Bought a pair for each of my girls.  The straps started to fray shortly after my daughters started to wear them.  Then the velcro came completely apart from the strap itself thus not allowing us to fasten the shoe closed at all.  I had to sew the velcro back onto the strap but the velcro is so worn after only a few times wearing them that the velcro no longer even sticks.  Had I not bought two pairs I would have said it was just a isolated thing but it happened to both pair.  Such a cute and comfortable shoe...but expected so much better quality for the $50 price tag!