I'm on my thrid pair of Old Friend slippers in three years. I'm a serious slipper wearing nut. Meaning daily, indoors and out. basically if it's cold and I don't have to go anywhere where I actually have to wear something other than my yoga pants or jammies, then I'm in my slippers. My first pair was the Juliet and last two were these wth the open front slit  in the fold over. I still use my old pairs for yard work and they are holding up well, just very dirty and the first pair finally starting wearing a hole in the sole. One thing I have noticed with my recent pair is they have changed something in the way they are made. I think it might be the stitching. You cant throw them through the wash without them scrunching in to the point that you cant get your feet in. Never had a problen with this with my old ones. I'm now ready to buy a new pair as I have had to cut the front for my feet to fit in after washing and I have only had these for about 7 months. So sad that i cant even use them for yard work either. I'm not sure if I will go with old friend, but  if i do it will definitely be a different style since these clearly aren't as good as they used to be. I guess it's just like everything else now-a-days. Manufacturers are cutting back on the quality of items to save a buck while increasing the prices for the consumer. Overall they are very comfy and i love them, just questioning the quality changes they may have made recently. I must say I'm quite bummed cause I loved my last pairs!