I am rather new to the shoe tree show.  So, I am not one that has the story of how shoe trees and polish keep my pair of pre-civil-war-era Italian dress shoes from looking as if they have ever been used, but I can at least attest to the fact that the shoes trees by Allen Edmonds are of superior quality.  They are well-sanded, and each set has two distinct shapes, one for the left and one for the right.  These are high-quality, and I know that they will serve me well for years.