Florsheim

I have being buying/ using Florsheim Riva for 35 years, now I have this pair that the sole is falling apart crumbling, never had this situation before, now I see I'm not the only one, this are Confortech Riva 11 - 3E Black. What can you do for me? Gus Abella

After wearing a size 8 1/2 shoe for many decades, I now wear shoes sized anywhere from an 8 1/2 to a size 11 depending on the brand, country of origin or style. Shirts labeled Large now fit like my old size medium shirts.

Bottom line is there is little size consistency and the quality of shoes in particular is atrocious. Thus, your only recourse is to buy clothing and shoes when on clearance---not just a "sale"---but at the end of a season when stores want to clear out their inventory and mark items down considerably. That way you always have new cloths and shoes when the ones you are wearing go bad.

Same with kids clothes---buy cheap in advance for them to grow in to. Anyone paying full price or even a "sale" price for these things is foolish.

Same to my Florsheim comforter slip on shoes. The sole nearly wore out at a dinner party, and the shoe was only 3 years old and hardly used.

The material is a cheaper type that does not have longevity. Just last long enough pass the bring back refund time, POS...

Had the same problem with two pair.Both pairs of shoes crumbled the first time I wore them.

Dont buy cheap shoes. Your older Florsheims held up for years, because they were made by craftsmen, in US shoe factories, with quality US materials.

However, the new Florsheim shoes are likely made in India, or China. They simply are not the same product. American consumers want mediocre products at the lowest cost. Shoe makers traded quality for low price, and you have the results: shoes that don't last.

Your solution is to buy quality USA made shoes, but be prepared for a little sticker shock. You cannot buy a U.S. made men's dress shoe for 100 bucks.

I can t wear cheap shoes, or I get fasciitis.

All my work shoes and boots are US Red Wings, and my dress shoes are from Alden and Rancourt. They are expensive, but wear for years. Other than that, your choices are to throw away your shoes every year, or shop thrift stores for gently worn, high quality shoes.

A friend of mine found a pair of Florsheim Imperial longwings in a thrift store, and paid less than 10 bucks for them. Cleaned, polished, and put to work.

Me too. I bought 4 pairs of comfortech shoes at the same time, 2 to wear (brown and black) and 2 as spares.

I stored them for a few years and all 4 disintegrated the same day when I tried to wear them, even the ones still in the box that had never been worn before. I sent in the claim form and pictures to Florsheim.

They immediately agreed to replace one pair on the first claim but have not responded to the other 3 claims sent in the same day. I'll wait till next week for a further reply.