Instruct: Classify Amazon reviews into positive or negative sentiment
Query: a stiff, crude chinese shoe masquerading under an old American name.

The old saw "You get what you pay for" was never more true. I am wearing a pair of these shoes AS I TYPE THIS, and can tell you that you would do better to spend a bit more, and buy some better shoes.Update: These shoes made it all of 9 months before the uppers began separating from the soles. The shoes remained stiff, and really never did break in. Perhaps the shoes I received were the exception to the rule, but they have proven a very poor value for the money.