I have three pairs of Gold Series boat shoes in my closet that are over 10 years old. As expected, soft-soled shoes. But they're still useful for kicking around the house. One pair is still perfect but due to health issues my legs were swollen and I had to get a new pair one size bigger. In three weeks, three rivets popped out on the side. My old one has all the rivets in it. This tells me that Topiders aren't what they used to be. Otherwise I have no complaints.