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The wrong shoe for low arches and European travel
I bought the brown oiled leather Dansko's for a vacation to the UK and returned them promptly after getting back home to the US. I thought since I've heard great things about these shoes and since Danskos are so ugly, they have to be comfortable. I was totally wrong!! These shoes proved to be the absolute worst choice in footwear for European travel and for those that have low arches!
The Dansko's work great for people with high arches, but I felt like I had a river rock jammed in my arch and the aftermath left me with intense pain in my arches and heels days after switching to my Crocs for the remainder of my vacation.
The Danskos also have a thick, stiff arch which is a disaster when walking on uneven pavement or cobblestone as the shoe doesn't give. I rolled my ankle countless times while walking on cobblestone and ended up with a mild sprained ankle on the first day of my vacation. I have very strong ankles, excellent balance (I'm a yoga instructor), and I'm a lightweight so I'm not the type of person that takes a step wrong or prone to rolled ankles.
Last time I vacationed in Europe, I wore $20 clog Crocs and walked 10+ miles everyday without experiencing any problems over the cobblestone. I don't think I'll experiment with other shoes such as Danskos for the next vacation I take.
[Wednesday, October 08, 2008]
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Love them!
I'm a 3rd year medical student and spent a week working in the hospital and coming home almost in tears because my feet hurt so bad. More than a few med students and health care professionals suggested Dansko so I bought a pair and fell in love immediately. I then bought these online and love them just as much. I recommend these to anyone who is one their feet all day!!!!
[Sunday, September 07, 2008]
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Great Shoes
These shoes are great a bit hard on your feet at first. Took a good 2 weeks to break in. Still having to take off about half way through my shift might need to get a shoe tree to strech out the right foot, still a bit tight. But very good shoes
[Sunday, March 30, 2008]
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