It's a quality slipper. This model is pretty comfortable out of the box. A few weeks of break-in will improve comfort. I removed the furry insole (footbed insert) and replaced it with an ordinary insole like the ones found in hiking shoes or sneakers. This model is my second favorite Acorn model, I generally prefer the lightweight Wearabout models. I picked this Rambler model up now, in 2018, because it appears to be long out of production and Acorn has apparently discontinued all of their high end models that have a normal height topline (the height of the upper portion of the slipper above the heel). Al of Acorn's high end models today are slides, which all have a low topline that binds on the achilles and is actually more difficult to put on than a slipper with a normal height topline. I despise all of Acorn's slides, which is all they have in the high end now. So, after more than a decade of buying only Acorn slippers, I will have to switch brands after these wear out. At least I was able to get one more pair of the last of the good ones.