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Originally Posted by Coda

If you like them, more power to you -- wear them for comfort! -- but it should be noted that the supposed health-benefit claims that the manufacturer makes have been shown to not hold water, and that a shoe with a proper arch and ankle support and heel padding is better for your feet, ankles, knees, and back.

Yeah, I submitted a claim when they started taking 'em for that... but to be fair, my feet were hurting really bad when I first started wearing them, and over time, the parts of my feet that hurt the worst started feeling better. Likely because they were getting decent support and having a chance to heal in a good alignment instead of wonky like they'd been. (Years ago, my younger brother decided he'd be an ass and stomped on my left foot really hard, and since then, I've always had the part of the foot that he stomped on act up regularly. Nowadays, it's very rare for that part of my foot to act up.)

But yeah, it'd be nice if I could find more comfortable shoes like my fivefingers. I would have loved to have been able to buy a pair of black KSO-style ones, both for winter purposes and for cosplay purposes (Good shoes are CRUCIAL for that. I don't care if the character wears 5 inch spike heels. I refuse to put myself in a situation where I'm limping within an hour of being in costume!), but sadly, the style got discontinued...