dear ghanson, thanks for the prompt reply, i believe if we all work together and gain enough momentum and awareness, the factory or the manufacturer of this shoes may be held responsible in some ways, the net itself can and will always help shape consumer awareness and may strike a serious blow to any bad product which is out there, scribd it self have a huge readership and most of it are genuine reader, minus the marketing or quick rich scheme floating out there, i would readily build a voting network and send massive email with my contacts just to create an awareness through the net, and if enough of us work on ot we may dealt a serious blow to this scrupulous shoe maker!