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I bought these shoes last fall: I was looking for a snow-friendly, minimalist shoe, and this one fit the bill. Plus, I've had excellent experience with Merrell's shoe quality in the past.

Over the four months or so, I've worn these shoes just about every day, always with socks. What I like about these shoes:

* Lightweight (there's very little to the shoe beyond what you see in the photos)

* My feet don't sweat in them (I can't explain this as the shoe has no obvious venting)

* The shoes don't stink (remember, I've worn these almost every day)

* There's very little between my foot and the ground, just my socks and the thin layer of the shoe.

* No cushioning or arch support (sorta the reason why I bought a minimalist shoe)

I'm neutral on the shoes' appearance. It's not really my style (too earthy), but I'm okay with it.

The one problem area that you'll see mentioned in other reviews (here as well on Merrell's web site) are the laces. Due to friction at the last set of eyeholes, the laces are very close to breaking. So I have four points in the laces such that one of them will break at any time. I measured them at 39", but have so far had no luck finding replacement laces on Merrell's web site. Eventually I'll find replacement laces, they shouldn't have worn out this quickly, and be this much work to find replacements.

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I was looking for casual minimalist shoe wear. Having bought and love Merrell's Trail Glove, I thought it would be natural to get casual ware from Merrell. I have been watching prices online. Sorry, but I didn't buy from the big A, but from 6pm.com during a sale for $69. Basically, the shoe works for me. It does appear the thicker sole and non venting upper will provide the warmth needed in cold weather (along with some wool socks). The picture appears to suggest the shoe would ride higher around the ankle, but on my feet, it just barely reaches the base of the ankle. I really wanted a chukka style shoe. This just barely qualifies. While I don't know how they would accomplish this, the upper around the ankle appears and feels a bit unfinished. Somehow, much like other shoes, a padded border around the ankle would be an improvement worth investigating. I'm sure they'll do fine for me. It's just that the finish around the ankle--higher and more built-up, please!--was less than I expected. Since then, I've seen even more minimalist chukka-style casual ware out there I would likely have purchased instead given what I know now.

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Toe box is a bit tight for me but broke in to tolerable width. Nice for chilly days bumming around town.

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These are very comfortable, lightweight, and stylish. My one complaint is that the laces fall apart within a few weeks. HOWEVER, I chatted with Merrell and they sent me 2 pairs of redesigned laces free and they work great!

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This is one of the barefoot shoes that fits a casual look and I love them. Have held up well after a couple of months and I think they look good. Feels like you are walking barefoot ( duh). You won't go hiking with these but for my use they work great and are helping to strengthen my feet.