I wanted some shoes to use around the house which were comfortable because we have concrete floors.  These slip on quickly and are very comfortable.  I also have been having some foot problems (I think because of all the concrete floors that I am walking on).  These shoes have helped relieve foot pain.  I went to a podiatrist recently and he wasn't much help.  My regular doctor told me to just get different shoes.  So I got different shoes for work and these I use around the house.  They aren't much to look at and I don't normally wear them out and about--though there have been a couple of exceptions.