Birkenstocks

[FergieTCat]

Anyone ever break in a pair? Are they really uncomfortable for the first few days, or is it that they just don't fit my foot?

Help!!

 

[JohnTBap]

They hurt for a while. Then suddenly one day - foot nirvana.

 

[Saffron]

What JTB said!

 

[holycow]

Hang in there! You'll be glad you did...It is worth the uncomfortable feeling at first!

HC

 

[Tiggerkeeper]

I echo above post. At first I thought I had wasted my money my feet hurt so bad but then after a couple of days they were sooooo comfortable. Now that they are worn in I wear them all the time!

 

[Disney Doll]

They actually KILL your feet for the first few days, mainly because your feet are being held in the anatomically correct position for the first time in probably years. If you were anything like me, you probably wore cheapie shoes all the time with no arch etc, and now your feet are like"Whoa!What's up with this?"

I usually break them in by wearing them a couple of hours a day, and slowly increasing the amount of time I wear them.

 

[Buckalew]

Yep! What they all said! I do what Disney Doll says. I break mine in a few hours at a time. They always feel like someone strapped a board to my feet at first.

 

[FergieTCat]

They have a bump right under the ball of my foot, and I was beginning to wonder if maybe they weren't fitting my foot right.
I wore them all day at work yesterday and was a hurting puppy when I got home.

Thanks for the reassurances!

 

[Melrosgirl]

The last 3 pair I bought I had NO break in period at all. They felt fine from day 1. I live in my Birkies !

 

[elgerber]

Yes, they definitely hurt your feet at first. Like the others have said, they are great once you break them in. Has anyone else ever bought the soft footbed Birks? They have a layer of foam over the cork? Talk about heaven, all the benefits of regular Birks, but without the break in time. I have 3 pairs now. They are my favorite shoes. I wore them for 8 days at Disney in the hot August sun, and they never bothered my feet for a minute (a first for me).

Erika