these are lovely and nice & roomy for my toes.  I have had them for a few weeks now and wear them several times per week.  This is my first pair of Dansko shoes.  I am hard on my shoes and I have already put a few bad scuffs on the heels but overall I think these are very sturdy & built to last.  The One star "off" is for the initial stiffness of the shoe and for the fact that they show the scuff as a white scratch under the finish.... I think the material under neath should be at least close to the color of the finish - lets face it we ALL scuff our shoes... eventually...