For the price point thse are some of the best shoes around. The softer leather between the cap and the uppers is a nice touch, the shoes is much more comfortable, especially durng the break in period. This is my second set of Dennisons, and probably my tenth pair of Bostonians. If you keep them polished, waterproofed and resole/reheel them as needed, they will last you for years. I walk a lot, on concrete and asphalt and for the miles I put on Bostonians, I feel like I get my dollars worth.