Great shoes brought down by bad lace holes.
353006
Merrell shoes were much better a year ago when I bought the equivalent of the last generation (no longer available in America - only Japan apparently).  The problem with the newer generation is the lace holes which are only secured to the shoe by a single row of cheap stitching.  They are too weak to hold in the laces and can break easily.  I had to have them mended at a Tailor shop and strengthened the other holes for an extra $20.  Bring back the 2013/2014 design!
2178492
I love the color and the fit of these shoes.  But, they are defective.  The yellow loop that holds the laces pops off, leaving your laces to cave in.  I got one pair that lasted a day.  Thought I got a bad pair, so I ordered another.  Those lasted a week.  The design is flawed.
4156807
***Update 16 April 2017***

Something has come loose inside the right shoe, and now it rubs a blister on my little toe if I wear it for more than a couple hours. These are now destined for the trash after less than two dozen times wearing them. Lowered down to one star from the original three stars.

***Original review***

These shoes are comfortable and my preferred choice for neighborhood walking and park trails, except for one glaring defect. The laces are the round nylon laces that won't stay tied unless you put them in a Gordian knot.

I don't know why shoe manufacturers use these frustrating laces. It is rage inducing to have to stop and tie shoes several times a day, even when using double knots.

Otherwise, they're fine. They look good, and I have not seen some of the wear problems others have put in their reviews, possibly because I don't put them through the stress of rough country hiking very often.

Oddly, I have another pair of Fila shoes that are more standard day-to-day shoes, and they have laces that stay tied. So it was apparently a conscious choice by someone to use these particular laces in these shoes, and whoever made that decision ought to have to wear these shoes all day, every day, and stop once an hour to tie them, for about a month. Maybe they would internalize the frustration for their customers and not make such a silly decision again.
2354422
The shoes are extremely comfortable and rugged, but the laces break down and need to be replaced after about a month.
300723
My second pair of these. As with the last pair, there's plastic bits that stab into your feet and legs on one or both shoes. It's just the mesh film keeping the lace in place and more durable. Fix it by using precision scissors to cut them down, then use a rubbery glue like E-6000 to cover them. Temp fix, bandaids along the seams. Other than that these are not real leather (they'd cost you $$$), and will take the same beating as most high heels. I wear them often but they look great.
3791393
So I bought these shoes about 3 months ago.  I absolutely love them.  They fit well, they're extremely comfortable, and they look great.  The only problem is that the bottom heel of the right shoe has developed a hole in it.  The rubber has come apart, and now there is a sizeable hole with a flap of rubber over it.  I didn't think that this would be a huge problem since it's clearly just a defective shoe. After all, the left shoe is fine.  However, when I contact Jimmy Jazz, the company that fulfills this order they said there was nothing that they could do since it was past their return date.  I wasn't trying to return it, merely exchange it for a shoe that didn't fall apart.  They said to contact Polo Ralph Lauren so I did.  However they assured me there was nothing they could do because it wasn't sold through them.  They suggested I contact Amazon.  I did, and Amazon is usually great.  However they said it was out of their hands as well since the return policy was stated on the site.

I'm not really sure who's fault it is, however Jimmy Jazz really could have easily remedied this problem since they sold the shoe. If you're only going to wear this shoe once a month, then go for it.  It really is a great shoe.  If you expect to actually use it to walk, then beware.  You may find some holes soon.
4944371
I love these shoes except for one small flaw that makes them nearly unwearable.  Where the sides meet the tops, the side of shoes goes up inside the top and then is cut and sewn down to the side.  There is some type of coating on the cut end to make it smooth.  3 of those sections are smoothed down on the shoes I received.  However one of those sections does not press flat against the shoe and the coating means that it points directly into the side of my foot.  The shoes are not tight at all but I have a deep groove in my foot where that piece is after wearing them.  It also makes walking long distances extremely painful.  I was able to somewhat mitigate this by putting orthodontic wax on the end piece, but when it gets hot out, that is probably going to make a mess in the shoe.  Otherwise, they are extremely comfortable and required no time to feel good on my foot. However, due to the price of the shoe, I would say this is really not an acceptable flaw.
2869112
The gap between the first and second lace hole is too wide. As you tip the foot forward the gap portion on both sides of the eyelet bend outward. There is a feel of support displacement and negatively effecting the appearance. I decided to drill another lace hole between the gap which seemed to solve the problem. Also a replaced the original flimsy shoelaces with a wider ones.

Afterward the shoes fit very well and great feel of support. I have a wider feet so the fitting is little too firm. The shoes are mainly for table tennis activities which I will provide further feedback on usefulness.
1115996
I really love these shoes; they fit very well and look great.  However, the gold part of the shoes came loose on both shoes-I had to super glue them back on. And this was only after a month and a half of wear! There are shoes that look like this that are cheaper and probably better quality-I'd recommend those.
2596492
These shoes fit well and are very comfortable.  However the quality of stitching is poor and some of the stitching has already "unstitched" after just one wearing. I don't think these shoes will last very long which is a shame when you consider the cost of them.
1368279
Loved everything about these shoes except the shoe laces! They would not stay tied but I bought another pair of laces and all is well now. Very comfortable and well made shoe. Definitely recommended.
4968406
Loved the shoes, super comfortable and great colors....but after wearing them for a short time they started to unravel, literally.  The bottom of the shoes do not even have wear marks, but the top of the shoes, were your big toe is I have holes in both shoes.  So although they are comfy shoes they are worthless after a couple months because who is going to wear shoes with holes on the top of the shoe.  Would not recommend these shoes if you actually plan to wear them.
3952922
Decent shoes out of the box. However the holes for the laces are not durable. I had one split out just after a month and a half. Wouldn't order these again.
1469053
For comfort - these shoes are amazing. I use them as Cross Training shoes and love them. However, on this pair, the threads on the side have started unraveling within only 10 uses. I've bought these shoes twice before on another site outside of Amazon and never had this problem. Sad that the quality didn't match but generally speaking these are good shoes.
3032629
Comfortable, well made, but get yourself some new laces to go with them
1685039
Great shoes except that the tongue slides down to the outside of my foot, even with the laces ran through the stay on the tongue.
3692621
The fit was great but part of the lace was not sewn on properly, leaving a hole in the panty.