"I am pained to write this review. Literally pained. I knew when I bought these shoes that I would have to break them in. But I didn't think that I would be icing my toes a month later. These shoes are sturdy, but the stitching on the tongue rubs the top of my foot just right and I actually have a bump now. The tread is amazing, the neutral stitching on the side is wonderful - I am really upset that I don't think I can keep these shoes. I was really looking forward to hiking with them. The other weird thing? The tread almost feel oily. I slip indoors more easily than I ever have in sneakers before."