My middle child and I sat down together to pick out these shoes. And he was thoroughly excited that his new shoes came and that he got to see the UPS delivery man. But my wife and I were surprised these slipped past StrideRite's Quality Control. On the right shoe, the stitches are coming loose near the top of the tongue on both sides. On the tongue of the left shoe, the stuffing is poking out all along one side and the stitches are coming loose.

Both of the stitching issues I can fix well enough to get by--I think, hence the 3 stars and not 2. But you shouldn't have to 'get by' when buying new. And the StrideRite name was one of the reasons I was OK with my son helping pick his shoes from online.

Had my son 1) not already seen the shoes and loved them instantly; and 2) been in need of replacements, my wife and I wold have sent them back to go through whatever the process is for a replacement pair.

And to be honest with myself, if I can't fix the issues, I may have to try and exchange them anyway.