Have you seen the movie Kinky Boots? There is one scene that addresses the question of quality in shoes that you raise. The main character manufactures high-quality brogues but the factory is in trouble. He goes to a seller and asks if they would take a quantity of the shoes. The seller shows him the shoes they're selling now and he complains "The bloke who buys these will be back in 3 months!" "Exactly" is the reply.