Customer Reviews Birkenstock Arizona Big Buckle - Nubuck Leather

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...

I don't like that is doesn't have the traditional Birkenstock foot beds to conform to your feet.

Really hard leather on the straps…not Birkenstock quality.

This narrow style does NOT run wide as someone previously mentioned! Even the straps are too tight for a normal width so I'm going to have to get their wide size. I love the silver buckles on the black. I get frustrated trying to find silver accents instead of the ugly brass tone. I love that the footbed is black as it would hide dirt sweat skin oil whatever compared to the tan natural footbed color. My other pair are the Arizona soft and I think I'm going to stick with that feature bc they're a quicker break in and more comfortable. These ones felt like hard pavement.

These are gorgeous sandals! The rich black shiny leather. The big gold buckles. They were unfortunately the most uncomfortable birks ever. I have tons of Birkenstocks abs know how to break them in. Nothing worked and I have a very narrow foot. So sad because these are so cute . . . But they hurt to wear and at this price point I can’t justify it all. Especially since this brand is all about comfort. Have to return them.

So I loved the stylish look of these Birks, but the patent leather was just so stiff that I knew they would never break in enough to be comfortable across my forefoot. Maybe my pinkie toes are more sensitive than average, but just walking around the house made them sore. As for sizing, they were true to size. I always take a 40 in Birk sandals (I wear a 9.5-10 in regular shoes), and these were no exception. I’m disappointed in the comfort, as I was hoping these could be my “dressy” Birkenstocks, but I guess I’ll have to go back to my tried and true suede soft footbeds.

This is my first review ,ever.This are my second pair of Arizona Big Buckle.They are so popular,so I decided to get one pair .The most beautiful,(for me )were White Big Buckle.They were M ,they didn't have narrow. I still got them and I was crazy how cute they are.They were not comfortable at all in the beginning,but I didn't care.After 2 months, finally I was able to walk without any pain.So this second pair that I got are also sooo cute, I fell in love instantly. But,I am not even able to walk in my house for 15 minutes with no pain. I was reading the reviews and everyone is giving 4 , 5 stars.There are some people complaining and saying that this are not the same Birkenstock like they were before.Then I was reading that they need some time to break in. I was always the UGG person .They have the best slippers and I can wear them right away without breaking them first.

I have many pairs of Birkenstock - but this one rubbed the top of my foot.

These are cute, but the sole of the shoe is covered in black leather and it’s HOT! Makes my feet sweat so much! I like the style of the shoe but would prefer the regular Birkenstock footbed.

This review is for the apricot nubuck Arizona Big Buckle with a white sole. I wear a lot of orange so I'm always looking for a comfortable orange sandal. Only a University of Texas alum could love this sandal and I actually went to law school there. This color combo is so clownishly wrong that I didn't even try them on - just put them back in the box for return. (I did try the black big buckle which was fine in all regards.) This shoe does not look better in person.

Wanted to love the BIG BUCKLE, but looked ridiculous on my feet. All I could see was the HUGE buckle.

So cute and comfy. However, the liner on the white is uncomfortable and doesn’t allow your foot to breathe. I’ll stick to cork footbeds from Birkenstock.

these are super cute sandals. love the big buckles! however, not a fan of the leather footbed at all. my feet stuck to it all the time and I don’t have sweaty feet. I returned these because of the footbed.

The big buckles are very cute, but unfortunately, the one at the toes is positioned too close to the toes for comfort. The leather under the buckle completely covers my smallest toe and half of the next smallest, so when I step it digs into the top of my toes. The fit of the regular Arizona strap is at the base of my toes, not covering any of them and does not dig in. Too bad Birkenstock did not position the strap the same. One other unusual feature to be aware of: the interior (of the white at least) is a smooth leather instead of the typical suede.

Even though they are listed as N the advice was that they fit a M but I did not feel this was the case. The big buckle was too shiny and cheap looking for the weathered look leather. I returned and ordered regular soft bed Birks which I love.

I will keep the shoes but not happy that I accepted narrow width because supplies are limited at present.

I wear a small size and I thought the big buckles would be fun, but they're way out of proportion with my feet! Going with the same shoe, little buckles.

fine

Even when buckled, they didn't really hold my foot in place. And those buckles are big.

The narrow Berkies have not fit me well, a little too long or too short, I'm in between 38 and 39- there are super cute, if you like bright shiny( huge) gold buckles. Also, the soft sole doesn't seem to have the same support as the regular sole. Too bad, since the unisex widths are often too wide.

These look great but they are stiff due to the leather footbed.

I wanted to love these. I really like Birkenstocks, and have a pair of brown sandals I wear almost daily. I love the updated style of the Big Buckle, and was hoping they would work. The reason I am returning these is the rock hard footbed that hits me in all the wrong places.