Customer Reviews Birkenstock Maine

Like another reviewer, I found that the toe ridge is too far forward, so I had to send them back. I wear Arizonas and Bostons and have had other traditional shoes from Birkenstock in the past. The toe ridge in this one was unlike all the others I've worn. The suede was pretty but already whitened where it is glued to the cork on the sides of each shoe. Wish it would have worked, because I'd love a good Birk shoe. In fact, I wish they'd expand their line again.

These are nice shoes - light, re-solable and well built, except for one thing. The way the two pieces of leather overlap, the bottom piece has a fairly thick tab on it that goes the opposite direction from your foot sliding into the shoe. So every time I put them on, I had to dig in there and fix the tab of leather that was folded the wrong way against my foot. Then once the leather tab was fixed into the correct position, the thickness of it dug into my foot. For the love...

I am a new Birkenstock owner/lover - I have metatarsal pain, and my Birkenstock clogs are the only shoe I can wear that makes it feel like I have no problems. However, I ordered the same size in this shoe as my clogs, and I agree with the reviewer regarding the toe ridge being too far forward - otherwise they were extremely comfortable and supportive. Unfortunately that flaw makes it such that these shoes will not work for me.

I wanted to love these shoes so much. I really like the way they look and I have been a fan of Birkenstocks since I discovered them about six years ago. In fact, this purchase was my eighth pair that I bought. I should mention that prior, all other Birkenstocks did not have a back to them, which is to say they were all clogs whereas the Maine is more shoe-like. So I opened the box and they looked awesome and I was really excited to try them on. And that is where the fun ended. I tried to get my feet into them and they were so narrow that I could barely squeeze my feet in. And once they were in, there was just no way that I could walk in them. It would have been too painful. What a deflating moment that was. So I sent them back thanks to Zappos' amazing return policy. Anyway, I would like to think these Birkenstocks were incorrectly made or something; that I got a bad pair that slipped through the inspection line without being given the once-over. Because I just cannot imagine that this is the norm for this shoe. Every other Birkenstock that I have owned was as roomy and comfortable as can be. But these ones... Well, I guess I will have to try another pair on at shoe shop near where I live to see if it is my feet or the shoes that are messed up.