So I bought them with some caution, thinking that Sperry was the only boat shoe you could buy because there are so many inferior copies of Sperry out there that the manufacture would buy any shoe by remanufacturing After discounting it and selling it as top quality, I dared to get them. When I received these Rugged Shark boat shoes I was pleasantly surprised. The quality is top notch, the leather is good, not your thin cheap leather, the fit is good, the comfort is good. I liked them so much I bought another pair, I would rate them on par with the Sperry Topsiders.