LifeStride Women's Aliza

I walked around my house getting ready in the morning and was surprised how comfortable they were, within 15 mins of walking at work, I had blisters. Three different places on both of my feet. I had to push the back down, in order to get through the day but horrible blisters on the top of my foot. I threw them away because I worse them and figured, I couldn't return them.

These shoes are uncomfortable, loud and do not offer good support. I originally purchased them because I have a similar pair of LifeStrides that I love. However, these shoes hit the sides of your heels strangely resulting in rubbing and blisters even after adding band-aids for protection. There is no arch support inside the shoe. They are also very loud when walking no matter how your foot strikes the ground. Would not recommend.

I was looking for a new pair of grey/black flats after my lab ate my other pair. I really wanted the exact same kind as what my dog ate but they don't seem to exist anymore. So I found these through searching on amazon.I read through a great deal of reviews before deciding to buy these. I read everyone complaining about the pinching and the blistering.So what I did was, #1 I ordered wide. I usually order normal size, but I specifically decided to go wide because of other people's reviews about the blisters on their toe area.#2 someone else in their review mentioned buying heel protectors...so I looked for some and in the same purchase as the shoe, I ordered heel protectors. They are soft stick ons for the heel of the shoe.Today I wore my shoes for the first time and wore them to work where I worked for 10 hours today. The heel protector was soft and I do believe without it, I probably would have had a blister as well, because I'm sure the shoe still has to stretch a bit. The top of my foot, I thought it was getting irritated a little bit, but that went away.I had zero blisters by the end of today.Also, yes the shoes do make a bit of noise when you walk, some other people's reviews said they didn't like it. I personally enjoy the sound and it makes me feel more official as I'm clopping through the hallways.So overall, I'm super happy with this purchase! I definitely think the heel protectors save the day!UPDATE 12/16/18I have skimmed as many reviews as I could to see if anyone else had a problem with a smell from the shoe? When I first opened the box, there was a chemical smell that I can only describe as similar to vomit coming from the shoes. It was gross and I ignored it and it went away. THEN after wearing the shoes all day, taking them off, that smell comes from inside the shoe!!!! I still love the shoes, the one and only thing is that chemical smell!!!!!!!! Nobody else must be having this issue or I think someone would have posted about it. I'm wondering if my nose is just sensitive to the chemicals or what, but it literally smells like vomit. It is becoming less than before, so I think it will eventually go away, but man god forbid if I accidentally forget and flip my heel off my shoe for a second....So I'm removing a star for the smell. Otherwise, I love these shoes. Would it even be worth it at this point after wearing them and ignoring the smell to even complain about it? Not sure at this point, the shoes are great, it's just the smell, but since I don't smell it until the end of the day when the shoes come off, it hasn't bothered me enough to actually make the effort to exchange them. But it bothers me enough to update my rating.UPDATE 12/23/19Wow has it really been a year?That chemical smell that I updated about previously went away eventually. I love the shoes, but now in the last week, suddenly little holes are developing in the padding of the inside of the shoe, so it's hurting my feet. I came on to buy a new pair, but I see they're not being sold? So I might buy new inserts or something. Not sure. But overall, 1 year later I still actually love these shoes.

The top cut into my foot when I first got them so I took a tennis ball and stuffed it in them. That stretched it out just enough. They also gave me blisters on my heel but I added some moleskin and now they are fine. No arch support however in these shoes. Comfort wise they are just ok. I walk a lot at work as I am a restaurant manager. If you aren't doing a lot of walking they would be alright but I dont recommend them if you need any arch support.

These have been waiting for me to wear them, and I finally started to do so for the last two weeks. Unfortunately, the insoles have already torn from the bottom of the shoe and roll out of the shoe when my feet are taken out despite me wearing them minimally, they just aren't lasting.For the price, I would expect better quality.

I ordered a pair to replace an old pair that I practically live in for work. I had no time to wear these in and wore them to a conference. That meant a lot of walking! These shoes are great! I didn’t suffer with blisters or anything of the sort to question the purchase. I am really happy with them.I gave 4 stars because they do run big. I wear a size 8 and even in some cases a 8.5. But the 8 was big, really big/long, and luckily the exchange process was really easy (thank you Amazon). My final product was a size 7.5.

I had to return this item, but I am still giving it five stars.My foot is a true 10 1/2 W. Most manufacturers do not make this size, so I usually have to search for wide shoes that have a low "fit as expected" percentage. I initially bought a pair in 11 W from JCPenney's website, but they were too big. So I purchased these shoes in 10 W from Amazon, but I had to return them because they were too small. Lol, I feel like Goldilocks!Anyway, these shoes are cute and comfortable, and are - in my experience anyway - true to size. If this manufacturer made a 10 1/2 W, I would buy several pairs.

Very impressed with the quality for such a great price- I walk 2+ miles at work daily so I always add a heel cushion to the back of my shoes and with that I have no issues at all- Very comfortable

I got these for my daughter and she loves them! She usually gets blisters with new shoes. Not with these! She says they are super comfy! She uses them every day for school. We are vegan and her school allowed her to purchase a vegan pair of black dress shoes instead of getting the leather ones they normally expect. So happy! These are cruelty free, more comfortable and less expensive than the other school shoes that were available! Will definitely be buying again.

These looked like old lady shoes. If you are an old lady you might love them, but I bet most old ladies aren't shoe shopping on Amazon.They were plastic feeling and looked cheap (they were cheap lol)I returned them

These shoes look cute on. They’re what I expected, pretty comfortable as well. The only problem I had was that they were a bit tight around the toe area. I bought these as my work shoes (I’m a server) but after 3 days of wearing them they started giving me blisters. If you’re looking for good serving shoes order from ‘naturalizer’ !

I usually wear 7. I ordered 7 and it's perfect! The inside is very comfy. Love my purchase!

They a very comfortable shoes as the first time I wore them I had them on all day (8 Hours) for the receptionist duties & a workshop. There is a lot of up & down work at the desk and the shoes did not feel tight or pinched my feet.