on hiatus, so when I finally retired my last pair of Sam due to the smell of the footbed (a problem I've never had with any other shoe), I switched to the Thea, which then became my absolute favorite shoe. More stylish, equally comfortable. I was devastated when the sole split about 2 years into owning them. Thea then was off the market and I noticed Dansko was back to selling the Sam. Long story short, I was excited to get back to my first Dansko love, but the new version shoes are not comfortable. The footbed is hot and makes your feet sweaty if you're not wearing socks or tights. It's like wearing furry plastic wrap on the bottom of your foot. My other Danskos with a similar style and similar looking footbed don't have that problem. It's bizarre! I want to be able to wear them in the summer so they were a no-go. I ended up giving them away after about a month of trying to get comfortable in them. Here is hoping they bring back Thea!

Cute clog, but the strap was too short. If you have a high instep, I don't recommend these clogs.

I ordered this shoe in red. Unfortunately, it is not a true red, but more of a dark raspberry color. It is very attractive, but I don't have anything to match. I was hoping for more of a true red. Sadly, it has to go back.

Way too wide in the toes box. Love the style and the footbed but unable to wear because too loose in the front.

Fit was great. I know 38 is my size in Dansko. Leather was scratched up a bit out of the box but the bigger issue was that I have learned any elastic component eventually fails so, for that reason, they went back. Sniff*

I had high hopes that these clogs would accommodate my feet. I have a high instep, wide toes and a bunion. I'm also overweight enough that my feet a tiny bit fat too. The shoes fit perfectly until I put weight on my feet--then the area where the toe box meets skin was too tight. Since there is stitching there, I doubted I could stretch them at all. These are definitely worth a shot if you have feet like mine though--the mary jane style means no instep pain (like you might experience in most Dansko clogs) and the toe box IS generous. Just not generous enough for me.

Cute but not for wide feet. My feet were bulging out the sides and felt like they were being squeezed at the front. I usually buy a 38 in this brand but my toes were touching the very top of the shoe and felt uncomfortable. A size up would have been way too long so unfortunately these had to go back.

I love Danskos but these shoes were too narrow for me and I have a very normal/average size foot.

The insole was comfy but the ankle strap was too high and rubbed my ankle at the wrong place, due to previous ankle injury.

These "bit" into the sides of my feet when wearing them. The style was fairly nice, but not great. They are clearly good quality, but just didn't suit me well.

I have mixed feelings about these. They are very cute, especially with dresses! However, they started out being comfy, but then as time went on they began to squish my feet more and more, making them unbearable to wear. Also, the other bothersome thing is these are basically made to wear either barefoot or with some kind of nylon. But the insole is cloth, and got gross quickly, and not much I can do to clean it or get the smell out. Disappointing overall, likely will not be able to wear these again.

I wear an 11 N this 42 was too wide but yet my toe touched the end. The 41 was too short also. Seems the length doesn't match the width.

Top of shoe cut into my feet maybe because I have high arches. Width a little tight.

I love Danskos. I really wanted to love these shoes and wear them for work. The left shoe fit like a dream. But the strap on the right shoe cut into my ankle. I found no relief after adjusting it. My foot tried to compensate by leaning toward the right, so after a few hours I had a blister on my ankle and another on the top of my foot. In addition, the front of the clogs scuffed almost immediately from basic walking. I'm sorry to have to return these after wearing them. It's not something I typically do. Perhaps the right shoe was cut differently than the left. Thank you, Zappos.

I wanted to love these, but had two major issues: 1) I have wider feet (but not as wide as some) and the edges of the toe box cut into my feet and did not seem to loosen up after wearing them around the house 2) the cloth lining of the footbed is SWEAT CITY. My feet started sweating almost immediately in these, and I can see how they would get smelly verrryyy quickly. Might have kept these and tried to break them in more if they had a leather insole like other Danskos. Very disappointed to have to return them.