As a long time Minnetonka shoe customer, I have noted a degradation in the quality, comfort, and useful life of their shoes.  About 8 years ago, I had a pair and it was comfortable, long wearing, and of high quality.  When the soles wore out, I had them re-soled.  Twice.  (I use them continually.)  With the price of a new pair on Amazon vs. the price of re-soling the old shoes, well, it didn't make any sense not to simply buy a new pair.  I did.  Once.  Quality was lower, only lasted a year.  So, I bought another.  Lasted less than a year.  With my past 2 pairs' quality issue, I was very suspect of buying another.  I did a LOT of due diligence.  I contacted Minnetonka direct with my concerns; no response.  A bad sign.  I still went further; locating local stores to try them out first before I bought.  None of the stores had the above style; I actually bought another which was close; I returned it the next day.  Finally, I gave in and ordered a pair from Amazon with widespread differing opinions.  The shoes weren't comfortable, actually hurt my feet.  Today, I returned them to Amazon.  (What a wonderful return policy they have; you have to love Amazon.) I decided to re-sole my old but comfortable shoes.  This 3rd time to re-sole them, the shoe repair shop said they were fearful the new sole might not bond well and I might not get my full value ($45) out of the shoe. I told them to go ahead and do it.

Minnetonka had no bigger of a fan than me.  I sold them at a retail store over 40 years ago and have been a satisfied customer ever since.  Until now.  I expected better.  My advice to a prospective customer is to beware.  Your experience may be different; maybe I have weird feet.  Just go into your purchase with your eyes wide open.