The quality of these shoes seems fine. They are a little heavier than the Columbia Newton Ridge Plus that I usually wear. I am on my feet all day working for a large package delivery company. My last  seven  pairs of work shoes have been Columbias (ordered on Amazon dating back to August of 2012) and they have been great except the soles wear out after a few months. I thought I would try the Pittboss 6 and after several days, they still hurt my feet around the metatarsals  of each foot. My coworker has the exact same pair, with the same complaint. The fit is fine and the price was comparable. I realize it takes a few days to break new shoes in, but the Columbias are comfortable from day one and after a couple of my 12 hour days they are as comfortable as my old ones. Back to the Columbias I guess.