I am getting ready to go on a trip to Peru and was concerned about slipping, so I bought these to wear and began to break them in at work.  I am an ER nurse and am on my feet for 12 hours at a time.  Come to find out these shoes are extremely comfortable and I realized that I have found the perfect shoes to wear on my job.  The funny thing is I am always looking for the most comfortable shoe for work and by chance found it looking for a shoe for another reason.  And the price was astonishingly cheap compared to what I have paid for all my other shoes!!!  Terrific buy for the price...terrific comfort for long time standing wear....now all that remains is to see whether or not it grips the side of a mountain in Peru!