Customer Reviews

adidas Men's Smith Hardware IV Tennis Shoe

5 star:		(8)
4 star:		(2)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I bought this shoes for my boy who is playing tennis.
He likes the color, design and the comfortable feeling in it in his playing tennis.
But, only after a few weeks, I found the front part of the shoes is worn and has a hole.
I think it might be because of the weakness of the front part.

These shoes definitely awful! Worn out most quickly among my tennis shoe collections. Low quality and high price. The price used to be 30 bulks in 2008. Do not buy them!!!

Get a half size bigger than normal and they'll fit like a glove. I think there was a pricing mistake because I got them for $19.99 + $5 s&h.

Looks almost like K Swiss but with the Adidas name. My husband loved them.

I was a little skeptical about buying shoes off of the Internet (when I couldnt try them on first. But these shoes fit like a glove the moment I put them on. They are so comfortable even after 12 hours on my feet (for my job). And they so stylish too. But these now!

I was looking for a tennis shoe, all white that looks nice and will last. This definitely fits the bill, buying another pair for backup.

I purchased a pair of these Adidas men's size 8 1/2. They fit fine and I like the way they look. However when I first put them on, both shoes, but particularly the right foot was very uncomfortable. The problem was that they hurt the arch of my foot. I know that some shoes need a break in period, so I've been wearing them as much as I can. Now after about 3 weeks, they are better but the right foot is still uncomfortable. It feels like it is pressing up against the arch of my foot, and it really is kind of painful. I really like Adidas, but unfortunately I can not recommend these sneakers, because they remain uncomfortable.

UPDATE: I notice the price on these has dropped substantially from the original $50.00 or so that I paid. At the price they are now, they're Wal-Mart material (and that's just about right) but you wouldn't be paying extra for shipping at Wal-Mart.

ORIGINAL REVIEW:
Just received these yesterday and was horribly disappointed. The size 8-1/2 is equivalent to a size 7-1/2 !! Ridiculous. I might have been able to understand this if I'd bought a really cheap shoe or an off-brand. But these are Adidas, mid-priced, and there is no excuse for this. Now I have to go through the hassle of taking these to the post office to return them and waiting for my account to be credited. If life were fair, I'd be credited for my time and trouble to do this, but that hassle is the cost I'm now paying for the convenience of shopping on the internet. I'll think long and hard before I try to buy shoes this way again.

I should have known better when I bought these. I guess part of the blame lies with me because I was looking for a cheap tennis shoe and I got what I paid for. They're comfortable enough, I guess, but I couldn't play tennis in them more than once because they soles were almost completely smooth after playing in them. I was sliding all over the court. Not good and I haven't worn them since.

If you're just looking for a shoe to wear around casually, these would be fine. If you're looking for a shoe to actually play tennis in, definitely look elsewhere.

I don't expect that these shoes made by Adidas are such low quality. They didn't last for a month. After wearing a few times for playing tennis, a hole has already developed in the left toe's area, cheap rubber bottom.