My boyfriend really loved these shoes. He hates wearing boots so the concept of a steel toe sneaker was super inviting. They were comfortable and fit better than expected. He wore them to work 5 days a week for about two months before they were beyond repair and completely destroyed, so we wouldn't be willing to spend a lot of money on them because of that. Generally, while boots are about 2-3X the price, they last all year, if not 2+ years, so we would rather go that route or find better steel toe sneakers that will at least last for an entire work season. Two months (actually less since he didn't work everyday) is not acceptable for us. It's a really great product but just needs to be more durable.