Customer Reviews Birkenstock Gizeh Birko-Flor™ - Graceful

I wanted to love these, but don't. They are hard to break in. The tab of leather up by the toe comes up too far and rubs, making it really uncomfortable.

I ordered one size smaller than I typically wear and HUGE. UGH!!!! A waste of my time.

I? ordered 41 they are going back.

I ordered the Gizeh Soft Footbed for $135 directly from Birkenstock online after trying them on in The Walking Company (which didn’t have my color/size). This was my first pair of Birkenstock’s, and I understand that Birkenstock’s need to be worn a certain minimum amount of time to be broken in. I wore mine around the house in small doses, to walk the dog short distances up the street and to get from car to store on a handful of occasions. My feet ached. Not the foot bed, but the top of my foot. It felt like I was straining the muscles in my foot, and after very little wear, my feet started to hurt even when I wasn’t wearing the shoes. I have friends that have serious and long term foot problems and I was petrified to ruin my feet permanently. So I called customer service and told them that the shoes were not working for me, and in fact were doing real damage to my feet, and I would like to return. They refused to take them back!! I spoke to a customer service agent and a supervisor, and they rudely and regularly recited their policy that once worn the shoes cannot be returned. How can I break them in if I don’t wear them? From prior experience, I know that if I bought them at Nordstrom or Zappos or another retail store, I would have been able to return them. Their customer service was rude, unsympathetic and unbending. I can’t believe that Birkenstock will not stand behind their product, especially after I told them that I feared that they were causing permanent damage to my feet. I will never buy another pair of their shoes for myself or any member of my family. Buyer Beware – if you are devoted to this brand, I suggest you buy them retail and not directly. Zappos customer service is amazing of course! Sadly Birkenstock shoes are not.

Super cute shoes, but sole was not flexible and the thong was painful between my toes. I can't wear them.

I purchased these another pair of these shoes years ago; loved them--no problem This pair gives me HORRID blisters between my toes from the HARD toe divider. I am NOT placing bandages,moleskin, etc around the divider. That is an irritating, expensive waste of time to fix these shoes. I am a woman fed up with shoes that I must compensate for. Make them right!

Terrible, do not buy! I've had numerous pairs of Birkenstocks over the years, the clogs and sandals. Loved all of them, until this pair. They hurt the bottom of my feet so badly. Worst shoes ever.

Hi Everyone. I am sorry to say that these may be fake Birkenstocks. I have this exact style in a different color from a local Birkenstock store, and they feel totally different from the ones Zappos shipped to me, which they also sent in the wrong size. Usually my feet do great in Birkies, but the last pair I ordered from here and have worn are not nearly as supportive or comfortable. I think these could be a really good fake...but I need the real thing, and will be ordering it from my local store from now on. :/

I was not pleased with order. I really even a smaller size to what I ordered. I think if they didn't hv the size I need they should hv informed me.

I've worn these for years and love them, have 3 pair currently....HOWEVER, I have just discovered that they are the very cause of my toes and parts of my foot going numb. I used to practically live in these as they are great stabilizers for your feet. I even had an orthopedic and podiatrist tell me birkenstocks were great when I had sprained and fractured an ankle. I began having my big and second toe go numb as well as part of my foot and could not figure out why. Finally one day I realized it only happened when I wore these all day. I went back and forth between this style and my old Arizona ones and realized it was the 'plastic' thing between my toes putting pressure on I guess a nerve between my toes. I checked all of the pairs of this style that I have, even the real leather ones and they all have a hard plastic thing between your toes...really? So I am done with this style until they remove the hard plastic divider and use leather that won't cause so much pressure.

I love Gizeh's. I bought two pairs, one from Zappo's and another from a local retailer. I had both for about two months, plus I have a pair of Arizona Birk's. So I rotate between three pairs. Last week I noticed on the Gizeh's, where the toes bend (on the inside of the shoe), the cork was tearing apart. This is after two MONTHS of wearing it once a week for both. I love these shoes, but they are quite pricey, and they are supposed to last forever. Zappo's is awesome. They are taking them back, no questions asked. But this other store is having them repaired. The lady in that store said her Gizeh's are doing the same thing. It's very sad to me because I really love these.

Didn't work for me at all. Surprising how uncomfortable these were. Loose, sloppy fit even with buckle adjustment, unattractive on the foot, and a very uncomfortable footbed.

These are horrible. Most uncomfortable sandals I ever put on my feet. Why do people go nuts with these?? I don't get it at all. I returned them right away.

I have a daughter who now wears the dreaded "size 4," the smallest size in women's shoes, but still also a size that exists in some children's shoes. She is eleven. A fifth grader. And there are no more children's Birkenstocks in her size. Birkenstock makes them - I looked at their website. But no one carries them. Why? Methinks that sellers would rather get the bigger margin on a more expensive pair of sandals than the children's cheaper version. So, this is irksome to me. Also, my daughter is eleven so has an eleven year old's taste. The more expensive women's pairs come in ordinary colors. My daughter likes the neon yellow in the children's sandals. But, these colors are not there for women. Zappos, would you please carry larger children's styles in Birkenstocks? They make them. Please sell them. Birkenstock, unfortunately, only works through dealers. Pretty please? Yes, if you carry them some small women will buy them too, and you will lose those sales of the more expensive item. But, in the process, you will make them happy, too, along with making the parents of eleven year olds very happy. We want Birks for our kids. But why why why should we pay so much for a pair of shoes that they will outgrow so quickly? Please have mercy on parents and families and carry the shoes that we need!

I wear thong sandals all the time and I can't even wear these for 15 minutes without pain from the hard plastic rod they use for the thong. I want to like them and I love the way they look. I keep trying them but I seriously don't know how this style gets the good reviews. I am not saying anything bad about Birkenstock in general, just this style with the hard plastic between the toes. These are going back!

The most painful sandals I have ever tried to wear. The ridge under the toes digs into your skin.

I love these so much and really wanted them to work out, but the section in between your toes is PLASTIC. Why one earth? I had blisters within 5 minutes of walking and it rubbed my skin off. I had 2 pairs and they were too late to return. Such a shame.

I unfortunately choose to order these shoes in spite of all the negative reviews regarding the uncomfortable, hard plastic thong piece separating the toes. My thought process was that since I am a regular flip-flop wearer, the hard plastic piece would not bother me. The reviews turned out to be 100 percent correct! These shoes (which were otherwise soft and comfortable) were downright painful between the toes!

I heard so much about the comfort of the Birkenstock sandal. Ouch! The plastic thong piece cut my foot up so bad that I woke up to my foot throbbing from the pain the next morning. I would not recommend these sandals to anyone who plans to use it as anything more than a glorified slipper.

Very stiff and uncomfortable. A large bump on the outside of the footbed, intended to stabalize the foot, instead dug into my foot and bruised the bone. The bruise took several weeks to heal! I have wide feet and these were listed as narrow, so that could be the problem.

I tried these on in the store and wasn't able to walk 3 steps without feeling massive pain between my toes. Too bad because they are really cute. If they fix the toe piece, I will definitely try again. I ended up purchasing the Arizona here at Zappos instead and love them.

The plastic piece between the toes is hard and uncomfortable. Could not wear them. Not like other Birkenstocks I have purchased