we bought these for our granddaughters 3rd birthday, she loves the bling and the lighted heels . they are a great fit , its hard to find cute shoes for a little girl with wide feet so we thought we would try these . these really are the greatest...she has only had these for  a few days so hopefully they continue to meet our expectations . we have never bought stride rite before but have read other reviews and was impressed with other peoples comments. they seem to be made well and are nicely cushioned inside.