text: Really bummed about these shoes.  I had bought my son a pair of these from the sketchers store and he loved them.  They fit well and looked to hold up to hours of play so I was stoked to see these blue pair on amazon.  The black paint on the rim of the shoe came off after the first day he wore them to daycare.  I don't know if this pair was made by a different manufacturer but after a month of use they look like they are year old shoes.  I guess I need to go directly to the sketcher store to make sure I'm getting a good shoe.