Shocking quality schoolshoes

A pair of brand new Bata schoold shoes collapsed in under a year of use. These shoes were worn by a 6 year-old girl to school and have clearly been treated well. Even the name label on the inside is unworn but the soles on both shoes have come completely adrift.<br> Bata only offer a 6 month warranty (the *minimum* allowed by the consumer protection act) and refuse to entertain any sort of claim following this period. Are we to understand that Bata products, when treated reasonably, can only be expected to last six months?<br> So much for \toughees". After being told they will not help (Bata) we have replaced the shoes with a cheaper pair which can hardly be worse. What is the point of paying for quality only to have to replace them as soon as the warranty expires."""