Merrell Men's Encore Gust 2 Slip On Espresso - J002093

These are so easy to put on and off, very comfortable and great support.

Poor arch compared to prior. Did not offer the foot support as expected from a Merrell product

I owned both the original Encore Gust and now the Encore Gust 2 and I am disappointed with the durability of the new design. The original Gust had leather lining on the inner side of the edges and they lasted a long time. The new design has a polyester fabric where the leather used to be and it wore through really quickly. These are comfortable shoes, great design, but for the sake of little bit of extra leather cost they really compromised the durability of the shoe. I hope they start using leather again in their Gust 3 design, otherwise they are not worth the cost.

This was my third pair .. . . I tried to order black but it looks more like dark brown to me my . . .

The shoes are comfortable. True to size. Leather is soft. They are slipper style which makes them easy to put on and take off and lets your feet vent and stay relaxed. I work in healthcare, particularly operating room. Our rooms are mopped after each procedure. These shoes are dangerous on wet surfaces like linoleum we have. They glide like skates and I almost fell a few times! They would be keepers for life 5 star shoes if the sole was really skid resistant. Redo the sole on this shoe, Merrell, and I'll be your customer till I'll retire. Until then 3 stars because of safety concerns.