Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Man, I wanted to really love these shoes. I admired them for months before finally deciding to treat myself to a pair for my birthday. I made a mistake of not really delving into the reviews until after I had placed the order and almost thought about canceling it before they shipped. I did make assumptions about the materials based on the photo (like lots of other reviewers) thinking this was some kind of cute maybe faux leather (at least, surely for that price?) but when I read it was screen printed canvas, I too was disappointed. I decided to give them a try anyway, since after all, there are tons of positive reviews and maybe I would still love them? They arrived right on time, in a cute (but strange) milk carton type box thing that is sealed with two plastic grommets at the top. The grommets fly everywhere when you open it, so be careful! My dog of course thought they were treats and tried to gobble them up. The shoes themselves, are cute-ish. I am a huge fan of the Mary Jane/baby doll style because I have super wide feet (thanks Scandinavian genetics). I figured this was a slam dunk! I *did* measure my feet, as instructed prior to ordering and these should have fit...I wear normally a size 8 to 8.5 due to the wideness. I bought an 8 and they were waaaay too big, not only in length but way too roomy which in itself takes an act of God with my feet. I tromped around for a bit, but they just looked weird and floppy. The toes sort of caved in even with socks which kind of killed the cute baby doll look for me. The uppers are indeed made of a stiff canvas. It's not a particularly nice or thick canvas either. It's thin and rigid and I had nightmare flashbacks of those awful Sunday school shoes my mom used to make me wear that would rip my heels all to hell. It does look like they would be easy to clean however. For those who say that they aren't a true black, the ones I got are, so I think they may have corrected their coloring for these. The sole seems to be good quality though but it's all basically glued together. This is 100% not a shoe worth $70, despite the adorable designs they come in-- I think the company is grossly over estimating the cute collect-ability value vs. the quality of the shoe. As others have stated, this shoe should be closer to $30, no more.