Customer Reviews Sperry Gold Cup Boat

They had gone down in quality since purchase of my last pair. Over the years I have owned well over 10 pairs.

I have selected the "normal" width. Despite having tightened the leather rope, I still feel that they are wider than my previous Gold Cup. As well, I do not know if the height at the back has changed. I have difficulties adapting and they rub my ankles. The top padded portion of the right tongue is not symmetrical with the left one. At that price, one would expect better quality control. I like the new outer sole. The dark brown leather is nice. Overall, aside from the outer sole, I miss my old Gold Cup and I am not certain I would repeat. Time will tell.

This was the third pair of Gold Cup shoes purchased in the past 5 years. I purchased this pair to replace a pair that were stolen by a coyote (can't make this up) after I'd had them 3-4 years. I loved those shoes. The new pair does not compare. I've not worn them too much and only had them for about 6 months and the sole edges are delaminating. (The soles are made of two different types of rubber and they are separating, causing a potential tripping hazard). "Superglue" has solved the symptom but not the cause; this never occurred in my prior pair in spite of longer and harder wear. Additionally, they are not as comfortable as the style is a little different. The older pair had an indentation, above the heel, (above the logo) where the edge of the shoe dipped down. This little change made the shoe less likely to chafe. I like the look of the shoe, still, but I've taken delivery of a non-Gold Cup pair of Sperry's to be my workhorse shoes. They were more comfortable in their first wearing (having that indentation in the shoe line above the heel) and as they've a solid sole, they wont delaminate. I will continue to purchase Sperry shoes but will no longer spend the upcharge for the Gold Cup line. Quite disappointing.

I have had several pairs of this shoe (w/ASV) but hese ones are not as soft inside. The memory foam footbed does not seem to have the soft leather lining.

The shoe is not as soft as it used to be. Not sure if they changed manufacturer, but the interior is not as soft as my previous pairs. The memory foam footbed doen not seem to have the lambskin lining,

Great comfortable shoe; red foam from underneath lamb lined insole started coming off

in the Gold Cup, disappointed in the cheapness of the man made leather insole. A few years ago you were still using leather to top the insole, now fake leather. Otherwise I like them

I just bought this shoe online, off of a retailer In Quebec and it showed up today. Aesthetically, the shoe is awesome. I love everything about the looks of it. The sole is very comfy on my feet and all the materials being used are of great quality. Here is the big issue: the sides of the shoes come up a bit too high and are hitting my ankle bones - More so on the left foot, and it is very noticeable. I wore the shoes for an hour in my house just walking around to test them and by the time the hour was up my left ankle was killing me from the constant rubbing (The right ankle wasn't too bad but it was rubbing a bit which was also annoying.) I was about to go on a walk outside with my dog and wear these shoes but before I even got outside my ankles were on the verge of having blisters from the sides of the shoe rubbing on them. I must say, I was very excited for these shoes as I love everything about them but there is this one big issue. I am not sure if its because of the handsewn construction but clearly something is off with this pair. I lined up both shoes side by side and the left side clearly comes up higher which is why its bothering my left ankle more than the right. I really hope this retailer will accept the return because if not then I am stuck with these shoes I wont be able to wear. I can only imagine how my ankles would feel if i wore these out for the day. The sad part is I really want to wear sperry gold cups as I have had some in the past and they have been awesome.

They are okay. Side by side with my other smaller

Nice shoe but not near plush as earlier Gold Cups I've had

I have been wearing this model for many years. It was discontinued a few years ago, and reintroduced lately. However, the quality and the comfort of the new one is a not up to par. The leather is much harder and the size is way off. All my older Sperry shoes are size 9M, I tried 9M, 8.5M and finally settled on size 8M. Too bad, I used to love them.

I have been wearing 13's in most running shoes and outdoor boots. I re-ordered and got size 11-1/2. I had to add an additional insole to get this pair to fit.

Unless you have big fat feet these shoes will not stay snug and will keep slipping due to the poor lateral design which allows too much space and does not wrap around the foot like it's supposed to. Otherwise a fine shoe.

I have bought four pairs of sperry gold cup shoes over the years. Great shoe but the insOles come out after a few weekS. Extremely frustrating. I usuallY end up replacing them with dr scholls or the like. Please fix this problem. Too nice of a shoe for this to happen

I have multiple pairs of this shoe and have worn it for years. I started wearing the color greige and when that was discontinued bought the light brown. Now that great color is discontinued. Can't bring myself to buy any of the three remaining awful colors. Will have to switch to another brand. Can't understand your poor color choices.

I just received my 3rd pair of these shoes and they are not even close to the quality of my previous purchases. In the past, the leather was very soft and the padding very comfortable. The leather on the new order is harder vs. soft and the padding appears to be diminished. I agree with other reviewers that socks are a must as the inner padding sticks to bare feet and dislodges. This will probably be my last pair unless quality improves to past levels.

Third pair......all have had lining failures.....i.e. early and substantial wear at heel area..worn completely through in a matter of weeks...no extreme usage...hope they improve quality of deer skin lining....other wise a very good shoe.....PS

The shoe feels great, looks great, almost no breakin period. Deerskin lining is supremely smooth to the skin. Nice! My only concern is that, like one reviewer mentioned, the sole is just starting to unglue in the front. I would definitely not expect that in a shoe at this price.

Nice shoes, love them, but the insole is attached to the shoe by velcro, and when you wear them, you can actually feel the spots where the velcro pieces are. Otherwise, the shoes are perfect. I bought new insoles to correct this issue, but for gold line, should not be the case.