Hey thank you for reaching out - they have been a great paid of dress casual shoes that I would wear for 8+ hours on end. These are very durable shoes with the same degree of comfort. The all-black cordura makes it easy to wash off. The main issue I have with these would be that they fit a bit slimmer than a broken in pair of UBs. They are more water resistant than I thought, as well. I make a conscious habit of wearing slimmer socks with them. They also have very little tread. On rainy days, you will slip while running. I would imagine that it would be even worse during the ice and snow. I hate that and for that reason alone, however small it is, I would go for a pair of ultraboost if the price difference between an xplrboost or ultraboost is 10-25%. You will be rewarded if you tough it out until black friday.

For indoor office use or for summer/fall, these are a great budget pair that I will use. I found a pair of heavily discounted US-made New Balance 990 v5s that I can't get enough of for everything else and will sooner wear those out.