This is probably pair #6 of Haflinger slippers for me, so clearly I'm a fan. They're the only slippers I know of that keep your feet toasty warm:-) In the past, I wore the soft soles, but on my last 2 pairs the small plastic dots on the bottom - designed to make them non-skid - wore off in a few months, turning my slippers into a real hazard. ( That was not the case with previous pairs on which the plastic dots outlasted the seams of the slipper.) The hard sole is more comfortable than I expected, and now I no longer worry about slipping and falling. Love, love, love them :-) I was delighted to find them at a reduced price at Movatik - thank you!