Customer Reviews New Balance Made in US 990v5
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4,482 total reviewsReview Breakdown:
78%5Rated 5 stars out of 5
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Customer Fit Survey:
90%"Felt true to size"
92%"Felt true to width"
81%"Moderate arch support"
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
Perfect shoes for me. I had been looking for very wide shoes that are comfortable. I have found them!!! Also customer service is Great!! She helped me find the perfect shoes for me.
Mark,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
Good look, comfortable, and long wearing. So glad I found your website.
JerryB,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
best running shoes; too expensive; need more characters
Robert,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
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There are not many choices for my husband to choose from so I ordered 2 different pair of shoes in case one did not fit. Fortunately both fit so we kept both ( 14N ). He does Not like black or white athletic shoes!
I'd also recommend:
ECCO
PBMom, Zappos Customer,
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Overall1Rated 1 star out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
Paid three times the price of two other NB pairs I've found elsewhere. My older pairs of MT481 are 10.5 4E and fit well and have almost enough cushion for me. But this 990v5 Core 10.5 4E is too tight and has not enough cushion and does not have enough room to put a cushion for the ball of my foot. But at first these were comfortable for awhile, so I wore them and cannot send them back.
Peter,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
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Nice shoes that fit as expected. Feel good and seem well made.
Thomas, Zappos Customer,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
My husband has super wide feet and he has a very hard time finding shoes that fit - let alone are comfortable. From the first time he out these on he loved them! His feet feel good all day long! They look great too! Thank you for making extra extra wide shoes!
Jgt,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
I love these shoes! I started wearing these shoes in 1993 as a senior Sargent in the U S Army, i wear a 16 6e , high arch. In the Army we ran five days a week, and the pain in my knees subsided after wearing these shoes.
Jupiterhorse,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
These are great supportive and comfortable sneakers. Percent, when doing a lot of walking!
Linetech211,
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Overall4Rated 4 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
These 990s are light and offer good cushioning for walking. I have not found a shoe anywhere that offers arch support. I keep looking but would buy this shoe again.
Mike,
0 found this review helpful.
Overall1Rated 1 star out of 5
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A month or so after I started wearing these, a top plastic double-holed grommet on both shoes cracked creating wedge shaped jams which makes it ridiculously difficult to either tighten or loosen the shoelace. Had these shoes been a $25 pair of knockoff cheapies instead of a $190+ pair, I would have thrown them in the garbage. Instead, I put them in my closet and forgot about them. Today I tIt's hard to believe that a reputable manufacturer would pinch pennies by using plastic in lieu of brass on a supposedly premium product. I cannot remember a metal grommet ever failing in my 72 years of shoe wearing. I tried again today them on with the same result. I cannot recommend this product.
I'd also recommend:
No recommendation
Ted, Zappos Customer,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
This is my second pair of 990v5 walkers in a few years.
That alone is recommendation enough to the question: "Would you buy these again?"
Well, yes, and I did.
They give a real spring to each step, so walking is a breeze.
WalkerJoe,
0 found this review helpful.
Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
Excellent fit, comfortable with great support. Bought these for years and will continue to do so.
MtAsh,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
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Very well made shoe
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Overall4Rated 4 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
These shoes I've been informed are for lifestyle, not treadmill running. In my most recent experience, the rubber crumbles off when running on a treadmill. Otherwise lovely shoes
Trying T,
0 found this review helpful.
Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
I love my New Balance!
Have been wearing them for years!
Ever since my cross country days 45 years ago!
The quality and comfort is so much better than any ol for the imported shoes.
I will always support products made in USA!
Irishwrench,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
Too much? I don't think so. Why did I wait until I was a middle aged dad to buy these shoes? From the moment I put them on knew they were special. Most comfortable shoe I have owned, and I have owned a lot of shoes. Yes, they resemble a "diabetic special" but know what? Don't care. For those hating on the v5 990s, man, the others mush have been something special because these are something special. Invigorates my efforts to exercise and allows me to travel incognito. No one knows how cool I am in my gray 990 G5's. They fit as they should. I have a medium sized size 11 foot. Bought 11 Ds. Right on target. Will buy these again and again
Phil,
0 found this review helpful.
Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
I am not a runner just use them for walking and bike riding
Tom,
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Overall4Rated 4 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
my son loved this shoe so much and it's pricy for high schooler but worth
Zee,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
My husbands favorite shoe.. Will not wear any other brand
Sha,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
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The shoe is for my son. He loves the fit and says they are very comfortable. The shoe is substantial which coincides with the overall width.
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
Best shoe I've ever bought and shipping was very fast. This is the 3rd pair that I've purchased and each one was has been a perfect fit. The only reason I've had to buy new ones is because I've gotten them so dirty that I needed a new pair for going out places.
Randsters,
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Overall2Rated 2 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
Having started with my NB 320s way back when, it was disappointing to receive two new pair of 990v5 and have the right side of the tongue be unfinished. Hopefully this was a one time whoops not a new quality standard.
Bill,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
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I wear a size 14 narrow, an almost impossible size to find EXCEPT through New Balance. Thanks for helping out big, skinny feet with an excellent sport shoe/sneaker. Keep up the good work!
Anonymous, Zappos Customer,
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Overall5Rated 5 stars out of 5
Reviewed at New Balance
I love this shoe. I walk a lot for exercise, and I'd been having tendon problems in my foot, so my podiatrist recommended these. I purchased a pair in October 2021 and really enjoyed them, but a few months later, the stitching at the toe started to come loose, and, sure enough, a hole soon appeared in the mesh. I asked around, and apparently this is not an uncommon problem with mesh shoes (though it had never happened to me before, neither with New Balance nor with other brands). I liked the shoes so much, though, I decided to replace them with the same model (though after only ten months of wear). Oddly, the new shoes feel just slightly bigger on my foot, though I bought the exact same size. They're fine, though the old ones were a bit more snug and felt like they offered more support. When I use the orthotic I put in my dress shoes, the fit seems better. Still, these are great walking shoes, and they look great too, neither like kids' shoes nor old man's shoes. Great, classy design.
Den,
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