These boots are VERY well made and comfortable. I am a street performer and walk a LOT - I even wore them on my stilts when I forgot my stilt boots - and they did the trick! They are cushioned and the soles are high quality. I was surprised to learn after I ordered that they are hand-made in Australia; I figured that I would be lucky if the 'Internet boots' even just showed up :) But they came quickly, within 2 weeks - which is pretty amazing. When I first ordered I ordered a size too small (not used to European sizing), and when I wrote to exchange them, the company asked that I pass the wrong size on to someone I loved and they would send me the size up at no charge <3 WHAT SERVICE!!! I will definitely be ordering again! I am from Calgary, Alberta, Canada.