Customer Reviews Blue by Betsey Johnson Mari Heeled Sandal

I want to first start by saying I adore the style of these shoes and I ordered them for my wedding. With that said, I am returning the pair I received from Zappos. I'm not sure if this is an instance where a manufacturer makes two different "types" of the same shoe depending on where they are being sold, but the pair I received was very cheap. It smelt like glue and the beading was tacky, the label on the shoe was not a blue label as pictured but instead a silver imprint, and there was no silver heart on the bottom. The box was also black with holo printing rather than the blue glittery I saw online for this brand. When I emailed Zappos about it, they told me that they were straight from the manufacturer. I ordered them from elsewhere and they are accurate to how the photos look for the exact same price. I would avoid these shoes from Zappos in particular. I'm glad there is a good return policy, though.

These shoes are so blingy and beautiful! I am going to wear these with my wedding dress and am weirdly more pumped about these shoes than I am the dress. They look great and are comfortable due to the low heel height and strap. I sometimes range between an 8.5 and 9 so I went with the 8.5, they actually feel a bit large, my foot moves around in them slightly but under the assumption that I will be doing a lot of walking and dancing in these shoes, I think my feet will swell a bit so I am going to stick with this size. If you have a fun and fancy occasion to wear these, I highly recommend!

I LOVE these shoes. Needed something formal and these are good with black tie or for dressing up jeans and a blazer. Very super stylish with bling that sizzles without being too much. The color isn’t really champagne though, it’s silvery rhinestone, which is fine as long as you weren’t planning to wear them with a true champagne sparkly gown. Which I was. But I love the sandals so much, I returned the gown and got something black instead. The heel is placed nicely under the heel of the foot which makes them very walkable.

I bought these shoes to go with a long-sleeved, gold, hand beaded dress from Neiman Marcus. My husband and I are the same height, and high heels hurt after a night on the town. This style is edgy and blingy, so I thought they'd be perfect....and THEY ARE PERFECT! I am totally in love with these shoes and after I tried them on (see photos) I didn't want to take them off. I feel like a little girl playing dress up in them, in the best way you can imagine!

Knock offs? Other reviewer was right- these are not actual Shoe you see in the photo- no silver heart on the bottom of the shoe and glue/black specs all over the shoes. Actual shoe is sticky on outside from glue. Did not come in original shoe box.

I bought these to wear with my wedding gown and WOW. The picture does the bling no justice!! These are absolutely gorgeous! The low block heel is super comfortable. The only thing is that it seems like the back might be rubbing on my Achilles’ tendon so I may have to put a little padding there. Otherwise everything seems great! There is even a little cushioning in the ball of your foot.

I normally wear size 8.5/39. i ordered the 8 in response to other reviews—and that seemed like the right choice. Unfortunately, while I have never had to buy a “wide” sized shoe, the footbed on these was too narrow for my feet. Very cute; wish they would have worked. Returning.

Beautiful shoe! Looks like it would be over the top with all the bling, but I actually could see wearing it when I wanted a dressy sandal but wasn't necessarily going to a super dressy event. Meaning, I think the shoe can be more serviceable than I had anticipated just looking at the picture. I ordered these in gold. It could be that the color of the crystals makes them more or less dressy. Anyway, I love the height of the heel and the fact that they still look dressy despite the relatively low heel. Also, the strap across the toe is plenty roomy. However, I did have the same issue that another reviewer noted, which is that the back of the shoe hits me in a really awkward way, folding in against my leg just above my heel. The leather is super soft, so it's possible I can push/train it to move out and away from the leg. Another possibility is just to put a small piece of moleskin on my leg where the shoe hits. Still debating whether to keep them due to this issue. If I do, one of those two methods will have to be incorporated to make them wearable. (PS Sorry the pic images are upside down. Zappos doesn't provide a way for me to rotate them on their sight, and they're actually right side up in my photo folder.)

They are not wide at all, they shouldn’t be saying they have wide fit when clearly they are not. Do not recommend for wide feet.

