IMO Cons (at least Chuck Taylors) themselves have been counterfeit garbage for a while now. They imbue the soles with paper so they can dodge tariffs by calling

IMO Cons (at least Chuck Taylors) themselves have been counterfeit garbage for a while now. They imbue the soles with paper so they can dodge tariffs by calling them slippers. They don't pass the savings from this on to the consumer, and the traction is terrible.