Customer Reviews Sperry Gold Cup AO 2 Eye

Have owned Sperry boat shoes for at least 35 years. Not sure how many pair, finally decided to splurge on the Gold Cup. From the smell alone, knew it was quality leather before even unwrapping the paper. They are beautiful shoes with unbelievably soft leather. The fit is amazing. Instantly regretted not buying these years ago. While admiring the shoes realized how poorly constructed they were inside. The stitching in the heel cup of one shoe is coming apart and was not sewn together in other parts. Will exchange for a new pair. Hope it was a random bad pair.

I've been buying Sperry for decades and always loved the style and craftsmanship. My last pair purchased looked great, but then I put them on and wore them a while. The leather insole only makes it halfway and is not glued down at the ball of your foot. The leather bunches up making them uncomfortable. Took them back where purchased...they basically said tough.

Really disappointed, the glue from the footbed is already separating after a week of use. At this price point I find this completely unacceptable.

I have had at least 15 pairs of Sperry Top Siders over the past several decades, wearing them 95% of the time in the summer and at least 60% of the time in winter. Until very recently these have been excellent boat shoes that served their original purpose well. When Gold Cup Top Siders appeared, I migrated to them and found them even better -sturdier, better fit and much more comfortable for daily use. After using the Gold Cups since they became available, I mistakenly ordered on line a pair of Sperry Authentic Original Top Siders, thinking that they would be at least as good as the original Top Siders I used for many years. They were not, and I went back to Gold Cups. Most recently, with my Gold Cups wearing out, I ordered a new pair of Top Siders from your catalog that were clearly described as "Gold Cup" and not "Authentic Original Gold Cup". What arrived in a box labeled "Gold Cup" on its cover was a pair of Top Siders that were more "Authentic Original" than "Gold Cup", in spite of having "Gold Cop" embossed on the lining inside. They are only partly lined, the leather upper is thinner, the heel cup is not as strong, the sole is stiped rather than the stronger non-stiped sole of my older Gold Cup. Overall, this is a Top Sider that seems to have become more of a moccasin for more casual use than a true boat shoe. I only hope that when the three Top Siders I have in my closet completely wear out, I will be able to find suitable replacements.

What have you done? I have worn Sperry Original for 40 years and in recent years added some Gold Cup to my collection. Always very happy until now. Your latest iteration of the Gold cup is a glorified version of the Original. Gone is the soft smooth leather and the fit on my right as good as usual, the left, I could hardly get my foot in. Why tinker with such a good shoe. If you have old stock unhand I would love a pair of Gold Cup Original in 12 W. I hope when I am due for a pair of regular Authentic Original they won't have been changed too.

My bebe got me some shoeis for my birthday and was v excited when i got them but they were kind of yeller. Upon investigation they actually were yeller. In the photo they look brown but are actually yeller so yeah, misled.

I wear my Sperry boat shoes all day, every day. I purchased this pair as the Gold Cup Ultra is no longer available and I thought this shoe might be an acceptable replacement. It's not. I've spent 2 weeks breaking in the shoes and they're still too tight in the width and length, and just as importantly, after spending a day in them my feet ache. The soles do not have the cushion the Ultra's did, nor the overall comfort. I will continue to search for a replacement for the AO Gold Cup Ultra, but if I can't find a suitable replacement, this is likely to be my last Sperry product.

Have a problem with the souls. They have an uncomfortable crease which is very frustrating

Bought a pair of Navy Blue shoes last year. Whenever they got wet the blue dye discolored my feet in a major way! Am wondering how a "boat shoe" could bleed dye upon getting wet!

Bought this pair of shoes May 25. By 4th wearing both inner soles had rolled and made the shoes uncomfortable. Less than 12 hours total wear on flat, indoor surfaces. Too much to pay if have to replace inner soles this soon. Have been out of country and initial return date has passed.

I'm very disappointed in my recent purchase! This is my third pair of Gold Cups and they are absolutely the most comfortable shoes. The problem I have is the metal eyelets have popped out where the lace goes around below the ankle etc. This is the second pair this has happened to and I would not recommend buying this shoe until Sperry resolves this problem. I have four eyelets that have popped out and these shoes are six weeks old. Two eyelets on the right and two on the left shoe. Very disappointing for what was once a high quality shoe!!!

Insoles are inferior to past models and do not endure for very long

I received a full refund due to manufacturing defects.

The insole curls up and becomes very uncomfortable to wear. The short insole is unique to the gold cup version. Normal sperrys are full insole.

Stitching on side of shoe blew out after wearing about six times. Sperry promptly addressed the problem to my satisfaction.

I bought the tan variant and fell in love with it as soon as I tried it on. It was a nice soft leather and beautiful. I was excited to wear them to my museum outing the next day. I returned with a huge pain in my left heal that felt like I was stepping on a pressure point all day. I discovered that the left heal felt much more empty compared to the right heal. I figured it must be just this one shoe. I ordered another tan and a navy pair because I had high hopes in them being fine. I was sad to report that they also had the issue with the left heal! I currently have an open defective merchandise order with the company and had to return the other 2 new pairs.

I ordered the wide fit and unfortunately it turned out to be a very narrow fit even do the shoe was marked as a wide fit. I was very disappointed and had to send the shoes back. What a waste of time. It looks like the quality control is not existing anymore

Poor construction. Leather liner is curing up on both right and left shoes. Ordered a wide width but very narrow; either mis marked or does not size like my last pair of gold cups

I ordered the new style with the laces inside, but I received the old style with laces out. Have to tie them all the time. I was leaving right away on a trip so I couldn't exchange them.

No structure. Maybe good for boats but not for everyday use. I gave the shoes to a thrift shop.

I needed to replace a year old Gold Cup ASV boat shoe for cosmetic reasons and ordered the exact same size in the non ASV version which was only one I could locate in my size. I was shocked when I opened the package and actually tried them on. My old Gold Cups are incredibly comfortable, as were the ones before that, and the new ones are essentially unwearable. There is a piece of leather inside that narrows the shoe near the tongue. They feel like a narrow rather than a wide width. What did your vendor do to ruin my favorite shoe?