Customer Reviews adidas Originals Samba

I bought the light brown suede sambas and they look great! Just be warned! This shoe has a high arch! I noticed after wearing them that the inside of my foot would be in a lot of pain. This is odd because I normally like a bit of arch support as I do not have flat feet (unless my feet changed over the years). But the pain was so bad that on a recent trip, both my ankles were sprained from walking all day. I was about to give them away when I took the liberty to rip out the arch sponges inside the shoe. Now they fit great! As another reviewer mentioned, the material used for the ankle area lining blisters my skin. I was not happy about that because I wear a lot of ankle socks. Anyways, still a great looking shoe!

I am a huge fan of Adidas Originals Samba shoes, they feel really great once you have broken them in and last a long time, and as soon as they are worn out I get another pair, best flat soled shoe I have found.

The Aididas Samba is a clean looking shoe. When I first bought them, they took a little awhile for my feet to get used to. Sambas have a comfortably in control feel.

Great shoe, very comfortable and can be worn for indoor soccer or anywhere. Zappos service was outstanding. Ordered a size 11. It arrived the next day, but was too big. Called about returning them for a 10.5. The 10.5s arrived the very next day. Zappos is the best!

I LOVE THESE SHOES!!! I have been purchasing Adidas Sambas from Zappos.com for quite some time, and for once, I decided to get the white ones. If you have never worn Sambas before, be warned: the insole is flat, so if you’re used to a curvy interior, these will be a change. Otherwise I find these shoes very comfortable. The classic Adidas stripes with the leather and felt make the shoes very stylish and go well with any outfit. Buy a pair of black and/or white and you’ll never go wrong with looks. Great shoe!!!

These shoes are great. I had to buy a set of Superfeet inserts for them (plantar fasciitis), but I can stand and walk in them all day at work. Without the inserts there\'s not enough shock absorption or arch support, and the collars bite at my ankles. I like the shorter tongue of the shoe vs the long tongue of the original Samba, which always catches my pant leg. I love the way soccer shoes look, and the Sambas are a classic.

Zappos is my go to place for shoes: excellent customer service, no hassle online shopping, Zappos is the best! I bought these shoes for my husband; the color is great (blue) and they stood up to walking in Europe and look great still, even through the rain and mud.

I got these shoes as a gift from a friend when she saw how horribly beat up my old pair of Sambas were. This is my third pair in 13 years and Sambas have always been worth the money because of their comfort and durability. This new pair, however, leaves me less thrilled than my previous pairs. The new-style tongue is stiff, feels cheaper than the old-style tongue, and squeaks and creaks quite a bit. Enough so that other people notice it if I\'m walking through a quiet room. I\'m hoping it will go away when they break in a bit more, but I work in a library, so can\'t have creaky shoes on. The arch support isn\'t as good as my previous Sambas either. Also, this pair gave me blisters the first time I wore them, which has never happened before. Overall, they are still good shoes, but not nearly as great as the previous models. As far as size goes, I found them true to size.

The only problem I had was these shoes did squeak for a couple of weeks until they were broken in. Other than that, I wear them all the time and find them extremely comfortable.

These tennis shoes are beautiful and feel great. No break in period. They could have more support, but they are comfortable as they are. \r\nZappos service was as good as always.

When either of my college-age sons need shoes, I immediately think Zappos for the sheer convenience of shopping online with a reputable company. They constantly exceed my expectations with shipping times and pricing. There is no other place to buy quality shoes than Zappos.com My two sons are in the UW-Madison marching band and they get their Sambas and spikes from Zappos.

I got the brown Sambas. They have a lot more arch support than the shoes I'm used to, so they hurt a bit during the break in period, but now that they are broken in they're really comfortable. And a sharp looking shoe as well.

True to size, comfortable & great for my son's Futsal training. If my 10 year old son could sleep in them, he would; they're that comfortable! Arrived on time, too.

Great looking shoe, but not quite as sexy as Puma Esitos. Very comfortable from the get-go, and became even moreso with just a couple of hours of walking about, with surprisingly good arch support. One minor annoyance is that they squeak a bit. Nothing you can hear on a typical street with urban din, but you aren't going to sneak in undetected to your mopey friend's poetry recital mid-act.

Bought these sneakers for my 11 year old son for school, and he loves them. Don\'t have any complaints about them so far.

I love this pair of shoes. I bought the navy blue suede ones and they are amazing. Not only do they look good new, but as they age they look even better. They are also very comfortable.

Zappos rocks! Super fast shipping! I love these shoes; this is my second pair (bought the black original sambas originally, and now I bought the white/green ones). Shoes take a week or two to break in. At first, caused some blisters on my achilles, but only because I was wearing no-show socks. After two weeks, they were broken in enough that blisters weren't an issue. Will be buying more colors of the sambas in the future. Fit true to size

Zappos is the best shoe site ever. You can buy anything, and it was cheaper than any other site I could find. And you can return anything and its free shipping, both ways, for 365 days. I ordered my Samba classic shoes and they came the next day. Free next day shipping, I like that very much.

A little tight at first but have gotten better with time. I love the color (navy) and the style. Overall a great purchase and Zappos was just as great as ever.

These shoes are obviously perfect for indoor soccer but also for everyday use. I have worn this style and brand for over a decade anbd think they are great. My opinion is that Adidas has the best soccer shoes due to construction and actual foot size. The only draw backs are that sometimes the heels rub when you first try them on and the arches will start to break down after about a year.

I like them a lot. Nice look. I use them for weightlifting and so far they are great. Many reviewers said to order a half size larger--I do not agree. In fact, if anything they are a bit on the large side, and I ordered my normal size.

These shoes are classic. They are excellently styled football shoes, and I have even skateboarded in them. They do tend to run somewhat small so I got them a half size larger and they feel great. Skateboarding wise, they have excellent grip and do feel the board quite well. The upper is also very durable. I highly recommend these shoes!

Great. Ordered them a size larger because I took the advice of other reviewers. I am also a woman so I had to convert the size and it all turned out good. My only gripe against the sneakers is about the material being super stiff... but I hope/think it will get softer in time. All in all, definitely worth it. And ZAPPOS was wonderful as well, I will absolutely be ordering from them again in the future.