“Not comfortable for me”

“Ok, so I have been looking to by some Chacos for a LONG time. I have many friends who swear by them, and I believe them when they talk of Chaco quality. I was really happy about these being partially made from recycled material and after reading the good reviews I decided to go for it. Well first let me say, these are some pretty ugly sandals. I'm not into the "gladiator" look and these come across as that when worn so my first impression is that I am unhappy with the style. After wearing them quite a bit even though I dislike the look, I find them to be snug fitting as I read in the reviews so that was nice but.... These sandals hurt my feet. I am quite flat footed so you would think that something with arch support would be good, well... Not so much. The arch is unforgiving and really presses hard into the arch of my foot and is completely uncomfortable. That coupled with the sandal being a bit narrow makes me quite disappointed. Further, the fit is quite awkward. Not only is the sandal too narrow but the toe thong seems to be place too far back. I don't usually have any trouble finding a good fitting sandal (an old 13 will do), but these seem to be made for someone with long toes and short heals. In other words for the foot bed of the sandal to fit appropriately the toe thong has to be jammed really hard between my toes or my heal overhangs. I will continue to wear these with hopes I break them in but It doesn't look good.”