I wanted to wait at least a month before reviewing these shoes, and seeing as we're basically there, I thought I'd go for it.

I was brought up wearing Vans and Converse and other expensive shoes on my parents' dime.
Making the switch to spending the money that you earn has you constantly looking for ways to cut corners and save that hard-earned cash.
I've owned $9 Walmart "skate-style" sneakers, several pairs of $25 Levi's shoes purchased from Ross and between the three of these, I'd like to say that, so far, these are my favorite.

Right out of the box, they fit snug as a bug in a rug.
I hate having stiff shoes that need to be worn-in in order to flex and feel comfortable, but these shoes never had that problem.
These shoes do not feel like they cost $18.
When I saw that price tag, I pretended that I slipped and hit the one-click ordering button just to have an excuse to be able to try them out.
They're durable, yet soft and comfortable to wear for long stretches of time.

These shoes aren't black. They are a really dark shade of gray, almost navy in color, but not black.
This doesn't bother me, though. What does bother me, the one thing about these shoes that prevented me from giving out a five-star review, is that nearly every time I take my feet out of them the insole of the shoe comes out with it. It doesn't matter if the laces are tied or not, the insole pops out.
Not a big deal to me really, just can't give it a five-star. A new pair of inserts will sort that right out!

But who knows? Maybe Lugz will fix this issue when I buy my next pair!