The shoe itself is great and serves its purpose but when we took it out of the box all the cleats along the inside (arch) of the shoe had worn down along with other parts of the shoe making it look like it used to be longer time were worn. I wasn't expecting to see so much normal wear and tear on a 'brand new' pair of shoes. If I had bought them for a real formal event and not as a Halloween costume accessory I would have been very disappointed to receive previously worn shoes.