Birki's Active Birki

I bought these to wear with jeans out and about. I live where there is a considerable amount of rain and I want a water resistant shoe. I bought these shoes because I like my toes to have wiggle room and not feel like my foot is squeezed into some sort of preshaped coffin. I also have a pair of pro-fi's which are very sloppy on my foot. These are less sloppy and look better. I wore these shoes for a couple of days before they felt super comfy. The shoes rubbed a little on the top of my foot for the first few wearings. Today I went for a walk with the dog who pulls so hard I figured it was better to run with her which is what I did in these shoes, without any problems. The only other shoes I prefer over these are Five Finger - but alas, I will not wear those in the winter or while it is raining. During the winter these shoes seem to keep in the cold so I wore thicker socks. I like the slip on. I like to rinse them off (dog poop). I like the look (I am a casual gal - jeans and a a tee shirt). I like the feel (they may possibly be heavier than most shoes, but I like the weight - not too heavy and it is better than a leg weight). I have owned these for a month. My profi's I have owned for two years and are holding up well.