Okay, I'm spoiled by my old leather slippers whose sole I just riddled times in about 4 years so the wear. There were no name house slippers, but were inspired by Birkenstock and of high quality. That the generic version is better than the original one has rare, but here it seems to me that: The leather is soft, the sole pleasant than those made by Birkenstock. Now many will say, that would be very often the case when one compares worn out shoes with the new. But I trust that my experience and memory, which gives me that it was not so difficult and so painful, to slip into the slippers, when one views it in a hurry (quite often). The hope remains that the a little einschleift. As also does not use that Birkenstock is an extensive warranty and recommends that you have to replace a sole assigned, instead of quick throw in the trash ... So a point deduction! Otherwise, of course very good build quality, great leather coloring-but now you'd expect at the price.