Customer Reviews Merrell Encore Breeze 3

Uncomfortable heel lift in this model. Foot doesn’t fit comfortable in shoe. The heel remains raised & doesn’t fit into the shoe. This is the main problem. Added heel support doesn’t add support it causes discomfort!!! I have worn Merrell Encore Breeze for 15 years. This is the first time I have returned them. VERY DISSAPOINTED!!!

I bought this shoe as more of a house shoe than a shoe to wear outdoors or for errands. At first, I loved it. I wear a 10.5 which felt good on my feet. Good toe room and decent arch support. I loved it shoe much that after 2 weeks, I bought a second pair cause thats what women do for fear that the (stupid) shoe companies may change our beloved shoes. But after 3 weeks of wearing this shoe as basically a slipper, I noticed I was getting some pain on the outer side of my feet. I developed some seriously painful callouses. So deep that I needed to go to a podiatrist to work on. I do supinate and am usually very careful about reading the descriptions to make sure a shoe is for a neutral person or for a supinator. If it says pronator, I NEVER buy it cause I will have problems. Maybe I missed it in the description but I don't believe it stated anything. In the SECOND shoe box, there is a little pamphlet that says ""QForm" Women move differently thank men. It basically describes that this shoe redirects the foot toward the outside of the foot". I still have the first shoe box and looked for this pamphlet to no avail. I am not saying that I would have read the pamphlet even if it was in the first box or not since I mostly depend on the descriptions on the Zappos site. Well 2 doctor visits and $240.00 dollars later, I wish I never ordered the first pair or subsequent 2nd pair. Since I already wore the 1st pair around the house for 3 weeks I can't return it but as soon as I get done with this review you can bet that the second pair is going back to Zappos.

Ordered 2 pairs, 1 black and 1 aluminum. The fit is not consistent. The aluminum colored one is larger and fits very loosely around the top of the foot...not good.