I have been wearing Locals for over 30 years and typically order 4-5 pairs yearly. In terms of hours-on-foot, I wear Locals more than any other footwear, by far. Over the years I've developed my own process for breaking them in and setting the heel so they ride just right. I always have one pair I wear outdoors only and one pair I wear indoors only. I've tried on other brands, but they are all so clunky and heavy that I literally can't imagine wearing any other brand of slips. I'm so used to their lightweight, molded fit, they're like an extension of my foot. And I love the consistency of their styles (although sometimes I wish I could get them in my college and pro team colors for game days - no branding, of course. Locals only, for me. P.S. If Locals, the company, were ever in danger of going out of business or being bought by some conglomerate, or some new exec wants to start messing around with the Locals product I know, please let me know--I'll stockpile 5 pairs for every year I think I have left on this earth, and will the remainder to my kids.