I love New Balance shoes.  They are the only shoes that fit my wide, short feet comfortably.  I have exclusively bought New Balance for years.  This is the first time I have been completely disappointed by a pair of New Balance.  The first time I wore them, I thought they were great.  The fit was exactly as I expected and they were comfortable, as I have come to expect from New Balance.  The second time I put them on, I noticed the rubber on the bottom was coming off.  When I walked, it would scrape the ground.  Of course, since I had worn them, I could not return them.  I bought super glue and glued them back together.  By the next week, the other shoe started coming apart.  I have never experienced that problem before with any shoes and never expected to have to super glue my brand new shoes.