Customer Reviews Merrell Barkley Chukka

I've only worn them for a few days. The fit is good, especially the heel, which is often a problem since I have a narrow heel. They are very light weight, and yet have just the right amount of support and cushion when walking. Due to the cushioned area at the top rear, they due not rub against the Achilles tendon when driving. The style is great for business casual and travel. They are a keeper. The only negative was that when I received them one of the shoes laces was torn at the end. I contacted Zappos and they were not able to send me a new pair of laces, but sent me a new pair of shoes, I removed a lace from the new pair and returned them at no charge. As usual Zappos service is the benchmark for quick, friendly and irritation free transactions.

I bought these for my husband and he loves them.

Foot problems make finding a great shoe fit hard, but trusted others reviews and this good brand and found a winner. Total comfort after one day of wear. Toe box roomy which I like. Good support without going overboard. Light, good rubber bottom. I lace one hole down but full lace up feels good too, just that I have a tender right ankle (broke it two years ago). Love the style. Looks good for business casual or total casual. Have the gray, soon I will be putting an order in for the brown!

Fit perfectly fine. I have wide feet and am always apprehensive about buying shoes I haven’t tried on first (for this reason) but these were big enough.

How do you improve in perfect? Out of the box you can walk a mile and not notice them. They're about the lightest shoes I own. As for Merrell? I don't work for them but if I did I would be all obnoxious bragging about how my company makes the best shoes on the planet!

I’m a UPS Driver and walk 10+ miles per day and am in and out of a truck 200-400 times per day, 5 days a week. Love the comfort, support, style, and most importantly how light weight these shoes are. I’m on my second pair, first pair lasted me 6 months before I literally wore a hole through the sole and could see my sock. The bottoms are more like a foam, not a rubber. I will gladly pay $110 twice a year for a shoe that’s this lightweight, compared to a heavy bulky hiking boot. Fits true to size, I do use a memory foam insert.

The size and fit felt are true with a large toe box. The shoes are light, almost too light, and don’t feel like they should cost $100+. Like others have said the insole is very flimsy, but I use orthotics so this isn’t as much of an issue. The styling is great as I can’t really find any another casual sneaker chukkas. We’ll see how long they last.

Fit and looked great. Only complaint is the inner sole was made of cheap foam or cardboard which wore out after a couple months I noticed. I cannot even wear them because the inner sole has complete fallen apart. You would think they would spend more money on the inner sole.

Great casual shoe! Extremely comfortable. Because of a neuroma issue and a bit of plantar fascitis, there are plenty of shoes I cannot wear. This is not one of them. Flexible with good support. Reasonable arch with a just-wide-enough toe box to not squeeze. I would highly recommend. The only drawback is that they look a little too much like a hiking boot, and not quite as casual as I was hoping.

I don't know...these felt really chintzy. The leather is very "cardboard-y". I thought I'd like the color more in person than on the website, but I was wrong. Sickly grey and just bleh. Mostly, though, I really just hated the feel of the materials. Felt like they were cut out of a cereal box.

Sent them back almost immediately because of the cheap foam sole. These won’t last me a few months of daily wear and certainly won’t look good after just a few weeks. I love Merrel shoes but whoever designed this one needs to review their product line and customer base.