Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I am keeping these but with reluctance. I bought a pair in 2014. Perfect right out of the box. I would sing their praises to everyone. Fast forward, I order from another company. They have a tongue in them that is no longer made of leather and now made of some "fake" leather, stiff, unyielding. I put them on, wear them out. The tongue is cutting in to the front of my ankle. Not good at all. They also changed the material on the side of the shoe to said "fake" leather stuff. The shoe is not the same. The insole is not the same. The back feels shorter, the shoe feels stiff. I am so disappointed and rather shocked that a shoe with this much of a cult following would tamper with near perfection. It has to be about money. I would pay more for these shoes if they would return them to their original integrity. I wrote the company. No reply. I called, they listened but no real answers. As they say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". So...for the time being, I can no longer recommend these shoes.