I have enjoyed wearing Ecco shoes for some 3 years now and have not encountered any problems with them! A danish company founded in 1963 the sales advisors always explain that the purpose of Ecco aheks is that thy are shoes built around the shape of your foot and Not the hoer way around. I have 2 pairs of trainers from them which are AMAZINGLY comfortable and a pair of boots which I have to say for heels (which I can't wear too often as they cripple my toes) that I've had about year and when I wear them I've worn them all night with No pain! The best feature about Ecco is that their shoes are all 100% leather and so when a pair of boots are £150 I am happy to pay ...  Read the complete review

So many people have bought Ecco shoes, worn them only a little, and then discovered
that the soles just disintegrate while walking. Just Google "Ecco soles fall apart", you will learn all about it.
Ecco just pretend there is no problem. You are gambling indeed if you buy Ecco !

My Ecco Comfort soles disintegrated today. The material around ECCO on the sole has turned to a brownish pap with a large hole in both. I've worn them probably 30-40 times and the soles were not even worn but they were probably about 3 years old. See similar problems link below.

Unfortunately, I live in the UK and bought them in the USA so haven't a hope in hell of getting anyone here to listen. I must assume that they are made to European green policy biodegradable standards that ensure you keep the economy going by buying frequently. Europe is a haven of greed hiding under such legistlation.

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I am writing to tell you how disappointed I have been in the quality of Ecco and Clark shoes. The soles just fall apart. Often leaving me in a precarious and even hazardous position.
Therefore I'm forced not to purchase your shoes, even though I like them. I believe it is a problem with your materials used on the rubber soles. I am sorry.
I am forced to buy your competitors products even if at a higher price point. Mephistos don't have this problem.
I am hoping these company's will do something to correct this problem.
It's happened on every pair whether worn or not. They disintegrate. Some sooner then others.
A disappointed customer

I bought a pair of Ecco boots, at a discounted price. Three months later, the soles started to fall apart. Ecco accepted that the boots were faulty. Ecco said that it would refund the purchase price, but not replace the boots, because the model was discontinued. Because I bought them at a discount, a refund would not have got me another pair of boots. So it would seem that Ecco doesn't stand by its products.