I returned these shoes therefore I cannot speak to their long term performance. The 4 stars are based on a close examination of the shoes over all construction, stitching and general appearance including about 5 minutes of wear and walking on a carpeted floor.  They were nice and I really wanted to keep them. Having to return them was no big deal because anyone who's honest knows Amazon provides hassle free returns and therefore shouldn't be leaving 1 star butt hurt, woe is me review, but that's my opinion.

This shoe is far better than others I've seen easily costing $15-20 more. I've deducted 1 star because of sizing issues. Having worn an 11D for most of my adult life and not seeing complaints regarding the shoe being too big by a significant number of the haters, those who articulate their dissatisfaction with adjectives like: crap, junk, trash, etc.

I've always paid considerably more for footwear because you truly you get what you pay for. If my feet hurt everything hurts which makes me one miserable SOB to be around. Footwear is like building, whether it be a bungalow or a bridge, if you go cheap and cut corners on the foundation it is inevitable that problems will follow. And sometimes those problems are catastrophic. I bought these shoes because I have a friend of considerable means but wears and loves his Sketchers. For that matter I've never met anyone who didn't like their Sketchers, and besides that Howie Long who can afford pretty much anything he wants tells me how wonderful his Sketchers are every time I turn the TV on.