Customer Reviews Merrell Antora 3

I brought 4 pairs of sneakers to replace my old Solomons which are no longer made. This pair was the best match for me and I returned the others. I had only walked around the house with them, but today after a short outdoor walk I realized I needed the inserts I use in all my other sport shoes. I am extremely disappointed to learn the insert in the Merrell sneaker toe in glued down!!! I removed it hoping with some prying I could get it out but instead the insert torn leaving just the toe portion in place. And now since they are damaged I will not be able to return them. I have always had sport shoes that allow the insert to be replaced for personal comfort and extended wear. I do have an image which is less than 8MB but it will not let me attach.

It says waterproof in description and they are not waterproof! My feet were soaked after wearing them in a light rain. They are very comfortable but also found they run 1/2 size too big.

I’m sure I’ll like these as much as the Antora 2 but I haven’t fully worn them yet. This review is mainly to call out that Merrell has decided to glue the insoles down in these shoes. I was highly disappointed to find this out when I went to put my own insoles in them. I was able to remove the Merrell insoles but not without having to use a butter knife to pry pieces of them out and gouging the footbed. I have two pairs of the Antora 2 and the insoles in those were not glued down.

I tried many, many pairs of similar shoes before deciding on this pair. I wanted a waterproof shoe, with all day comfort that I could wear hiking, or just walking around all day in wet climates. I did order a half size up on purpose, to allow for thicker socks and feet swelling from travel. The toe box is wider than other shoes I tried, which I like, it allows my toes to spread out and not feel cramped. I'm very happy with my purchase.

Comfortable but unfortunately, it was a little loose in my heel even though length was right.

This Merrell sneaker has good basic comfort, toe box is roomy but 1st reason I have to return is because the insole is glued in and I need to remove it to replace with my orthotic. I don't like the idea of ripping out the original insole and hoping it comes out in one piece. 2nd reason is the color choices....not a fan of the green or the beige which were my first choices....I need to wear these in the city and general walking and they are not working for me. For reference I usually wear a 10.5 but the 10 in Merrell is better fit.

The shape of the toe box is different than the Antora 2 and doesn't work for the shape of my foot

Fit was okay. However, I need orthotics in my shoes and when I went to remove the inner sole on the Merrells I found I could not remove it because it was glued in. For this reason I am returning them.

Looking for waterproof sneakers for travel. The video on the Antora 3 mentions it is waterproof but no where in the description does it mention that. After purchase I read a review that mentions it is not. For that reason, I am returning.

These shoes seem to be a whole size larger than normal. I wear btwn 7.5 and 8. I purchased this in both size 8 and 7.5, and even 7.5 is a half size too large and have heel slippage. The whole shoe is pretty uniformly wide. It’s comfortable if I walk a few steps, but would not hold up to normal walking. It’s better suited for people with different foot type. I have thin feet (the distance from arch to top of foot is pretty small) normal width, with moderate arches and narrow heel.

A LITTLE TOO NARROW ACROSS INSTEP DID NOT GET TO TEST WATER RESISTANCE

Toe box was to small.

I loved the shoe looking down on it, however from the side it looked clunky. The arch support was positioned to far back and made the shoe very uncomfortable. The Antora 2 was a much more stylish shoe.

Extremely slippery walking on wet surfaces..tile, cement etc..I slipped and fell walking down wet cement stairs! I will be returning these shoes.

This shoe was comfortable right out of the box.