For the last 4 years I have bought Skechers for my sons for school. I don't normally have unrealistic expectations about anything. 2 pairs per year seemed reasonable. After all my boys are very rough on shoes and most anything else. In the last 3 years the shoes never really wore out they just looked terrible or they would grow out of them so I would replace them. This particular shoe was my sons favorite so far. However the Velcro straps are complete garbage. 6 weeks into the school year the 1st pair of shoes the Velcro completely fell off of the shoe. During this time my son mostly wore a pair of sandals (Keen seems to get that kids are rough on stuff and build their product accordingly) so overall the shoes still looked brand new. But the Velcro fell off still. 2nd pair is being worn at the same time as alternating between snow boots and these shoes and is literally still in brand new condition. Guess what? Velcro fell off of the shoe in a completely different place.

Bottom line I would never recommend Skechers to anyone .