Customer Reviews Hoka Bondi 8

this shoe felt good but it looked very large across the toe box making it look like clown shoes! Very disappointing!

I ordered my HOKAs over 3 months ago and still have not received them

SO MUCH HYPE FOR HOKA BONDI B-SO DISAPPOINTING!!!! Wanted to love them..so many mixed reviews..Took them out of box..put them on 10W..Great for 1/2 hour..My feet then started to feel hot and numb..My socks were new & perfect..High quality....I have some Neuropathy..Started walking around before heading out..Pain & tightness continued..Correct size...I realized that they felt like stiff cardboard all around the front & sides....I have a high arch..There was minimum to moderate arch..They weren't supporting me properly,,The front wide of the rubber sole was so wide I tripped while heading into the kitchen.. too wide..like a clowns shoe..Paid alot of money for this high end product...Even though Wide...my feet felt cramped..Little structure in the interior..Not cushioned on my feet..could feel my toe bones through the shoes...Have some arthritis in my larger toes..But the front footbed was shallow..Heavy on my feet...No choice but to returned them..Took them off..my feet started to breath again and redness went done.Would not recommend to anyone.. support

These shoes failed to meet my expectations in many ways. The toe box was too wide and walking on carpeted floors resulted in instability as my forefoot slide around in them. I found that they did not have much arch support either. My Allegria and Brooks shoes were far superior in stability and arch support. I truly do not understand the hype around this brand if this pair is characteristic.

This was my fourth pair of Hoka Bondi 8’s. Something was off with the fit of the peach/cream ones. I was sure they sent me the wrong size because my toe was all the way to the end of the shoe. I checked inside the shoes to make sure they sent the right ones. One of the shoe laces was extremely short too, so I’m assuming it was a defective pair. Had to return them.

The shoes would have been ok if they were both same size. They were marked size 8 but can hold them sole to sole and see one is longer than the other. Not to mention not even in a correct box!

Overall this shoe looks great and is supposed to be excellent for plantar fasciitis, mine is very active and I’m recovering from a recent procedure, I wanted to love these but couldn’t. From day one walking inside my house they were extremely painful, the inner edge of the insole felt like hard plastic cutting into my arch lengthwise, just not a great fit for me, even with a heel lace lock but may work for others.

I needed them because I Stand on my feet 12 hours and they caused so much pain that after 8 hours I had to take them off.

I have purchased 7.5 Wide in Hoka Bondi's for a very long time. This pair was a joke. They literally look like clown shoes. They look wide because the sole is super wide, but they didn't feel wide inside. They also felt short, and my toes were hitting the end of the shoe. Weird because I ordered the exact same size I have worn for years. I wish I would have paid more attention to the reviews that mentioned how hideous the Bondi 8 version is because they are horrible. In addition, they put some weird piece of material hooking the tongue of the shoe to the side so it is impossible to straighten the tongue in the middle before tying. Also, the insole has a scratchy thing going on in the arch area that would most likely leave blisters. I am really disappointed in Hoka and am not sure what to order now. These are going back ASAP! Just awful! If you liked the Bondi 7s, you will hate the Bondi 8s - they are nothing alike.

I am not sure if it is because of the style I purchased but it felt like there was no arch support. I struggled with the comfort on the inside of the arch. I immediately submitted a return and returned them.

Have had them less than 6 months and they started squeaking. Both of my Bondi 8s did this. I am not going to buy any more Hokas.

One of the shoes was defective and had a hard part of the arch protruding into the shoe.

SO disappointed in these new HOKAs. After hearing all the hype, I finally decided to buy myself a pair. The first pair I ordered was a 7M (which is the size I always order and which always fits me fine) but they were too narrow. So I returned them and got a pair of 7W. These felt fine when I had them on in the house so I decided to take them out for a walk. I came home 3 miles later with blisters and a shooting pain up my leg. I plan to ask Zappos if I can return them, but if I can't, I will just donate them to a charity closet. NOTHING would make me put those shoes on again!

Did not like the fit or the look.

They look and feel like clown shoes

They look and feel like clown shoes.

did not like color