Customer Reviews Birkenstock Arizona Soft Footbed - Oiled Leather (Unisex)

Arizona Birkenstocks - The shoes came in very quickly and in great condition.

Arizona Comfort Plus - This is by far the most comfortable sandal I've owned. I'm spoiled. Thank you Birkenstock!

Birkenstock - Extremly comfortable, and good looking too.

A Step Above- I've worn nothing but Birks for years, except when hiking or for very formal occasions. Hard to believe, but the Soft Footbed takes comfort to a new state. Formerly, my Birks took a week or so to really adjust to my foot. These felt perfect the moment I slipped into them and adjusted the straps to my feet.

Most comfortable shoe ever - These sandals are to comfort shoes what mashed potatoes are to comfort food. Year after year, this is the one that works.

Walking on air! I was thrilled with my sandals from zappos. They arrived quickly and are unbelievable. The sandals took a short time to "wear in" and look great! I wear them whenever I can!

Arizona soft footbed - I bought these Birks for my husband who is a long time Birk-wearer, and he absolutely loves them. He has basketball injuries (Achilles tendonitis and plantar fasciatis), but of course, will not stop playing. He has tried many inserts, lifts, and a variety of other shoes. These softbed Birks are the only shoes that provide any comfort for his aching feet.

Great! No Other Shoe Like It - I originally bought these shoes as indoor shoes for the winter (I had been wearing running shoes, but in the winter in New England you don't want to wear your outdoor shoes around the house), but they feel so good, I am ordering another pair to wear outside (well, probably the Boston since it is a closed-toe shoe). I have significant nerve pain in the soles of my feet (similar to Plantar Fasciitis but in the ball and toes rather than the heel) and these are the only shoes that have made it better. I've tried three different kinds of prescription orthotics, but none of them worked half as well as the Birkenstocks. I had read online that they had helped many people with foot pain, but I never imagined they could work this well. If only they made a dress shoe with the same footbed...

Beautiful dusty blue color. Wanted to like them. I have other Birkies in same size and also narrow widt. But this pair is too wide for my foot; maybe because these are Unisex size? Another reviewer said that they thought the Unisex size was not as narrow as the Ladies narrow so perhaps that is reason.

The fit was good, but the underneath the straps was rubbing my foot. Love the shoe.

Sadly, have to return. They seemed a half size too big. 39 was a little too big and 38 was too small. Not sure if unisex is the problem. Maybe this style just isn’t for me.

not enough holes on leather straps to create a snug fit

LOVE THESE. USE AS HOUSE SHOES. GIVE GOOD SUPPORT.

I have at least 6 pairs of Birkenstock’s. These are taking longer to break in and are stiff. Hopefully in a couple weeks they will be perfect.

I got the men’s narrow width after reading the reviews . I’m a woman with slightly wide feet and always buy regular width in women’s Birkenstock. Even though the narrow men’s width fit, it doesn’t look that great on me. I know that the regular men’s width does not fit me, since I’ve tried my husband’s sandals before… I would have to size up for this to look normal on my foot. I wasn’t in love with the color that I picked. They look better in the picture than the pair I received. Oiled leather in Khaki is not for me. The soft footbed feels as always. Good. I’ll just buy women’s regular in a different color. Also, the box I revived was in bad condition. The tags had been removed etc. I’m not paying full price for something that almost looks previously used.

I own many Arizonas and love them. Color was not as pictured. Not a darker blue. What I received was either their sky blue or dusty blue color. They didn't come in a box so not sure which. Will keep because I don't have a pair of Arizonas this color.

I bought these shoes because I have been dealing with plantar fasciitis. I can honestly say they have really helped with the heel and arch pain I was experiencing. I purchased the leather version because I thought they would wear better and longer but kind of wish I had gotten the softer suede ones. They have given me a blister on the top of one of my toes, but I am hoping after they are more broken in, that will disappear.

Felt really great when trying them on, but when I stood up to walk the arch was to hard and felt as if I had a rock in my shoe

I Love Birkenstock, but the leather on this was too stiff and hurt the tops of my feet. I'll try the suede or the Birko-flor style next time. The arch support is excellent! A must have is the soft footbed for bad knees and ankles.

The blue color looks so much better on the website! These are actually a lot darker blue and have none of the little "distressed" look I thought I saw in the picture. Nothing to get excited about so I'll return for another color. Thank goodness Zappos makes it so easy!

We liked the shoes but my hubs has high arches and these did not fit even with the adjustable straps.

one size smaller then normal. The color is lighter then viewed on web site, would have gave 5 star overall.

Overall, these are comfortable, like the look, mild discomfort on the top strap.

The soft bed is a game changer. I was a little disappointed in the rough colored leather expecting a more refined uniform look. I oiled the leather though and now love them.

I had Birkenstock Arizona sandals for a decade in the late 1990s/early 2000s and I loved them. They had the regular/standard footbeds, a I loved the nubuck version in a lighter tan/brown. I wore a size 42 then and they always fit well, although the soles at the back would wear away since I wore them nonstop in the warm months and probably didn't curl my toes enough to prevent scraping the heel sole. This new pair is good but I had to go down to a 41 (I usually wear a 9 or 9.5 in all other brands of shoes) since the 42 was just too long. The 41 works, I don't find that my toes are hitting the front lip of the footbed too much. The issue I have is the soft footbed doesn't have as pronounced a ridge that I can grab with my toes in the proper walking motion. It feels OK, but I wish the soft footbed didn't modify this unique feature of the classic Birk. Importantly, the color I chose was only available in the soft footbed, so maybe just offering both types of footbeds in each style/color would be a good solution.