text: OK, these show are great in terms of comfort, I have had this pair for almost 8 month without a problem except that now the cloth in the front of the show wear out and now I have to buy a new pair though the shoe itself is almost new!<br /><br />This isn't the first time that I experience this problem with Sketchers, they do tend to focus too much on the heal rather than the quality and material of the show itself! I have to admit I'm disappointed.