I bought these shoes for my son when he grew out of his former pair.  Since we had several kids needing new shoes, I had to go inexpensive due to our budget.  We received these shoes on May 30th, and on August 12th we discovered that there was a HOLE in the shoe showing through my son's sock.  (As shown in the pictures.)  Clearly, from the size, that hole had been there some time that he'd not informed us.  He did wear these shoes on a daily basis, but even with that, they should not have worn down in less than 70 days.  They didn't even make it three months.  Yes, the shoes are inexpensive, but you will be buying new one constantly if this is the standard for them.  I just ordered him a new pair of the L.L. Bean shoes like he'd had before that lasted him two years.  They cost four times as much, but last a whole lot longer.