Skechers Men's Go Walk 5 Wistful Sneaker

I had foot surgery twice in the past in the past two months. I was given conflicting information from my podiatrist and my doctor - exercise and stay off my foot. I had to wear bandages because my foot was slow to heal. I looked for a shoe that was easy to wear, easy to put on, easy to exercise in, and not look like an Abrams tank on my foot. I chose the Sketcher shoe because I had worn them before and had liked them.The shoes arrived quickly, and my first issue was, although they were exactly the same size, they weren’t the same size on my foot. The more athletic shoe gave good support, and were very good at standardizing my gait (very important), but the slip-on shoes were very easy to, well, slip on. But they also would pop off my foot mid-stride, which could have been an issue had it happened when I was unaware of it.The end result was keeping both pairs of shoes, but use them for different functions. My advice to others would be to look at how you use them, and order accordingly. Don’t assume that different shoes from the same manufacturer will fit the same in the same size - my experience showed that while one shoe fit perfectly in 12EEE, the other in a 12 would have been perfect. Sketcher has made good products that last a long time, and look good. However, when your foot goes under the knife, consistently requires a little more patience, and a willingness to return if they are too large or too small.My decision-point was that my experience with Sketcher was historically good, and the price allowed me to do what was needed without paying $100+ per pair. At $45, the knowledgeable risk was worth it when looking at a fairly particular need - and so far, they have been well worth it.

One of the best shoes I've purchase in a long time. Very wide toe box very comfortable. I did add a better footpad. But outstanding wear and comfort.

Love these shoe's. Very comfortable. But, they would have been even better if they had added another square inch of velcro to all straps. Not that adjustable. Would gladly have payed an extra buck for more velcro.

This review for 2 years & 2 months of wearing these shoes (actually their predecessors of the same model).You could find longer lasting souls, but not in the comfort range these shoes provide. They have lasted this long doing 1 1/2 mile walks every day but rainy days, on pretty rough blacktop with a few grades up to 15%, but none of it flat + plus trips to local stores. They would go longer with some Shoe Goo (stinky until dry, but great stuff) on the outer heel. The outer heel"s outer layer has worn through to expose the softer inner material. I just bought another pair (with apparently an update on the soul material) and am shoe gooing the 2yr-old pair's outer heel soul to perhaps get some more out of them. Not a complaint for me. Takes two applications to build up enough material to get it flat again and a 24 hour cure time for each layer before reapplication or use.Back to the 2 yr old pair:Just as important, the Velcro is good quality, lasting for these two years without becoming insecure despite the contact patch being smaller than some other shoe brands I've tried. The uppers are not tired at all and still provide a good fit & support. Lastly, I must stress again that these shoes are REALLY comfortable. I used to get stone bruises occasionally when, doing more strenuous hiikes like overnight and same day in-and-outs on the Grand Canyon Bright Angel Trail and multi-day hikes in the Sangre de Cristo Mtns with backpacks wearing my Danner ZIGZAG TRAIL GTX6" boots with hard Vibram soles. But that was 20 years ago (I still have those boots & are still comfy for short hikes on rocky trails in the Superstition Mtns of Apache Junctiion AZ). I'm 74 now and my back, feet and joints have had enough of those long hikes. And, reviews say Danners are not as good as the era I bought them in, like so many things. I could go on about that subject a while...Nowadays, I must have shoes with nice compliant soles and use a gel insert. These particular Skechers fit the bill and fall into a price range that I don't mind replacing them every two years or so.

My hands just don't work good anymore, so I can't tie a bow. These shoes are great. Super comfortable, really light, and easy to put on.

Comfortable, and good fitting,BUT would it have broke the bank to make the Velcro Straps another 1/2" to 1" longer?As it is they only catch about 1/4" of Velcro ... when you pull hard and tight.After a couple minutes they pop loose again.Eventually they stretch enough to stay closed, usually.Manufacturer; Tell the floor to add 1" (25mm) more length to the straps, then you will have a good product.

Bought these shoes for my dad. He has thick wide feet! He says they are the most comfortable shoes he has ever worn especially with wide feet! They also weren't super heavy so at end of day legs didn't hurt him so win win for me!

looks better than my previous shoes, 11 fits good, I usually get a 11 and a half. My other sketchers are the same as far as size. The toe and sole design probably will last long compared to my previous shoes.I didn't have any problems with the Velcro.I noticed that the Velcro on my other shoes is extended, they could use that design to help the people who find it short, instead of a square of Velcro, use a strip.