They have been kept in a sturdy case and have not suffered any drops, impacts, etc, so Im hoping that they are just a defective set that I got. I never bought shoes fitted as “wide” but the champagne came in a wide and I tried it. The T90 fits very comfortably. Happy so far, and frankly, hope we never actually have to use them to tow one of the kayaks! The corner of one door chipped off simply from handling it. Have only had a week or so, wearing every day, but cant really speak to durability yet. Im not sure what possessed me but I clicked through and bought the first episode. I used to have a pair almost exactly like this years ago & I wore them until they fell apart. They do run a little short. This isnt a big problem, but if you wanted to store thin items towards the back, they could fall through.