I have worn Dr. Martens for years and have always found them to be very comfortable and long lasting. I have one pair (another style) that are over 10 years old and are still in very good condition.  I have had these Macleans for just over a year and they have proven to be of very poor quality. The upper and lower parts of the soles started to pull free around the edges after only a couple of months. Various stitching also started to pull free rather quickly. I recently noticed that almost all of the stitching around the back end of one of them has now completely pulled free.  I only wear these a couple of days a week and spend most of my time at a desk, so they have very few miles on them. Based on the price and  my history with Dr. Martens, I had expected to get more than a year out of this pair. If you are more active than I am, or plan to wear these every day, I would not expect them to last for more than 6 months. They are very comfortable, but with the stitching pulling apart they will be headed for the garbage after another couple of days of wear. I will never purchase another pair of Dr. Martens, as clearly their quality and production standards are not what they once were. I bought a similar pair of shoes from LL Bean during the same week as these for half the price, and there isn't even a stray thread.