Customer Review: Great Comfort, easy on my back!
I read Ana Luiza Welch "TIPSY GIPSY" RSS Feed (Kingston, OK USA)'s review of her MBT shoes, and I'm saying "AMEN SISTER!". I don't own the models she reviewed. I have this one and the one like it, which is green. I'm not too thrilled with the colors, but that's what was available at the place I bought them. I'm NOT a fit person, like she describes, but yet, these shoes are GREAT when I have to go shopping in "big box stores" with their awful concrete floors that just ordinarily would rip up my back. These shoes I can wear and just bounce all over that floor as if I was a healthy three year old... no back pain, no joint pain in my knees. I've stopped and talked to others wearing their MBT's when I'm out shopping and they love their MBT shoes too. The price is high but they do qualify as medical equipment - so if you have a medical condition that could be improved by walking and extra exercise, and you have a decent medical insurance or flexible spending account (FSA) plan, talk to your doctor, get a prescription, buy those shoes and your insurance should cover it (ask first to be sure but in our case, we had no problem being reimbursed.). We got two pairs with our insurance, with the amount of FSA we had left to work with, and both pairs were covered. So that's something to consider if you need shoes to deal with back pain or knee pain or working on concrete surfaces, but are choking at the cost... well... even without insurance, $250 or whatever this is, it's a lot cheaper then the price of back surgery!! My main downside with these shoes is that the shoe runs a bit smaller in size, especially for those in a wide width, so I went up a 1/2 size. I might have benefited from a full size larger. As a result, sometimes it's a very tight fit with the thicker athletic socks, so I've had to use thinner socks. I also have to take them off for a while after I've walked, to help my feet cool down.
Merrill Shoes The Hiking Partner.
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