Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 8

The shoe is clunky and feels too heavy on my feet

My arches hurt, blisters in my toes, legs and back hurt real bad I purchased these because of the recommendation, and ratings Very dissatisfied. My sketchers held up better than these.

Because it's supposed to be reflective, it makes the al white shoe look blue or grey on the shoe laces and the sole of the shoe. So be wary, the white shoe is not as advertised at all. Still a cute and comfortable shoe in general, but if you're looking for all white look elsewhere.

arches are too high, extremely uncomfortable. back collar is too high, rubs on the ankle bone. I was really looking forward to these shoes for the highest cushion rating.

I bought the Hoka Bondi 8 which came highly recommended by my friend. They are said to be really cushioned, good arches. I could not feel the arches ( mine are high) and nor did they feel very cushioned. IMO for the high price they don't live up to the hype. Just don't work for me.

Not as plush as I thought

I walk about 2-3 miles early morning, but shoe rubs my right toe, bummedhope they would have fit better. Will likely be returning to try something similar. Look is great!

I bought these shoes (along with 3 other shoes) in a size 9 wide since I was told the toe box was a bit small. they are very cushiony and add about 2 inches to your height. The arch of the shoe was oddly placed and dug into my foot in a very painful way. And it was exactly the size of my foot. I typically wear an 8.5 regular. I returned them and reordered a 9.5 hoping that the larger size would fix this issue. The 9.5 was definitely a better fit, and much more comfortable. it gave my toes the wiggle room they needed. however, the frame of the shoe was still digging into the arch of my foot. I decided to find a store that sold Hoka brand and try them in-store to see if the other sizes or regular/wide would be better. I tried 9 pairs of shoes from this brand and they all did the same thing. I started to think I was going crazy and maybe my feet were just weird. I had my mother and friend try the shoes as well and they had the same complaint that it dug into their arch. This Bondi one was the worst and made a red mark on my foot from where the frame pushed on my arch and hurt the most. I recommend if you want to buy this shoe that you find a store and try it on and save yourself the hassle of paying hundreds+ of dollars and having to return it. Like I did and play a game of ordering more and returning them. The refund also does not come back till after they receive them and review it so it could take 15 days. I got the orders much quicker than that so in the process out almost $700 waiting to be refunded, afraid to buy another one that does the same thing. I would not recommend this shoe if you have not tried it before. After trying to see if this was just a few people's issue I have found multiple complaints and Readit threads about this issue.

Not what I expected. Hurt my feet and didn't perform as I had hoped.

I have always bought Clifton's in the past. I was excited to try something new so I bought the Bondi. They are a higher shoe which is nice and it was easy to get use to! I thought I just had break the Bondi shoe in. After putting in some miles, I felt the Clifton's had more support and cushion. I do not feel any soft cushion in the Bondi. My feet actually hurt in the Bondi which I have never had in the multiple Clifton's I have purchased and worn.