Customer Reviews Merrell Kids Moab Speed 2 Low A/C Waterproof (Little Kids/Big Kids)

I purchased this for my daughter and when she first tried it on, it was hard to get her feet in them. I first thought that it was d/t it being new and it still needs to be 'worn in.' My husband thought it might be too small, but I insisted they were a larger size than her last. After she wore these to school, she told me she wanted her old shoes back cuz the new ones hurt too much. I couldn't understand why but after asking more questions I found out that pain was coming from the top of her foot. It was so tight that the top of her shoe left an imprint on her foot (while wearing socks) - after being in school all day. I wanted to keep the shoes because they were waterproof. I decided to cut the bungee and found out that the bungee part of this shoe is actually glued/attached to the tongue of the shoe, which is why it was really tight on her foot and replacing them. If I had known, I would've went w/ another shoe.

We’re on our 4th pair between toddler and little kid sizes. Great for a Seattle kid that loves to be outside in all weather. They do seem to run a half size small now that we’ve gotten to the little kid sizes that wasn’t an issue in toddler.

My kid loves these shoes

Great quality shoes. I think they run slightly smaller. My child has worn them for about two weeks now and they still look brand new. Very sturdy shoe with good support for ankles. I bought these specifically because he kept rolling his ankles with another major brand. Hasn’t happened at all with these shoes.

My son loves it

I had to order two of these cause the first one was way too tight and then when size up and that one is still too tight so just returning both.

My son loved the style of this shoe and it fit great, except there is one major flaw. The little square part that is sewed into the tongue that connects the middle of the lace is extremely hard... like it feels like a pebble is in it. This part pressed on the top of his foot. I really don’t understand why they did this to an otherwise great shoe. Had to return.

Overall the shoes' construction is pretty rigid and stiff, which isn't an issue itself, but the tongue is always in the way and my 4 year old did not like that. The tongue isn't flexible and therefore ends up getting bunched up inside the shoe when my son gets in and out of the shoes on his own. While the shoes are waterproof and it lives true to its claim, the material gets dirty and stains very quickly. I've found other athletic brands with no waterproof claims yet are more stain resistant than this pair. I ended up just tossing it after a month of wear because the tongue is just poorly designed with this material.

the shoes fell smaller. I bought another type of Merrels before and those were a bit big. So now not sure what size it will be

This fell apart in a matter of weeks.