Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi Slip Resistant

I can only wear Hokas (Mach 5) to work. My feet don't tolerate other brands. I was expecting the cloud cushion like all my other Hokas, but I feel like these are a lot stiffer. I was very disappointed as I was excited for water resistant versus the fabric.

I'm a licensed hairdresser, and purchase these shoes to help with my feet and back. I haven't had any changes to my problem. Can recommend another shoe? Can I get a refund?

When I first purchased these shoes a few years back, I loved them! But now, in the recent year or so, they've only been okay. They definitely aren't lastly very long anymore. It's been 5 months since I've bought my last pair and honestly I've needed a new pair since month 4 (I work in the restaurant business). If you aren't on your feet all the time, these shoes would probably do better for you.

My second pair of Hoka the first ones are falling apart but very comfortable and this water resistant are so hard it hurts. Had to return them.

Everyone kept raving about how amazing Hokas are for nursing. The shoe quiz suggested these to me so I decided to try them. They were AWFUL. Extremely hard and flat inside, they are so wide I kept tripping on my own feet, and they always just felt not quite stable while I was walking. Everyone kept telling me to give it more time and that they will break in. Well, they don't break in. They are too hard and do not mold to your feet at all. I wore them for about 6 months and finally had to stop because I tripped and almost fell on someone. So, needless to say, I never got to return them, but I would definitely not suggest these.

I'm a longtime fan of Hoka, and of the Bondi model in particular. I walk my dogs in an off-leash 144 acre former golf course. It's absolutely beautiful and we go every morning at sunrise regardless of the weather. I bought these Hokas hoping they would provide some protection from damp dew-laden grass. I only crosss the grass when the old cart paths don't connect. My socks and feet were wet at first contact with the grass. What a waste of money! I hope HOKA will eventually develop a truly waterproof Bondi in both regular width & in wide. (There are no waterproof wide shoes at all.). I love the nice colors, but I had to buy KURUs and MERRELs for waterproof walking shoes.

The Bondi is a big wide shoe with a high platform. My foot feels snug in the shoe, but when I walk the shoe feels weighty and clunky. I almost tripped a few times. I need a lighter shoe, but still stable enough because I have flat feet.

Wasn't able to wear the shoes due to a defective ankle support

These last set has a problem with the right foot! The tongue kept sliding over your point where I had to miss a day of work cuz it was crushing the top of my foot that has a previous injury and I could barely walk!! I ended up having to sew one side of the tongue down to be able to wear them and they still kind of hurt on that foot.

Purchased these shoes for clinicals because of a recommendation from a friend. Worst 12 hours of my life every time I wore them. They were very painful and half way through my shifts I started limping due to the pain. Bending my foot created a pressure point on the shoe to form on top of my foot. I have flat feet and my arches were always aching. Bottom part of the shoes are wider so I would trip over them. I stuck with them until nursing school was over because I wasn't going to pay for another expensive pair of shoes. The tongue also kept slipping to the side and created another pressure point on my foot. I will say they were easy to clean, held up well being kept outside, and even went to another nursing student friend for her clinicals. Well made - no frills or areas falling apart. Would no recommend them for people with flat feet. My friend who also experiences the same foot problem has the same issue with the shoes. I have another friend who loves these shoes but they have high arches.

I really wanted to love these, but had to return. It might just be my anatomy or the material may be too rough or both, but the top inner piece of the shoe was rubbing against my ankle and after a 12hr shift, it was painful, gotten swollen, and I was limping at the end of it. The bondi 8 works better for me.

All I want is a very black shoe to wear with my black pants. I do not want designs that make it look gray. I want it to look sleek and unnoticeable

I bought these shoes to wear for my 12+ hour nursing shifts. I was really excited to get them. By the end of my first shift, the tongue of the shoe had rubbed the top/inner part of my foot completely raw. I repositioned it many many times throughout the day in hopes to get some relief, but it didn't help. I even opened the shoe all the way up, loosened the laces, and stretched the ankle part out, but unfortunately it did not help. I even taped a foam bandage to my foot to try and stop the rubbing, but this seemed to make it worse. I wore them 1 day and sent them back. They were cute though.

