These are nice shoes. Very comfortable and break in quickly. In comparison to shoes that are similar would be Sanuk sidewalk surfers. The difference being the TOM's are too narrow for me to wear socks, but are wonderful without socks whereas I hate not wearing socks with the sidewalk surfers as they make my feet sweaty. I have been wearing the TOM's around the house doing chores and in the garage working on my car and they seem to be holding up well. I've even washed them a few times and no problems. They also work pretty well as driving shoes in warm weather.