I LOVE LOVE LOVE these shoes! They will be perfect for my upcoming October wedding! I ordered a 8 from a different company and I ordered on here for the first time bc they had a 8 wide and they fit perfectly! The 8m made my toes all squished and uncomfortable but the 8 wide are perfect! I don’t normally wear a wide shoe but I guess these are just made small and tight so keep this in mind when ordering! The shipping was crazy fast and I didn’t pay for a rush delivery but it’s always nice to get things faster! The packaging was beautiful! It’s nice to know something you pay high dollar for gets delivered in a professional classy way, all the way down to the buckle clasp was covered in tissue paper! I’m very impressed! I will definitely order from Zappos again! ?

Imperfect. All that beading, I guess it was bound to arrive with missing beads. The brand sends you some, which makes sense for after use, but I think on arrival, the shoes should arrive without missing beads, right? I needed them for an event the day after they arrived. So, despite free returns, I had to keep them. Just keep the possibility of them arriving with missing beads when you purchase.

I ordered a size 10W and they are made like a standard 10. Very unfortunate as I was hoping these would be my wedding shoes.

I love, love, LOVE this shoe! What a treat! Cute shoes for my big feet! I feel SO pretty wearing them! The deep blue is gorgeous and so versatile! Will order other colors! Yaay, Zappos!

Loved the shoes. They are a little big around the ankle but not horrible. I got a ton of compliments on these shoes. I can’t wait to wear them again.

Love these shoes! Can't wait to wear them at my wedding! I typically wear a size 9. After reading reviews on how they run big, I purchased an 8.5 and they fit great!

These shoes were great! Wore them for my wedding and my feet did not hurt at all the whole night. Comfortable heels. They are more silver than champagne as other reviews have said.

They are beautiful but I though they were too narrow.

Ok...I tried two sizes and both medium and wide widths. I do not own a pair of wide shoes, but the medium width was too narrow. The wide width was perfect. In the smaller size the toe strap was slightly tight (I think it would be very uncomfortable after hours of wearing) and in the larger size the strap was so loose my foot slipped forward. I added a ball-of-foot support pad, and that helped a little, but I’m afraid the ankle strap would strangle my ankle. They are beautiful, well-made and look more expensive than they are.

I liked the height, and they were very comfortable. I was very disappointed that upon arrival that several of the gems had already fallen off.

I really wanted to love these shoes :( as someone else had posted I think I received a knock off of the brand. I was expecting the blue glitter box.... ok maybe they switched. Then as soon as I opened them they smelled strongly of glue. The plastic bag they came in was stuck on various spots. Hard to get a good picture but there are spots of glue where there were not gems and it was sloppy - Thick and sticky in that area. There was also not the silver heart on the bottom of the shoe. It was my understanding that they also come with with extra gems, just in case, but again that was also missing. Maybe someone else will get lucky but this is not what I was expecting and definitely not worth the $100 price. Returned this and will have to keep looking

I wanted to love these shoes so much. They are so Blinky shiny sparkly and the perfect shoes for any day. Unfortunately I was not able to wear them for my wedding shoes because it wasn’t wide enough like I needed it to be. I wear a 12 wide and shoes and a dress shoes but these ones were not as wide as I expected them to be they definitely fit an arrow is foot. But they do give good support. I was able to fit 1 foot in the shoe but the other foot definitely cannot fit my pinky toe was definitely hanging off

Beautiful, fun and seemed wearable. I bought the fuchsia color. It’s not a good enough match to my dress so I will return it. Back is high and would rub my heel so a pad is needed.

These shoes would make any outfit. They’re stunning! Lots of bling on the black shoe but it’s not ridiculously shiny. I’d love to keep them but sadly I just cannot wear any type of heel anymore. I had to return them

I love these shoes! I plan to wear them for my wedding. The low block heel makes them very sturdy, and I think they will be comfortable to wear the whole ceremony & reception. The footbed isn't extremely padded, and I have some concern that the strap will rub my ankle bone, but I will add a pad and hope for the best with the strap. The design is so fun and I love all of the stones - definitely a special occasion shoe! The did run 1/2 size small. I am normally an 8 in almost all brands of non-athletic shoes and the 7.5 worked much better for me.

Super cute!! Love the style, but the quality on this one is iffy. You can see the crystals have been glued on.