Bought these sports sandals for my 8 yr. old to get him through these dog days of summer. Like the typical young guy, he is murderous on shoes - but Merrell is one of the brands that produce shoes/sandals that can take his abuse. As with other styles, these shoes are comfortable, well made, and are a stylish, great looking pair of shoes. Even at outlet stores you'd be hard-pressed to find these sandals at the listed price. Some things like shoes are just not worth skimping on, buy them if you can.  ....wish I could look forward to passing them on to his 4 yr old brother, but NO sport-sandal is that well-made.