The shoes were comfortable but wider than I wear.

I have four pairs of Hokas and have even bought them as gifts for family. I loved my Bondi 7s the most and wanted an all-white pair that was water-resistant for a trip to Europe, so the Bondi SRs seemed to be the perfect choice. I took them out on my daily hour-long walks and I noticed that afterward, my right heel would feel sore. I chalked it up to my feet just needing to get used to the shoes. When decision time came to which two pairs of shoes I would take on my two-week Prague and Budapest trip, I could not risk sore feet so I opted for another pair of all-white waterproof shoes shoes along with another water-repellent pair of black ones (I averaged 16-22K steps each day). I had no issues with my shoes so I was really happy with my choices. Now that I've been home for five days, I wanted to give my Bondi SRs another chance so I wore them to run errands and go for my walks and unfortunately, my feet (specifically my right heel) are sore again. I wish I had acted sooner but now I'm well beyond the 30-day window, so these shoes are going to go back in their box and sit on the shelf. I am really bummed because I really wanted to like these shoes. I'm hoping you can replicate what the Bondi 7s feel like (I would wear them multiple days in a row at Disneyland and have had no problem but the tread is worn out so they've been retired from the regular rotation). So much promise but unfortunately, these are not the answer to my Bondi 7s.

I was so excited to get this shoe until it came in the wrong color. It felt great on but I needed a white shoe not a pale blue shoe.

The top of my foot hurts very badly.

I am a big fan of Hoka but disappointed with this time purchase. It looks good but if you are looking for 4/5 hours in feet comfort then this is not the shoes. My feet started hurting after few hours. I dont think I will buy again

I have had several pairs of Hokas, the recovery wedges, Clifton's and Bondis have help me to make an almost 100% recovery from plantar fasciitis. This is the 2nd pair of Bondi SR that I've purchased. In regular shoes I wear a 9 but I go up a size with running shoes. Because I bought these shoes with the intention of wearing them as a comfortable work shoe, I do a lot of sitting so I didn't need to worry about my feet swelling like I would if I wear wearing them as an exercise shoe so I bought a 9.5. My toes came right to the tip of the shoes and my toenails rubbed on the front. I've also had problems with the Clifton shoe fitting me correctly. I buy the 10B but then have problems with the outer side of my foot getting pinched in between the insole and the side of the shoe so I contacted customer services to ask their advice. The lady I spoke with recommended that I try the larger size in a wide. I was really surprised that she suggested a wide because my feet are so long and narrow that my family teases me about them. So the second pair of Bondi SR I bought a 10D, they feel huge! I feel like I can't get the snug fit that I typically like without making the shoe look deformed and the outsides of my feet are still being pinched between the insole and the inside of the shoe.

I work everyday with them.My feet hurt more than they did before

The arch on my left foot was way too high . There was a mark on the arch of the sneaker from it being pushed against my foot all day. The right foot seemed perfectly fine. I wore them for my double shift which is 10.5 hours long all day in my feet. I don't know if the arch was just too high for my feet and these sneakers were just not for me. (I do not have flat feet) maybe you need them for these sneakers . But my right foot was fine all day so I'm not sure if it just was a defective left sneaker. I returned them because the left foot hurt my foot . I wish I knew if it was my feet or I just had a defective sneaker, but I didn't want to keep buying them and returning them.

These shoes are uncomfortable. They feel like they do not belong together. They feel like someone bought them, wore them and then returned them. It feels like Deckers had one shoe and then called around looking for a mate. I don't know but something isn't right with this pair. I love Hoka shoes and have been wearing them for years. My problem is I bought the original pair in a size 11 from Hoka. I returned them to Hoka for a size 10.5. The replacement shoes came from Deckers and that is the problem for me because I never heard of Deckers, and the shoes they sent me feel like second hand shoes, and I am not happy. These shoes were expensive and I would like to have a REAL pair of Hokas for the ones I sent back.