marciemi
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Well, I got my Niles in the mail. I'd gotten an 8-9 for my mom, which fit her perfectly (usually a 9 1/2). They were too small on me. I ordered from Sahalie an 9 in blue and a 10 in black. Tough call. I'll wear them around for a while (of course now that I have them we're supposed to get 2-4 inches of snow tomorrow after 83 degrees on Tuesday!) I can really feel the difference. (I usually wear a 10 1/2). The 10's seem really comfy and roomy, but my foot (narrow) is sliding around quite a bit and the strap doesn't seem to do much. The 9's seem too small, but even stretching the strap a little seemed to make them much more comfortable. If I can't get the 9's to work, I'll give them to my mom. If I can get them to work for me, I can always wear the 10's a bit big as people have said about. My beach ones are the L (10-11)'s so even the 10 is smaller than those. We were going to go try to have DH try on a pair this weekend, but I'm not motivated to go out in driving rain/snow so he may have to wait. With my size experience, though, I think he needs to try them on!


I had gotten the 9's on my green ones and did try on the 8's. The 8's would probably work but I have chronic swelling in my feet so I do need some room to 'expand'. However, even the 8's were big in the toe area. It's hard to judge the sizes...
inkbounc I love that they're so light and airy, although I tried them without socks and my feet were sweating something horrid! With socks on they work great though