New Balance Men's Composite Toe 989 Industrial Shoe (Open Box)

Review update: all my issues were the result of user error and medical issues broke down and went to Dr who believes I pulled and aggrevated my ankle muscle while wearing the thinner sole shoes, my Ortho ordered x-rays and a growing bone spur on my heel was discovered so the pain in my feet have nothing to do with the newbalance shoes. I now where a pair of ankle socks and no more rubbing my skin of the back of my ankle and 2pair of socks cushions my little toe from the composite toes......and my feet feel better even knowing I have ongoing medical issues causing them pain and discomfort Original review: First off.....I have actually medically diagnosed feet issues so please remember this when your reading my review My mom (yes I'm almost 39 but when my ex husband of 17 years left with all our money and items of value while kidnapping our kids I did break down and ask my mom for help) spent $3k buying me super fancyshoe inserts that actually helped my feet feel better, I've had them for a couple years now and it's been life-changing I was taking this for granted and buying cheapwalmart boots for my warehouse job unaware newbalance (the brand recommended by past podiatrist) made boots so when I found them on sale and further clearances cause it didn't come in the original box I jumped on them,they were the same price if not less than 2 pair of the cheap Walmart boots that only lasted about 3 months before completely falling apart A coworker ordered the wrong size of a different brand of shoes and gave them to me, the soles were industeuctible and flexible but still so thin my feet instantly hated them on the plants concrete floors so when I found these boots I jumped on them and I do not regret to t but t it has been almost a week of wearing them and my feet still hurt despite the snug and firm fit making them feel amazing The composit soul rubs on my baby toe and I honestly regret not spending more time breaking them in so that is my fault On a positive note, my 50 something year I old boyfriend loved how mine looked so much he had me buy him a pair, his first ts perfectly, no rubbing Ng toes, did nothing to break them in and has had absolutely not foot pain at all.....so yeah, that's a punch in the gut for me that my feet are such premadannas