Lol, yeah I pretty much already said that in my OP, but yeah I agree it didn't go well for me. Still bought because I believed the outcome would be worth it and it was. I had shimano R300s wasn't a bad shoe. It was nice but nothing special about them. Wasn't wide enough in the toe for me so I got rid of them. That shimano R321 doesn't fit my foot either for the same reason and found it to be more narrow than the R300.

Nothing wrong with a Carolla either. It's a nice car that a ton of people drive and feel safe with. Not everybody has a Lamborghini, not everybody has Bonts. Not everybody cares for Bonts and not everybody cares for Lamborghini. It's not a matter of extra time and extra money. The white vaypor + is $20 more than those shimanos you just suggested, so if you're saying the $399 is too much laying around, than I guess even those R321's are out of reach for you as well? I feel the Bonts are a superior shoe to the shimano shoe hands down, no comparison. I will say that it is a huge bonus being able to try on the shimano shoes before a purchase to avoid any headaches. In my situation it was just a speed bump. Not like the issues I had in my order prevented me from riding.