We try to buy quality shoes for the mini, as we believe it's important for good posture and development, but it hurts spending this kind of money on an item she'll grow out of so quickly... that being said, we've purchased several PediPed shoes in the past; these somewhat disappoint because they're very stiff. It's a quality shoe, made of solid materials (made to last) but I wish they'd take into consideration that these don't need to last and make them softer and more flexible.