I bought these to wear around my house which has laminate floors.  The laminate floors are very hard and slick.  These slippers have a rubber non slip bottom so they are a great improvement over socks in the slip department, and they are softer than socks as well, but they aren't supper soft.  I think I will get some gel insoles to put in these.  That should make them about perfect.  They are very warm too, so should be great for this winter, but I will have to get something else for summer because they will be too warm then.  They seem to be well made with thick leather, and well made seams and sole.  If I just wear them around the house, which is likely, they should last years.  I don't think I will be tempted to wear them outside because they are pretty ugly!