Fila Men’s Memory Workshift Slip Resistant Work Shoe

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I have been wearing this style shoe for work exclusively for 3 years. At first, the memory foam insole was exceptionally comfortable and the tread extremely durable and sure. After 150 miles on concrete, I could detect nearly zero wear. I replaced each pair at around 500 miles because my job melts my shoes unevenly in a hot vehicle. Over the last few pairs, however, the quality has been inconsistent. One supplier substituted Reeboks, which fit well and were equally durable but less comfortable and supportive inside. My most recent pair did not come with the traditional yellow toe tag, and stated that the uppers were synthetic instead of leather. Meanwhile the price has increased. As a result of these misgivings, I am forced to give only a 3 star rating to these shoes. I hope this information is useful to you all.

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Complete garbage, I used to love these shoes, but theyve changed, I just bought two pairs, same size I always buy, they fit tighter, and they started falling apart within a couple weeks wearing them, and where insanely uncomfortable in the meantime! I have no idea whats changed between the last time I purchased a pair, but this is ridiculous, I wouldnt even wear these for free, unless I had no other choice.

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Worn for two 7 hour bar shifts. Extremely comfortable. A little tight in the toe area. Will update after a few shifts. UPDATE: Have worn these for around 40 6 to 8 hour bartender shifts since I received them in late March. Fit was a little small, particularly in the toe area, but with wear they have stretched a little. The non-slip properties are excellent and the shoes have held up very well, showing no signs of wear. Unfortunately, as with every “memory foam” shoe I have ever owned, the memory foam has completely lost its foam quality resulting in a very uncomfortable no support feel. There is no arch support whatsoever, again a problem shared by all memory foam insoles, which takes a toll on the feet after several hours of walking and standing. I am searching for an insole that will address these problems and that will fit the shoes without causing a cramping problem. In the meantime I have abandoned wearing them in favor of a pair of Reebok zig shoes. Would not recommend purchasing these if you need a pair of shoes to support long hours on your feet!!

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tl;dr: use insoles. soles collect gunk. lasts 5 months, tops. I bought these for work. Look, I work in a kitchen and Im on my feet anywhere from 8 to why am I still here thirty, so Im pretty critical on shoes. Ive had all kinds of kitchen shoes over the years. Most of them do pretty well (Berkies, Dansko) others, not so much ( Skecher, New Balance (?)). But they all eventually fail. Some its the soles, some its the insoles. The struggle is real. Things fall apart. Some things fall apart sooner than others and I guess thats what you pay for. Im reviewing these now because there time is at an end. I wear them only at work. For work they are good. I read some reviews indicating they fit small to size, so I, like the genius I am, ordered a pair a half size larger and extra wide. Hey memory foam! Neat. I have a memory foam bed that his seriously comfortable. Nott so with these. The footbed under the thin memory foam portion is very stiff, and zero arch support. Since I was pretty thorough in my quest for comfort, I had also bought a few pair of insoles, for other shoes, and so forth. What?! Yes, I have other shoes. So, I immediately inserted the floppy insoles into the waiting stiff foot bed. With the right insoles in, for my arches, wearing them are a bit like walking on a cloud. A honeymoon cloud. My feet were in tawdry bliss of 11 hour days for a couple months, but then things took a turn for the worse, and a rut developed that showed itself as a persistent throbbing ache in the lower back area. Time for new insoles? The soles are great anti-slip. Also, they are great anti-clean. Any little thing gets stuck in the bristley rubber soles. In my line of work, that can get pretty gross, and they are hard to clean. Comfortably safe, yes. Easy to clean? Nah. If youre in a waxed linoleum / carpeted environment there wouldnt be a problem. They hold up fairly well, maybe thats because I keep them exclusively at work,and they get that Mr. Rogers experience. Based on the hard to clean aspect, and the stiff, flat, footbed, I wouldnt buy these again.

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Poor shoe quality. After couple of months of wear the memory foam insole flattened completely resulting in zero memory foam support. No cushion. Then the sole started loosing tread, and finally the left shoe developed a tear by the arch. Now there is a hole in the left shoe. I was expecting a little more quality from a brand name work shoe. I dont walk much at work, but require to go into an area with slippery floors hence the need for slip resistant shoes. Overall the shoe lasted about 3-4 months of light walking (4-5 day work week) before started disintegrating. Disappointing.

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