I purchase my first pair of these glove about five year ago and have purchase two additional pair over the subsequent year , each time because I could no longer sufficiently wash the odor out of the glove , not because the glove be fall apart . I have to say that the pair of glove I just receive -lrb- December 2010 -rrb- seem to be of a lower quality than the previous pair . of most concern be the construction around the velcro closure strap . the issue be that the velcro 's backing be hard , and the way the velcro be cut cause the backing to extend as far as the fabric on the outside of the glove . I be not sure whether that make sense , but the bottom line issue be that once you put these glove on , you 'll feel the sharp edge of the velcro backing cut into you wrist unless you make sure that the velcro strap be pull completely over the top of the other side of the glove . that be easy enough to do now when the glove be new , but I be afraid that once I wash and dry these a few time they 'll be a bit more snug and I will not be able to pull the strap as far over , since every other pair I have have have shrink a little bit due to wash . I do not know whether I get a defective pair or whether this be just how these glove be make now , but I would caution anyone receive a pair of these from Amazon at this time to make sure that if you glove have the same construction problem as mine that you can either live with it or that you save you packaging so you can return the glove to Amazon as defective . -lrb- earlier version of this glove do not have this issue . -rrb-