I purchased the Clark's Springer sandals two years ago and wore them just a few times. I took them out last October to wear them again and when I lifted them out of the box, I found a black, oily feeling grit all over my hands. The soles of both shoes were disintegrating in my hands. I set them aside to see what would happen and just checked again today. The leather tops are in new condition, but the soles have completely crumbled into a huge tar-like mess. With quality like this I won't be taking any more chances on buying Clark's shoes. I hope to find out what the soles were made of, obviously some petroleum product, and avoid them like the plague.

I have other shoes by Clark's which have stood up well, and since I'm very easy on shoes, I hope to wear them for many years.  I hope this model proves to be a fluke, but with the cost of shoes today, I hesitate to take the chance of buying them unless I can examine them in person before I make the purchase.