There are lots of imitations and similar style shoes on the market for less $$$, even from good places like Lands End and LL Bean. But they are not Birks. Birks have a low heel bed, very impressed arch support and a little toe bar in the metatarsal area, with a fairly wide toe box. I am a big advocate of being fitted properly in a Birkenstock store; I don't think I would be nearly as pleased with them if I left the fitting to my own judgment.
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