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4.5
I was so excited to try these, as I’ve heard Chaco is an excellent brand with stellar quality. While these seem to be very well made, there a couple things preventing me from loving them.First, there are some sharp edges to the leather which make the straps uncomfortable. To be fair, I have really sensitive skin so this might be more apparent to me, but this could have been prevented easily if they had sealed the edges of the leather or used a softer leather that’s not so stiff. I have other genuine leather shoes that are wonderfully comfortable and soft with no sharp edges while still being durable.Second, the straps on the right shoe were quite a bit tighter than the left, making that shoe painfully uncomfortable ?.At this price point, I think these kinds of issues shouldn’t be happening.I will say they seem sturdy and the arch support was amazing. It could be that I got a fluke pair.Update: I’ve now ordered multiple pairs of these in different colors of the same size, and the tight strap issue is definitely A quality control one, as it’s present in the other colors as well. You may just have to order more than one pair to get a good one ???♀️. I couldn’t find another comfortable walking shoe with good arch support, a thick sole and nice style, so I decided to deal with the hassle of ordering multiples for an upcoming trip.The issue of sharp edges seems to be whatever they use to seal the ends of the threads — glue or resin or something. Once you cut these off, the shoe is comfortable… hopefully the threads don’t unravel ????
