Customer Reviews Birkenstock Arizona Big Buckle - Nubuck Leather

The sandals fit well when I start wearing,but after an hour or so,, the buckle rubs a bit. The sandals look great for summer. I wear them with everything.

The sandal is well made. However, the straps are quite wide making them a little uncomfortable until they are substantially broken in. They do accommodate a narrow foot but the strap almost drags on the ground when it is buckled as tight as I need. Also, until they are worn in, the foot bed hits my big toe in an odd spot. And because the foot bed is molded, it is somewhat uncomfortable. With that said, they do offer good arch support. And wearing an 11N, my options are severely limited unfortunately.

Cute cute cute! If I had time to break them in, I might have kept them. I love Birkenstock sandals. I prefer the softer cushioned sole but I'm okay with the firm footbed. I wanted to keep them just because they are more stylish than the average Arizona. Unfortunately, on the left foot - which has a bunion... the hard leather of the front strap cuts in terribly even with a sock. I wanted these to wear on a trip to Europe where I expect to do a lot of walking. These won't work. If you're waiting on the anthracite crocodile leather in a 40, they're on their way back to Zappos.

I really wanted to like this style. It looks great! But the buckle seems to be made of plastic. I put several magnets next to the buckle and it's not any kind of iron. Also, I've had a chance to try several styles on now, and I've decided the suede ones work best for me because the leather is soft and doesn't bite into my skin on top of my foot in back of my toes. These really are pretty, however. The color is lovely, and the leather is nice leather. Not as comfortable as I'd thought they'd be, and the plastic buckle turned me off. Why do they charge $15 extra for a "big buckle" that's plastic? I returned them, but I may eventually be persuaded to try them again because they are pretty.

Super, super cute Birkenstock! This is probably why they're sold out in many other places. However, they only come in Narrow which was way too narrow for me. So, unfortunately they're going back.

I wear a woman's size 37 in Mayari. I never owned Arizona and was surprised to find that these run a little shorter and narrower.

felt too wide. Tried wearing to see if it could work as I have other Birkenstocks but it is not good.

I am a vionic person. The straps by the toe rubbed a blister in less than half an hour.

These have absolutely no give in the footbed. It’s like walking on wood planks. I love Birkenstock, and have worn them for decades. These seem very different from my other Birks. I love the pink leather, and those big gold buckles. If I could have made them work, I would have kept them.

Too narrow, not enough birkenstocks are avaliable in the wider width unfortunately.

Strap across top was stiff and not at all soft making it uncomfortable. Thus the return.

Much lower quality than the Birkenstocks I bought in 2016. The buckles look really cheap and the leather is really rough. I’m returning and getting Mephistos.

They are ok. A little. Need to wear more to determine comfort. A little stiff

The size and width was perfect however the wide buckle rubbed my toes on both left and right. I guess wide big buckles are not for me.

I wanted to love this (black oiled with silver buckles; the part your foot goes on is black)), and the description said it was for narrow to normal width. However, it hit me on the side of my foot, so sadly these have to go back. FYI I also ordered the black oiled with gold buckles where the part that your foot goes on is cork / cork colored, and that one fit me just fine, and I intend to keep the one with the gold buckles. I'm not sure if it's because of the different parts where your foot goes or if it's just variation of the shoes.

It was very large much larger than the other pair I ordered although they were the same size.

I returned the shoes only because they were obviously returned by someone else. I reordered and hope they don’t look used.

Feet slipped forward in shoe.

Not for narrow feet.

These sandals run narrow. I have another pair of Arizona sandals in nubuck from couple years ago, same Narrow width. If I hold next to these, sole noticeably narrower. Had to return & didn’t have wider width.

Too narrow!!! Love the shoe, but my feet don't!

I've loved Birkenstock sandals since my first pair in the 90s. There's just something about a sandal that provides just the right amount of support, easy on, and effortless relaxed style (if you find the right one for you). Most recently I've been wearing the Gizeh in oiled tobacco but wanted to make a break and spice things up a bit. I, too, am confused by why these cute styles only come in narrow width. As someone with normal feet that err slightly on the wider side, I've always felt right at home in Birkenstocks, but have never in my life ordered a wide width shoe specifically. This particular style was very uncomfortable. Despite being the exact same size I've always worn in Birks, the footbed hit my foot in strange places, the strap at my midfoot was tight even when taken out to the largest setting and the high shine black leather was stiff and rubbed my feet wrong. I loved the look of them but had no desire to wear them. A fail. They went back.

I LOVE how these look but they were so uncomfortable. I pulled a muscle in my calf from wearing them somehow and my feet went numb. If only they had the same cork footbed as other Birks...