There appears to be a continuing manufacturing problem with the soles of Clarks shoes. After just 6 months of buying school shoes for my teenage son which should have lasted the school year, the soles have failed and are letting water in. There is still plenty of growth room. The store would not do anything about it as it is outside the 3 month returns period. You cannot get Clarks soles replaced as Clark's stopped the contract with shoe repair businesses some time ago. I wonder why. I had a similar problem with my other son's school shoes, I thought it was a one off. I will be buying school shoes somewhere else from now on.