PUMA Select Men's Suede Classic Plus Sneakers

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Pretty disappointed with this purchase. I ordered three pairs in different colors, and only one of the three was genuine. The other two were clearly FAKE/COUNTERFEIT/KNOCKOFFS. It may be hard to discern if this was your first pair, and you may just write off Pumas as a crummy brand, but please inspect carefully when you receive them. Ive been wearing the Puma Suedes for the past 6-7ish years, and these are the first pairs Ive purchased online. The gold print and logo should be sharp with crisp edges, and smooth. Two of my pairs had print that was run together and had a bunch of "overspray" or whatever you want to call it. The leather is also of a different quality, which may be harder to discern. See the pictures I uploaded with my review. Only the grey pair is genuine, and I think you will see the difference. The sole/underside: Only the genuine pair had a very clearly defined "®". The other two were poorly cast. The box: If you open your shoebox and it has a sticker that says "ycmproducts.com", you very likely have a fake. The fake pairs also came wrapped in tissue paper that says "puma". The genuine pair had plain white tissue paper and no sticker. The boxes are nearly identical themselves. I bought three pairs seeing the price drop, and only one was real. Im returning the other two to Amazon, and using the money to buy one real pair in the store. Buyer beware! Update 12/9/18: I never got around to buying new from the store, Ive just been wearing the grey pair ever since; I did just purchase two pairs from Puma.com over black Friday though... The first pair I received was perfect in every way, but the box still had the ycmproducts.com sticker. Im honestly not sure what to make of it now... Im starting to think that perhaps Puma did some outsourcing, and those companies did a terrible job(?). Perhaps the two crummy pairs were "authentic", but poorly manufactured. Open to suggestions on that idea, and Ill update again once I receive my second pair. Maybe its a certain country on manufacture that needs to be looked out for? Ill leave it at one star for now, and perhaps give one or two more when I find out more... Comments?

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The pair I received appear to be counterfeit. There were numerous flaws noticeable on the suede and the box contained a sticker from a Chinese logistics company called ycm products. The final confirmation was when I compared the shoes to Pumas website. The real Pumas have a plush mesh fabric that is on the back of the tongue as well as the interior of the shoe around the heel area. It is plainly visible if you zoom in on the pictures. The version I received had a poorly stitched vinyl like material on the back of the tongue and heel area. These are going back. After reading other reviews, this appears to be an on-going problem.

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Absolutely love em! Im surprised how well made they are. Super comfortable and look sharp! Will be buying another pair. And there are some awesome color combos. If your looking for a quality pair of Old Skool kicks then look no further.

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Ive bought this particular shoe many times throughout my life and have never had the black dye from the suade bleed into the white parts of the shoe like this before. They didnt get wet and I didnt wear blue jeans with them so my only conclusion would be that there defective or possibly a knock off. Also tried washing them and did not help.

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I have been wearing Adidas Gazelle and Campus models for taijiquan (tai chi chuan) practice for many years. I particularly like the Gazelle model because the soles are a soft, flat rubber with minimal tread pattern that allows you to do the heel and toe spins in taiji without binding to the ground too much. One issue with the Gazelles is they are rather narrow and I sometimes feel some instability in balance or like I am almost falling off the edge of the sole. The Campus model is slightly wider but the tread pattern is stickier, plus availability and price seems to be an issue nowadays. I decided to try this Puma version of the suede sneaker. The good news: the sole is a soft rubber pretty similar to that on Gazelles. I went with size 10s because the red ones happened to be heavily discounted; I wear 9.5 in Adidas but my feet are beginning to edge into the 10 zone so... As it happens the Puma Suede Classic size 10 fits me very well and even turns out to have a bit more room in the toe box (possibly because of the larger size) than my Adidas shoes. The bad news: the Puma sole feels nice and thick under the heel but is surprisingly thin under the balls of the feet! These will work well for taijiquan (for a while?) but otherwise I will use them more like Converse Chuck Taylors or One Stars: for driving and errands that dont require much walking or standing. The extra set of white laces had been stolen - left in the box were the two empty little plastic bags. Amazon should crack down on this pilfering!

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