Customer Reviews New Balance Made in US 990v5

My son seems to be happy with his 990v5 NB shoes. He wears size 16 EE so there are not a lot of choices.

I must say that these are the most comfortable shoes I've ever worn!! And with the width option(I have flat feet), New Balance truly offers an awesome fit.

These shoes are great. I have very wide and tall feet and this is the only shoe that fits me properly outside of Hitchcock, and those are all incredibly ugly. The only problem is that the tongue keeps moving to the side. I hope that NB doesn't stop making 6E shoes. I have no clue what I would wear if they do.

If you need 6E, these are the shoes for you. Good support, plenty of room in the toebox.

I stand and walk in them in a barber and it holds all my weight every other day for 9 hours

I enjoy the comfort and support of these Sneakers.

Everyday sneaker. Very well made. Make sure you order larger width.

A new version is needed with more color options: especially for narrow with sizes.

First 990 shoe I have bought. Found it to be comfortable right out the box and went walking the first day. Looks good and will buy it again.

My podiatrist suggested I use these for walking and daily use. They feel like they need to be broken in, but that's because my feet are a little wide. I'm pretty much happy with them, except the sneakers are a gray shade , and they came with white laces...complete contrast, and looks out of place

I love the shoes the are the best I have ever bought but i wish they would make the cooler colorways in the wider sizes i ware a 4E and i can only get those in the basic colorways but other then that i love the shoes

Comfortable shoes. Made in USA. Crafted better than my previous 860s, although I still really like 860s.

The shoe is a bit bulky but does what I need, I tend to pronated during my runs and this shoe helps to steady my foot action. I am also a few pound overweight and find this watch provides the shock absorption which I need. Overall a good and practical shoe. I would have given the shoe 5 Stars but took away one star due to the expense of the shoe.

I have worn these shoes for many years and love them. This is my first time using their website, but it was the only place the shoes were in stock. Be careful about what you order! I wear size AAAA width. The website only allows you to pick between Wide and Extra Wide and does not relate the those sizes to the number of A's. I guessed that AAAA shoes were extra wide (with all those A's....) But, when I received the order confirmation, it showed I had ordered AAAAAA shoes. I immediately called New Balance and tried to alter or cancel the order. The person I spoke with was gracious, but said their system did not allow them to cancel or alter any orders. So he issued me a UPS shipping label to return the shoes to New Balance for free when they arrived. In order to get the shoes any time soon, I needed to make a second order and charge it to my credit card as well. The first order arrived, I returned the shoes unopened (requiring a trip to the UPS store) and am now waiting for my refund. It is 8 days since UPS reported the shoes were delivered to New Balance, but no refund yet. Inconvenient for me, and amazingly inefficient and expensive for them. I deducted a star for the inconcenience, but feel like maybe I should have subtracted more.

The price is high, you know it, NB knows it. You buy them because you are older, you ache getting out of bed, and you pull muscles changing the toilet paper roll. Do they magically transform your feet into pillows of clouds whence you prance around like a 12 year old that you wish you were? No. These are shoes you get when you finally admit you need a good, comfortable pair of shoes that will last over a year, dagnabit. You stop denying you are getting older, and accept your fate. You look at the mid life crisis car in your garage, sigh, and close the door. Accept your age, accept New Balance, and now accept your lower balance in your checking account. Have some dignity though, get the black on black, we're not animals here.

However, there a problem with the toe box, where the fabric meets the leather material over toes. This should be expanded to protect the great toe nail from tearing/ wearing out the fabric prematurely. My first pair of 990's had this protection. I was a long time runner during my Naval career, and have lost good shoes before they wore out. This is the only shoe I wear because by feet are accustom to the way this shoe is made and the way it feels when you put them on...

After having foot surgery I needed a supportive, yet comfortable sneaker. I walk three miles a day. They are comfortable, but I find they run large. I wish I would have ordered a half size smaller. I ordered the same size as my other Newbalance, but it was a different style number. Unfortunately, I can't return them, because they have been worn. Would I recommend them, yes but try them out in a retail store prior to purchasing them over the internet.

These didn't fit just like the ones we buy at the retail location. Good and sturdy, no flashy colors, which we like. They were narrower than the same shoe at the retail location.

fit good too high for the shoe ssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Have worn these shoes forever, good fit for me, I feel they arevery high priced as they only last about 6 months support wise. They brought out a grey with black accents for a short time. I got alot of compliments on them but they no longer cary, very disappointed .

My new 990v5, standard width happen to be slightly shorter and slightly narrower than my old 990v4, standard width. For short walks/runs it is OK, but after 10 miles walking I start feeling the tightness, which never happened with v4. Otherwise I like it.

Love that I can find a size 15 2A but I think the product is WAY overpriced for a casual sneaker, walking, running casual shoe!

I run/walk one hour in the morning and another half hour at night and these running/walking shoes have been the best for me. One comment, I used to be able to thread my laces through the middle piece and this kept shoe tighter for me, however, this last pair does not have that option and I am a bit disappointed with that because I can not pull laces as tight.