text: I expected better quality out of a brand like Timberland.  When these shoes arrived on June 28, I was estactic thinking that I had found a great alternative to sandals.  They are light, comfortable, and are fun to slip on and run errands in.  Today, however, my fun came to a THWAPPING halt.  THWAP is the sound my right shoe made as I attempted to walk around after the front part of the sole fell apart.  There's nothing like feeling like a old timey hobo like wearing shoes in public with the sole lazily remaining on the ground, making a THWAP as you attempt to walk about.  Adding emergency low-fashion tape didn't help either. I THWAPPED to Lowes, THWAPPED to the gas station and eventually THWAPPED home where the shoes sit on my back stoop.<br /><br />I an ironic twist, I have ordered a second pair from Amazon that will arrive shortly.  My hope is that the new pair will have a more enduring right shoe.  That way, if the left one blows out from stepping on various pop tops, I've got a spare.