I realize my comments are in the minority column as most of the comments are good. However, I have owned these shoes for about six months. Looks good (a little plasticky). The big problem for me is that they are very hard and uncomfortable and after 6 months of wearing I am convinced that they will never break. Too bad I didn't send them back. My suggestion: if they are stiff and uncomfortable, send them back. By the way, I bought these shoes because of the many positive reviews.