Customer Reviews Birkenstock Arizona Big Buckle - Leather

I really wanted to like this style. It looks great! But the buckle seems to be made of plastic. I put several magnets next to the buckle and it's not any kind of iron. Also, I've had a chance to try several styles on now, and I've decided the suede ones work best for me because the leather is soft and doesn't bite into my skin on top of my foot in back of my toes. These really are pretty, however. The color is lovely, and the leather is nice leather. Not as comfortable as I'd thought they'd be, and the plastic buckle turned me off. Why do they charge $15 extra for a "big buckle" that's plastic? I returned them, but I may eventually be persuaded to try them again because they are pretty.

Super, super cute Birkenstock! This is probably why they're sold out in many other places. However, they only come in Narrow which was way too narrow for me. So, unfortunately they're going back.

The size and width was perfect however the wide buckle rubbed my toes on both left and right. I guess wide big buckles are not for me.

Love birkenstocks and the big buckle sandals but the pair I received seemed like 2 different shoes because the textures were so different and noticeable. The shoes were also not sent in a birkenstock box. I was so excited for the white pair but they will have to go back.

This shoe was very confusing to me. I am a 9 1/2 and went to another shoe store to try on some other Birks for size reference. From reading reviews and doing a try on I decided to get the 40. While they "fit" my toes kept hitting the front of them and they were very clunky (i kept hitting my ankle with them and the front would catch and make me almost trip) , but I don't think I could have gone up a size. I decided to try and wear them around the house. The right shoe was "somewhat" comfortable, but the left was not at all. I felt like I was walking on a very hard surface when wearing them, absolutely no cushion at all. The pair that I received were also already scuffed. I really love the look, but they don't seem like that great of quality for the price and somewhat inconsistent. I will be returning them.

I am so sad about these - they are super cute, and would be comfortable, but they squeak when I walk! It isn’t the shoe itself squeaking, there is some suction between my sole and the footbed every time I step and it makes a sucking/squeaking (fart) noise.

The leather was very stiff and uncomfortable so had to be returned

Fit and size is as usual with all birkies. Order the narrow even if your feet are wide. The 40 is my go to perfect size. I ordered the butter high shine and returned it. Looked and felt like plastic. I ordered the antique cognac as a replacement and they are beautiful!!

These Birks are going back. I didn't care for the shininess of the gold buckles. Also, the smooth footbed instead of the sueded footbed leather didn't feel nice on the foot.

I wanted to love this (black oiled with silver buckles; the part your foot goes on is black)), and the description said it was for narrow to normal width. However, it hit me on the side of my foot, so sadly these have to go back. FYI I also ordered the black oiled with gold buckles where the part that your foot goes on is cork / cork colored, and that one fit me just fine, and I intend to keep the one with the gold buckles. I'm not sure if it's because of the different parts where your foot goes or if it's just variation of the shoes.

I bought my usual size 39. My toes were at the edge of the sole, where there was a strange ridge which poked the underside of my toes. I put the straps on the tightest setting and it was barely tight enough. I usually wear a narrow. This was the narrow. I sent them back.

It was very large much larger than the other pair I ordered although they were the same size.

I bought the shiny leather version, bc I love the look and the gold buckles. They are REALLY cute on the foot. I have normal width feet and the narrow did not seem narrow to me. The main issue with these is that shiny leather … it’s very stiff, and very uncomfortable. The foot bed even feels less comfortable bc it’s lined with a similar material. I will be returning, sadly, but may come back to try the suede version.

I returned the shoes only because they were obviously returned by someone else. I reordered and hope they don’t look used.

Feet slipped forward in shoe.

The narrow fit was good for my small 6.5 sized foot. But I was not a fan of the big buckle style. I have been looking for a traditional Arizona with original footbed in dove gray and this was the closest thing I could find. Maybe I missed out and they are now out of stock? The only other traditional looking Arizona in dove gray is a soft footbed. I may try it but I hope Birkinstock will make more in dove gray with the original footbed.

I ordered this sandal specifically for the “big buckle” - but the very feature that gives it high style points, alas, really detracts from the fit and comfort. As usual with Birkenstocks, the leather is high quality, thick and substantial- but a bit stiff at first- and the straps are so wide, to accommodate the oversized buckle, that I felt them digging in to my foot. Also, the Big Buckle model is not available with the soft footbed, which I have found I really prefer. Thank goodness for Zappos excellent return process - here I am, only 1 day later, wearing the soft footbed Florida Birks I ordered as a replacement!

Not for narrow feet.

I wanted to love them but ended up sending them back. First, they are too narrow for me, and this style comes only in narrow. Second, the leather felt rough and too hard. Third, I was not crazy about the color and the look. They look better in pictures than in person, in my opinion. Zappos were phenomenal in making the return easy! And they issued refund the minute I took the box to UPS store, without even checking it, just like Amazon does. This is what I call customer trust and respect. Love Zappos! Will definitely buy again. Hi

These sandals run narrow. I have another pair of Arizona sandals in nubuck from couple years ago, same Narrow width. If I hold next to these, sole noticeably narrower. Had to return & didn’t have wider width.

I returned them, I understand that with Birkenstock you have to wear them a while before they are comfortable. But the issue I had is he strap closest to my ankle dug into my ankle and didn't think that was going to get better.

Too narrow!!! Love the shoe, but my feet don't!

I've loved Birkenstock sandals since my first pair in the 90s. There's just something about a sandal that provides just the right amount of support, easy on, and effortless relaxed style (if you find the right one for you). Most recently I've been wearing the Gizeh in oiled tobacco but wanted to make a break and spice things up a bit. I, too, am confused by why these cute styles only come in narrow width. As someone with normal feet that err slightly on the wider side, I've always felt right at home in Birkenstocks, but have never in my life ordered a wide width shoe specifically. This particular style was very uncomfortable. Despite being the exact same size I've always worn in Birks, the footbed hit my foot in strange places, the strap at my midfoot was tight even when taken out to the largest setting and the high shine black leather was stiff and rubbed my feet wrong. I loved the look of them but had no desire to wear them. A fail. They went back.