Customer Reviews New Balance Made in US 990v5

I got to help with sore feet at work, but didn't seem to help. Quality isn't as good as what I hoped for since say made in USA.

The US 990v5 looked good, felt great, but the toe box was slightly too tight side-to-side and top to bottom. I did not feel that it would be comfortable walking in the Florida heat. Most 2E shoes would have fit. I have sent them back. When I receive my credit, I am going to order a X-Wide, which is a first for me.

I use this product to walk. It's great because I can walk in them.

Color faded spot on tongue of shoe. Squeezing of air sound coming from shoes when i walk. Squeaking sounds from outter sole of shoe when walking on different surfaces. For this kind of money , i expect perfection! Or at least slam dunk capabilities and running the 40 in 4.3!

These shoes to tight around the toe area so I sent them back

I had the previous model, worked great. I bought this model expecting the same. After having the shoes for about 7 months, which is actually a great amount of time, but for a shoe this price is bad, the toe box detached from the sole of the shoes and the foam seemingly disintegrated. It was wack, didn't really understand how it happened. Not one star because the shoe is comfortable and lasted more than 6 months. Barely made the cut g.

Not at all what I was expecting. Literally felt like I was walking on cardboard. I'm a nurse and that requires me to be on my feet for a majority of the day so I need something comfortable which this shoe is not. I've bought this brand for years and I can say this was the first time I've been disappointed with a purchase.

Ordered these online in the same size in which I bought some 993s about a year ago (13 wide). The 993s fit; these are too big and they hurt my left ankle where the upper hits the ankle. Don't think I can wear them even after trying for several days to break them in :(

I have bought and returned some shoes with NB but these ones run a little tight in the shoe box. I have owned the 1340s to the 1540s and I decided to try this series. I wear a 6E and it is very hard to find shoes wide enough so the sides do not rub against the edges of my feet. I want to avoid getting bunions and I strongly suggest these run a little smaller. This 6E felt like its missing 1/2 inch in width that being said if you do not need width its a nice comfortable shoe in the heel and its well made!

Ankle cut is higher than the v.4. Runs my ankle badly. Not sure why you changed the cut. Used to be the perfect sneaker for my foot. Have started looking for new options. Bring back the v.4. Please.

I ordered these with high hopes as I am 14 AA. The shoes fit great, especially around the heel and in the front part of the foot.... Unfortunately, they are higher than other NB shoes around the ankle bone and dug in as the edge hit just below the ankle bone. I have 860s in 14B that do not do this and fit well other than being a bit too wide and needing two thick socks or thick socks and added insoles. Also while in some markets you can take returns to the NewBalance store, in KC the store does not accept on line returns (like most retailers), and they did not have any shoes in 14AA, so you have to use the return label - it is not hard, just more bother. I am thrilled that NB makes extra narrow shoes in extended lenghts, I just wish there was another model.

Paid three times the price of two other NB pairs I've found elsewhere. My older pairs of MT481 are 10.5 4E and fit well and have almost enough cushion for me. But this 990v5 Core 10.5 4E is too tight and has not enough cushion and does not have enough room to put a cushion for the ball of my foot. But at first these were comfortable for awhile, so I wore them and cannot send them back.

Way too narrow to be a 6E. Not for wide feet at all! The toe box is wide but the middle is not wide. Very disappointing.

These shoes are not comfortable, and I am returning them immediately

I have purchased the variants of these over the years and this is the first pair that has the same issue as virtually all of the other shoes I have tried on from New Balance. For whatever reason, the front part of the shoe gets very tight across the top of it. Basically, there's a ton of pressure across the top of my foot right behind the toes. No amount of loosening up the laces helps this. I wear a size 15 shoe. I did try a size 16 a couple of months ago. That didn't have that pressure, but the shoe was too big as my foot kept sliding back and forth in the shoe. It's a sad day when a pair of Converse has more comfort than these shoes do. I don't understand the sacrifice of comfort for style. This is a complete misstep on their part.

Narrower than the V4. I loved this shoe when it was a V4. I would buy 3 pairs at a time. Expensive but a great shoe. Now the remodel with the V5 has made the shoe narrower and the stitching over large toe joint causes pressure to joint in my foot. The heel cup top was also made smaller. Not sure if heel cup is an issue as I had to send my shoes back. To others this may be the most comfortable shoe right out of box. New changes to shoe have caused me to look elsewhere to replace what was once one of the best shoes on the planet for a wide footed man.