I love the Dansko shoes and have around 25 pair. I rotate my shoes and never wear them out. But, as the Danskos get older, I have had 5 or 6 pair that the soles cracked and crumbled into nothing and left pieces everywhere. Like I say the tops are like new.<br />I did get the Dansko company to give me 3 pair after I sent in photos and mailed the crumbling shoes back. Dansko tells me that the shoes were older models and needed replaced. So, beware of buying older model Danskos on the internet. They just won't last forever no matter what good care you take of them.<br />Has anyone else had that problem? This has happened to my shoes in both Indiana and Arizona.