Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I have been wearing Saucony brand shoes exclusively for about 10 years. Not long ago, the local sporting goods store where I used to buy them stopped selling them. So I started buying them on Amazon. I've purchased a few pair with no problems. This pair, however, is different. They cost the same as the other Saucony styles I've bought (I only got these because the style I usually get was out of stock). These feel like they are a lower quality shoe. They are flimsy, cheap, and have thin, weak laces. I have not noticed the benefits I normally see from other Saucony styles - helping with my lower back problems and ankle pronation. Also, these shoes drag my socks down into the shoe and I have to pull them back up over and over again - annoying! I've never had that problem with other Saucony styles. I'm very disappointed in these and I won't buy them again. It almost feels like they are a knock-off being sold with a Saucony label.