This is my daughter's 4th or 5th pair of Tsukihoshi's (I'm afraid I lost track!) and I am just as happy with these as I have been with every other pair.  They are comfortable for my kids, they fit well and they LAST.  We are yet to wear out a pair even though my kids are hard on their shoes.  They wash amazingly well (just throw them in the washer...and I have dried them in a pinch even though the instructions say not to) and don't wear out.  These are fabulous and since Amazon was offering free return shipping I wasn't concerned about trying to make sure I ordered the right size.  Great purchase.