We have purchased several pediped shoes and never really had an issue before.  We bought this for our 2.5 year old for school.  These shoes are really cute and fits her well, appears to be really comfortable.  However the part I wanted to share was that within 1 week of wearing them, the outside of the front started peeling.  She wears them for half day school everyday and has about 30 mins of recess time.  Initially I thought given her age she may not be careful as to what she is kicking at and perhaps that's how the peeling started (it started small, and the attached picture is now wearing them for 2 weeks).  However I've owned other pediped shoes before which she has worn to playgrounds and parks and never had them wear down so fast.  They are really cute shoes, however just beware that they peel easily and may not be worth the amount of money.