Sperry Top-Sider "Authentic Original" 2-Eye Boat Shoe

I'm guessing this latest pair is at least my 15th, and what junk they are. I've only had them a couple of months, and they're already falling apart. The insoles, which only span the rear half of the shoe, have separated from the rest of the shoe and will no longer stay put. They've curled up like parchment. The leather uppers have completely lost their shape. My son bought a pair at roughly the same time as I bought these, and his have suffered the same fate (he's only 15, and he's never had a pair before, so he's got a pretty bad impression of Topsider's at this point). While I can't imagine it could be relevant, I'll note my current pair are Sahara (as are my son's), while all my previous Topsider's were Classic Brown. Unless the quality flaws are peculiar to the Sahara color, all I can say is that Topsider's have really declined in quality. I'm used to these things lasting for a year or more (i.e., until the soles wear out; the insoles and uppers have never been a problem).

I have worn Top-siders since the 70's. They have always (up until now) been my favorite shoe.

I don't fault Sperry going to China like most shoe company's, but there seamed to be no quality controls with there shoes now. A boat shoe should not bleed dye on your feet for months when they get wet. This is my first pair that the top stitching up by the laces pull out on both shoes. Now both soles have separated from the leather uppers. Sperry has lost a life long customer!Sperry Top-Sider Men's Authentic Original 2 Eye Boat Shoe

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These shoes have leather laces and strech when wet.They are so shallow that they easily slip off when the wet laces stretch.They also are very slipery when walking on wet gel coat. I'll use mine for boat shows only, they do look good.

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They must have changed the soles on them. They are incredibly slipperyand not just on wet surfaces. Wood floors, carpet and worst of all, boats. It's like having ice skates on. Also wrote to manufacturer to let them know. Only response was that they'd replace them. Oddly, I am not interested in owning more of these awful shoes. Find something else. These are not the Topsiders we all knew in the past.

I even tried to scuff them up some so that they'd be less of a hazard. Doesn't really help. I am throwing them in the trash.

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I loved my old topsiders but I bought another pair recently and after a month the new ones look worse than the old pair. The stitching is frayed and torn around the ball of my foot. The sole is slick, it is like the rubber is dehydrayed. The soles are slick on wood, tile, and concrete and I don't dare take this new pair near water. I am sorely disappointed in Sperry.