I find these to be great shoes for the price I paid. They look cool. I have no problem with the tongue or a side seam on mine. Yes the tongue is a bit stiff but I hadn't even noticed it until the other reveiwer mentioned it. After I had them on for 10 minutes it softened up. They must have thin skin. :-)

All in all I like the shoes. I wear them mostly as a house shoe.
I may order the citrus green or try the slip-on version.