Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 7

I'm a nurse and work 12 hour shifts. I hear a lot of nurses say how great they are. I tried a pair and my feet are back to hurting and starting to get shin splints again. Very expensive and I'm going back to skeckers.

The rubber tread is coming off, not even 30 days old. Very low miles. Not worth the money ! Disappointed

Have been a long time buyer of the Bondi 6 then Bondi 7. All of my Bondi 7s have suffered from premature wear on the inside of the heel cup. Your site says you added memory foam to cushion the back of the heel but the fabric is wearing out with in3 weeks. I walk my dog 2 miles per day and 3 weeks of walking causes the heel cup fabric to fall apart. Extremely disappointed in the lack of durability in the Bondi 7. The Bondi 6 never had this issue. You will lose thousands and thousands of customers if you don't fix this issue on the Bondi 8 or even better fix the Bondi 7!!

I bought the Bondi 7 shoes in 12 xtra wide. They fit good and they were comfy, true to size 100%. Howeverthe sole was so tall it looked like platform shoes. I love comfort but I also do not like looking like Frankenstein's monster. A friend of mine had the regular bondi 7s and they looked slightly taller than normal shoes and that's ok, these 12 xtra wide were ridiculously tall. Why even offer a shoe that looks like that? So I returned these and went with brooks ghosts and a pair of new balance 1080s. Also super comfy and look proportional.

Will never buy hoka again

Those are the most uncomfortable shoes I have purchased. I literally wasted my money

The shoe is well constructed and provides plenty of cushion. It does seem that they aggravate my shin splints. I've never had the experience where just walking caused enough pain to cause me to sit down, but that's what happened on my first walk with the Bondi 7. I'll give them another try and provide a follow up.

I bought these shoes because I have the HOKA TRAIL SHOES and absolutely LOVED them right out of the box. Even after a long hot steep hike I'm not in a hurry to rip off my shoes. These shoes, I can't get out of fast enough. My feet are KILLING ME and I can't understand why?! I've even them every chance to "break in" which I don't believe they should require and my feet still hurt. I've tried lacing them differently, using different tension, different socks, different insoles, you name it. Same result. NO GOOD.

They have too much padding

Sadly the quality seems to have changed. Shoe is wearing out very quickly with holes inside shoe near heel and a lot of wear on bottom of the shoe. My 6th pair of Hokas and possibly my last

The shoes were recommended to me by so many people to help my foot pain whenever I work. I work in a pharmacy so I am on my feet for pretty much my entire shift. However, these just haven't been been worth the hype and especially the price tag.

Even double wide width wasn't wide enough and narrower than comparable Sketchers sizes.

I am a long time Hoka wearer and advocate, but no more. With each passing season these shoes become more cheaply made and FAR, FAR LESS CUSHIONED. I say this as a runner who goes through 3-4 shoes per year. I will NOT be purchasing a Hoka product at any time in the future. I'm all done. I will look elsewhere.

my husband says they pinch the side of his foot, he is a mailman and walks 13 miles a day. He has fairly narrow feet so we ordered a med width and still not comfortable. for the price which we do not mind paying if its a good fit! Disappointing!

Width is too tight, I'm very disappointed too! The customer service availability was incredibly difficult to get help when I needed it, took me several months to get the right size shoe from them. Width is not true to size. Will not be buying Hoka again. Goodbye!

I don't understand why the company does not cater, at least with a few models, for people who wear 4e widths. If the company did so, it would be my shoe of choice. Instead, I buy multiple pairs of competitors of Hoka.

I have loved the Bondi 6 and ran in them a lot. The Bondi 7 is causing me foot pain on one foot on the outside of the foot. It's very odd, I even ordered the extra wide version.

Didn't buy this but HOKA think I did so clearly their IT systems and customer security protocols are not good

I use customized orthotics from my podiatrist. When my new Hokas arrived, I removed the insoles from the new shoes and slipped in my custom orthotics. The Hokas feel so, so, so tight on my feet. I also had a corn on the left edge of my left foot, and walking was somewhat painful. However I went outside a lot trying to "break in" the Hokas to my feet. They feel just too small and too tight for me. I believe this is mostly my fault. I should have searched for information about sizing shoes with custom orthotics from a doctor. I probably should have checked the Hoka FAQs or contacted someone. I also believe that it would have been better for me to order shoes in wide sizes. I would advise people who have custom orthotics to seek help before ordering.

Didn't work for me. Wish I could get my money back. Wore twice and badly threw my back out

I wear orthotics in my shoes. I also need support on the sides of my feet and the mesh material is too flimsy for me. The recommendation section below isn't applicable in my situation, so I left it blank. Other people might love these shoes.

Not well balanced