I am extremely pleased with the quality of these shoes, and feel very smart to have gotten the price i did.  Docs are my husband's favorite brand, and the construction and stitching make them a favorite buy.  the shoes lost a star because of a sizing issue;  i had a great deal of difficulty trying to figure out what size to order for my husband, who normally wears an 11.  the sizing description line on the page was hard for me to understand, and it took research on other sites to figure out which one was a Size 11.  Unfortunately, when the shoes arrived, they were very, very small on him.  we struggled to guess at the right size, and decided to go a full two sizes up, to a 13.  The exchange process was very easy (thanks, Amazon!) but we are a little disappointed because when the shoes arrived they are a little too big.  he decided to keep them, thinking that the 12 would still be a little tight, but just looking at them and i think they are really too big on him.  it will not keep me from future purchases, but i think it would be good to know for other buyers.