I will wear them all day today to really test the comfort, but they are comfy right out of the box! I do wear socks with my tennies, though. If I were to want to wear these without, I would size down. I am a 7 or 7.5 and got the 38's which are described as being 7.5 to 8. Pretty accurate, I would say.
Atlantia, I've never tried Cons, so can't say. And honestly my only Keds were leather! The canvas is pretty sturdy and stiff, not likely to sprout a hole any time soon, if that's what you mean. I did read a review or two about the rubber toe separating from the canvas after time. Heck, that just takes shoe glue if it should happen. Any snowboarder has experienced that scenario
Overall, I'm very happy to have gotten purple. And, yes, I could have waited for cyber Monday to save $9 more, but I felt I got a very good price at $39 instead of the retail $70, so I am perfectly happy with my purchase