Wow, I've traveled a bit, with no wind and with a storm. I'm better than I've been in all 10 years of using my trusty old Sperry Topider. I decided to give lace-ups a try, so I bought two pairs of Sperry shoes, knowing I had a brand I could rely on. I bought Sperry H2O "Mainstay" and H2O "Skiff" lace-up "water shoes" and "sneakers" respectively. The price was what I expected for a quality product from Sperry. What I received wasn't what I expected. Imagine my surprise when I saw where they are made! Sperry is no more. I can only hope what I received was a lousy fake.