Skechers Men's Afterburn Memory-Foam Lace-up Sneaker

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Considering the price of these, I expected them to last more than six months after only light use. Im a student and I only use these for walking to and from class, but theyre already starting to fall apart. This is made worse by the fact that three of those months were actually summer vacation, where I hardly ever wore these shoes at all. So were effectively talking 3 months of light use before they started falling apart. Edit: I was really hoping these would be a good shoe. As I hope is apparent from the picture, the shoes were barely worn and theres already a hole about 2.5 inches long in the front. I realize that there are many pictures of shoes which were clearly worn down and abused with people complaining about the durability of the shoes when they just treated them badly, but these barely even have dirt on them. I dont have the money to afford another pair, but even as Im shopping around for a cheaper option, my roommate is telling me, "buy sketchers - mine lasted me 2 years," which makes this all the more disappointing.

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I am a large guy, I weigh 350+ lbs. I stand 10 hours a day at work and walk nearly 8 miles daily while I am there. New shoes after a month wear out in my workplace. Between my size and the amount of use and wear these Sketchers get, they hold up nicely and very comfortably. I have tried other more expensive shoes, and adding shoe inserts, the gels, the $50 molded inserts from the kiosk in walmart, They help for some time, but after a month I either have to buy more inserts, or another pair of shoes. Every 4 months or so the memory foam in these shoes is no longer functional and starts to turn into a powder, and I go online and order another set. I have purchased multiple of these because they seem to last the longest while remaining comfortable. If you are not 6 8" 350 lbs. and dont walk 15,000 steps in a day on hard concrete floors, These shoes will probably last longer.

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I am revising my original review from a five star (based on the initial comfort level of the shoes) to a 1 star for durability. After VERY light use, in a very short span of time..........both my husband and son (I purchased two pair) have had the bottom of the shoe separate from the upper portion. I went back after that happened to them and read a bunch of the bad reviews on here....and sure enough, this has happened to many, many others. They are inferior quality glue on their shoes and it is causing a problem. People spend good money on these shoes and Skecher should be completely ashamed of themselves not addressing this issue by now.

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These are incredible shoes. I wore New Balance for years until their quality went down the tubes. It took a while to settle on this brand, but Im sure glad I did! The shoes fit well, are very comfortable, breathable, look great, and stay clean looking with almost no maintenance. I love the memory foam on the inside. It holds up well and feels good around the toes, especially when you first put them on. I wear these all day to work and put on probably 4-6 miles per day walking. The only problem is that the soles wear out in about six months. This seems to be true of virtually all athletic shoes in this price range (at least, that Ive found), so just be aware. In any case, they are inexpensive enough to replace as needed. I hope Sketchers continues to make these shoes at the same level of quality, because they are my go-to shoe from now on. Update: My last pair lasted exactly on year and still look good, but I replaced them anyway just because I wanted a different color.

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I have wide feet that make it difficult for me to find sneakers, skates, dress shoes or any other footwear. I was reluctant to give up my 3 year old New Balance kicks that I used primarily for the gym but they were shot and 18 months overdue for replacement. I went to Dicks Sporting Good and they had one pair that fit but they cost $139 and Im not paying that much money for gym shoes. So I turned to Amazon and used their well oiled search engine criteria to locate all the 4E shoes they had. My wish list was simple - wide enough to be comfortable out of the box, < $75, a dark color that wont look dirty in 6 months and 4+ star users ratings by more than 100 users. The locus of those criteria was these shoes. Ive always liked Skechers casual shoes and figured Id give these a try. These shoes came in at just over $40, almost $100 less than Dicks and I think it took less time for the Skechers to show up with Prime than it did for me to find the 17 year old kid working in Dicks shoe department. No wonder big box stores are dying - their customer service and sales staffs stink Pro - Wide enough to fit perfectly. These shoes do not run big and I might have expected a 4E to be just a but wider than I needed but they were ideal - Comfortable - wore them all day for two days with no issues, blisters, hot spots or discomfort - Solidly made sole that will hold up to elliptical, stationary bikes and treadmills - Decent style, like the dark colors - The laces are the right length. That might sound like nitpicking but my old New Balance shoes had laces that were two inches too long on each end and they kept getting untied and dragging on the ground which not ideal in the mens room. - $100 less than comparable shoes at Dicks Con - There seemed to be a hard spot under the ball of each foot when I first put them on that dissipated in a few hours. It didnt hurt, it was just hard. It worked itself out in the first day, These are solid casual, gym use shoes. They are too heavy for actual running but for machine use indoors where the extra weight adds to the workout. If you need superlight runners, be prepared to shell out north of a C- note. Hope that helps! Tretiak

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