Review on Minnetonka Brown Double Bottom Slip-on Shoes by Dante Obong

I've been wearing minnetonkas for over 20 years. The comfort, durability, style and most importantly, the ease of putting on and taking off through airport security has all helped make me a long-time satisfied customer. That is, until the last 3 years. The moccasins still look the same but the durability has dropped to a minimum which made me think of other brands. I'm used to soles wearing out over time, but it's taken me long enough to still feel like I got my money's worth. Then Minnetonka changed a few things about the glue used to hold the inner lining of the sole in place. The skin began to slip, forming hard heaving waves that were painful to walk on. Taking the boot off, squeezing out the waves, and rearranging the insole solved the problem, but only temporarily. The only permanent solution was to pay a $15 shoemaker who would use quality glue to hold the liner in place. I lived with slippery innards, but the more quality issues there were with the stitching and the quality of the leather. A pair I bought 2 years ago had to be returned after the outseam ripped near the ball of the foot in less than a week. The stitching in that area was still of poor quality and the only solution was another visit to the local shoemaker and $15. The quality of the laces added to my dissatisfaction. The laces often snapped when I tightened them, which didn't happen in the past until the moccasins wore out. My last pair, bought in June last year, was the worst and showed all the problems at the same time after only three months. and another new problem with shoelaces: they don't stay knotted. If I tug on the laces to tighten them, they will likely snap. Even if I tighten them, they are slowly loosening, even after tying them twice. I suspect the quality of the leather has changed, or perhaps the amount of synthetic material used. Either way, Minnetonka moccasins aren't worth their price anymore. I'll either have to keep paying the shoemaker $15 to fix every problem, buy 3 pairs a year, or try a different brand. I will try another brand and hope the manufacturer has the same commitment to quality and craftsmanship that Minnetonka used to have.