Toms vs. BOBS??

Toms came out with the men's and women's footwear craze of super casual, flat, canvas, slip-on shoes. Whenever there is a craze, there will always be followers, as we have seen before. The only thing with these Toms shoes is, they aren't just shoes; for every pair bought, they guarantee to give another pair of shoes to a child in need. A new trend and a philanthropic event all mixed in one is a hard obstacle to beat. But again, Sketchers has tried to become a fashion leader. Sketchers came out with shoes looking identical to Toms, but instead with the name Bobs on them. In order to top off Toms, they made their styles around $5 cheaper and slightly changed their motto to say: "Grab a pair of Skechers Bobs for cool and casual comfort for yourself and Skechers will give two pairs of these slip ons to a child in need!" So now sketchers are making this classic trend look identical and selling it at a cheaper price with even more donation made! Well what is the difference then? Well let's check out the product description in terms of quality:
For Sketchers Bobs:

• Printed canvas upper
• Elastic insert for easy slip on
• Cushioned footbed
• Synthetic sole
• Imported

For Toms:

• TOMS classic suede insole with rubber cushion for comfort
• Latex sponge arch insert for added support
• One-piece outsole made with a mixture of rubbers for resilience, flexibility and durability

Well even though we don't know exactly what Sketchers is using, how Toms website writes out the quality of the footwear it just sounds better and more technical. They actually give you every detail of what they use, which shows you they are proud of and fully back their product. I'm a good ol' original girl! So I usually will always pick the original copy. For this one I got to go with Toms all the way for their good quality and reassurance of a good product, even though it is a little more money. And I still have to say they don't look exactly the same to me, but I can be high maintenance like that. I mean it is great that Sketchers is being even more compassionate than Toms, but c'mon it's a complete copy!

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