These slippers are everything I hoped they would be - soft, comfortable, warm. I bought them before moving to Addis Ababa, a cold city due to the altitude.  Our house has hard floors, no heating, and poor insulation.  I absolutely live in these slippers when I'm at home and out in my garden.  It's in the 50s inside my house at night and early morning, but my feet are never cold inside my slippers.  Our floors are freezing in the morning and the only way I can bring myself to get out of bed is to slide my feet into these slippers.  Granted, they're too hot at mid-day when it's in the low 80s, but when it's cold they keep me toasty warm without overheating my feet.

Even better, I recently stubbed my toe really hard on a large stone in our garden, and these slippers did a great job of protecting my feet.  I certainly would have broken my toe if I had been wearing flip flops or lighter shoes, but I only ended up with bruising. That's more than I would have expected from a pair of slippers.

I just can't recommend these highly enough.  They're the first really nice pair of slippers I've owned, and I agonized over whether I should buy these or UGGs.  I've never owned UGGs so I can't compare, but I can say that I don't regret my decision at all.  A really great product for the price.