Dr. Martens Womens 1461 Oxford 8-8.5 (Open Box)

I have owned several vegan dress shoes, but most of them just aren't made very well. When I saw that Doc Marten (a well respected brand name) offered this stylish shoe, I ordered a pair. To my disappointment, these are probably the most uncomfortable shoes I have ever owned.For the first week they were so narrow that my little toe felt as if it was being crushed. Every step I took creased the "leather" and it pinched my toes. Worse than that, the heel of this shoe is VERY poorly designed. It digs into your heel and achilles tendon so bad, that it is actually more comfortable to walk with your heels out of the shoe all together. I am now experimenting with padded heel inserts, but have had little success.I've owned the shoes for two full work weeks now, and feel that I have given them reasonable time/use to break in. Maybe the sizes don't translate to US, because I am always a size 10 and have never had these issues. Save your money... save your feet.