AviaMen's Avi-Union Ii Sneaker
B**L
Cantilever soles fix knees on flat feet. For old men.
This shoe makes me feel good. It's got memory foam insoles and cantilever soles. Basically the sole is good enough rubber that it feels good when standing. I wear steel toe on the job. These are for church. These are cheap. I expect them to wear out and I will buy More. These feel immediately good. They are not as high quality as the New balance cantilever soles shoes that cost twice as much. These seem to be man-made materials and don't breathe great. I plan to wear these all winter to and from work. I purchased a few pairs of these and the new balance. I purchased a couple of models of both brands because my son's uncle took him to the Nike outlet.First outing since coronavirus. I tried on a pair of Nike shoes and it was like British english tower of London torture device. I don't know how young you have to be to wear those things. Granted they were outlet priced at a bunch more money than these. The new balance store had a big line. I wore Avia basketball shoes in the late 80s. I have flat feet. Those were the best feeling shoes I ever had. Couldn't find them since the 90s. Then I wore whatever as I was very fit. Whenever I got older and out of shape I found out about cantilever soles at a professional fitting. Paid over a hundred bucks for the next best pair of shoes new balance 622. Which of course new balance discontinued. I limped along ok. I brought some 8 inch ankle brace rebook steel toe boots that felt ok. But whenever they wore out my whole body hurts. I purchased new rebok boots. Rubber steel toe boots. Durango boots, that got stolen last week. And I remembered cantilever soles. I intended to purchase new balance. I found these. A quarter or less the price. My knees, my back, and my head all felt immediately salved. Like I tried a bunch of other shoes. The memory foam insoles are supposed to wear out fast. These are good for walking. Not really a runner anymore but I don't think these are for that. There is a way to make arch support out of glycerin and silicone caulk I intended to try. But insoles alone won't do what these shoes do. The soles are wear the help is. If you're flat footed and your knee normally pronates or supponates these will be like having an attractive model to massage your knees. If you're a youngling, healthy as a horse and your arches are perfect then get cute shoes. This is old man gold here. Dammit I'm probably going to join the AARP with these shoes.If you're the ambitious type that walks ten miles a day, your shoes probably ought to be changed every month anyway. I don't expect these would look much worse than better more expensive shoes, but you'd probably need replacement insoles and because they don't breathe you'd need a boot drier to keep them from building odor. A boot drier makes up for a lot of issues.I love these shoes.
M**L
Comfortable
These shoes for work are great feeling non slip. Only problem with me the bottoms wear out first
B**R
Comfy shoe but cheap shoe laces
I have a bunion and flat feet. These shoes give me plenty of room and are well payed. The only problem is the shoe laces are very cheap and too long.
K**S
Sloppy build, with adhesive outside the seams. Sole is unevenly built. Comfortable.
**UPDATE LATE 2022** Ordered a new pair. This is the first time I noticed they run about 1/4 size smaller than other shoes, so get the widest shoe you can find in stock. Still has the same unnecessarily long laces but you can just lace the extra hole to shorten them. Build quality has improved greatly this time and there are slight logo and labelling differences.ORIGINAL REVIEW: These are good-looking and comfortable shoes with non-skid sole.While it's not unique to this brand, the build quality is sloppy with adhesive bleeding outside some of the seams. The sole on one shoe is also unevenly built and has a wider gap in a seam that looks like it could come apart in a few months. The foam insole is very comfortable.At this price I'm not too disappointed. You might want to swap out the weird and very long laces.**UPDATE EARLY 2022** The sole is now coming apart. I guess I'll have to buy new shoes only after five(!) months of light, daily wear.
J**F
Bought these as a gift for my son
My son is very keen on quality shoes, far better than I am. I was shopping by price, but he was shopping by quality. He insisted I buy these for him. So I did.
D**E
a good pair of shoes
I see people who complain about how they last or wear, I have mine 16 months and they are OK. A little bit of wear but I work for FedEx Ground 📦 🤪I have these for 2 years and 2 months, they look better than the one with straps instead of laces. The front of the sole is coming apart. I don't see any issue in functionality in either of them. 🤔 They're work shoes not dress shoes. 🤪 🙃I had to come back to edit my review. 😁I like how they feel.With my last pair of shoes, I found that my toes were hurting me at the end of the day.I might have been wearing the wrong size.I got a half size bigger and they fit perfectly. 😁
R**K
Too short in length, size up
Excellent quality of shoes for restaurant workers, however I did return them because they fit a whole size Smaller, so with that said you should order them a size larger in my opinion. Good looking and well made.
D**S
Falls short of the competition
These are fairly comfortable. I haven't worn them long enough to tell on durability. The "removable" (their word) memory foam pad is glued in and tore to pieces when I tried to remove it. The nonslip tread is pretty good but inferior to Shoes For Crews or even the cheap Walmart Treadsafe shoes which have really good nonslip properties on par with SFC despite being much cheaper. The Treadsafe shoes do wear out in about 6 months of regular use though so I wanted to see if I could find a brand that was good in the tread and lasted longer without being as pricey as SFC. For basic use, as long as these hold up which several reviewers suggest they don't hold up for long at all, but if they do these could be ok. They do market themselves as water resistant though, and they definitely are not. My feet got soaked almost instantly with just a little overspray from doing dishes at a restaurant. My SFC shoes that HAVE HOLES IN THE TOP from wearing out after use don't let as much water in as these ones. So if you're likely to get even a little wet, and don't want soggy, uncomfortable feet all day, go with something else. Otherwise, eh go for it if you want.
C**
Talla reducida
Llegaron bien y pronto, pero la talla viene reducida. Pidan un número más de lo normal o tendrán problemas
C**N
TENIS AVIA
QUEDÓ PERFECTO.
M**Y
very good quality shoe
very good fit comfortable with good support
L**E
Comfortable and supportive shoes
The price was very good . The shoe ago my surprise turned out to be ok . Comfortable , supportive and did not feel too fatigued for prolonged standing or walking
N**V
Gran suela!
Son unos tenis con una suela muy cómoda, que realmente no cansa mucho, el tamaño viene un poco reducido, para tenerlo en cuenta.
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