I saw a friend of mine with these on and decided I had to have them. However, she purchased hers for quite a bit more money than Amazon offers. And, of course because I am hooked on Amazon, I found what I wanted here for a lesser price. I have had these slippers on since the day I received them....love 'em. The only drawback that I found was, I washed them and the threads around the footing came loose. I just got out my needle and thread, stitched them back up, put them back on and am happy as a lark.