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De plus, elles sont un peu difficiles à enfiler car l’ouverture est un peu trop petite. Je les apprécie quand même beaucoup!","reviewer_name":"Marie T."},{"date":"April 12, 2024","title":"super","rating":5,"content":"elles sont parfaites","reviewer_name":"Marylie G."},{"date":"November 4, 2020","tags":["Comfort"],"title":"confortable et chaude, je l'utilise","rating":5,"content":"confortable et chaude, je l'utilise constamment","reviewer_name":"Isabelle"},{"date":"November 8, 2023","title":"Toujours aussi confortable!","rating":5,"content":"C'est ma 2e paire et c'est un incontournable pour le confort au quotidien. J'aime le fait que ces pantoufles gardent mes pieds sont au chaud (sans être trop chaudes!) tout en ayant une semelle solide qui permet de bien marcher, sans peur de glisser.","reviewer_name":"Isabelle C."},{"date":"December 1, 2023","title":"Pantoufles parfaites","rating":5,"content":"Enfin, les pantoufles qui me réchauffent vraiment les pieds! Très confortables, surtout avec la semelle. \nUn peu grande: je chausse habituellement du 9.5-10 et j’ai pris du 9.","reviewer_name":"Arielle S."},{"date":"December 3, 2025","title":"Chaude","rating":4,"content":"Elles sont belles et confortables. J’aime la semelle qui donne un bon soutien.","reviewer_name":"GISELE A."},{"date":"December 5, 2021","title":"Cadeau à offrir à Noel","rating":5,"content":"Cadeau à offrir à Noel","reviewer_name":"Carolle"},{"date":"January 5, 2024","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":".","rating":5,"content":"Très confortable","reviewer_name":"Manon G."},{"date":"December 18, 2021","tags":["Comfort"],"title":"Très chaude, comfortable. C'est ma","rating":5,"content":"Très chaude, comfortable. C'est ma 2 ième paires","reviewer_name":"Manon"},{"date":"November 24, 2025","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"Pantoufle","rating":5,"content":"Tellement confortable","reviewer_name":"Claire S."},{"date":"November 30, 2023","title":"Pantoufle pour femme","rating":5,"content":"Conforme à la description du site.","reviewer_name":"Diane P."},{"date":"November 29, 2021","title":"___","rating":5,"content":"___","reviewer_name":"Nathalie"},{"date":"October 18, 2025","title":"Belles pantoufles","rating":3,"content":"Belles mais moins confortable que j’anticipais!","reviewer_name":"Johanne F."},{"date":"January 14, 2026","title":"Léger","rating":5,"content":"Comme sur l'image","reviewer_name":"Béatrice G."},{"date":"December 14, 2023","tags":["Value"],"title":"Pantoufle","rating":5,"content":"Produit un peu cher mais de bonne qualité!","reviewer_name":"Claude G."},{"date":"February 9, 2026","tags":["Style"],"title":"Northface femme","rating":5,"content":"Chaud, belle traction au sol, beau look.","reviewer_name":"Geneviève G."},{"date":"January 7, 2024","title":"Je les adore !","rating":5,"content":"Un incontournable pour l'hiver!","reviewer_name":"isabelle g."},{"date":"March 25, 2024","tags":["Fabric"],"title":"Bonne qualité, un peu difficile","rating":4,"content":"Bonne qualité, un peu difficile à enfiler dans le pied, très chaude.","reviewer_name":"Claudette P."},{"date":"March 3, 2024","title":"Difficile à enfiler","rating":3,"content":"Prendre une grandeur de plus que votre taille habituelle","reviewer_name":"Dyane D."},{"date":"October 7, 2025","title":"Excellent produit","rating":5,"content":"Excellent produit et livraison en moins de 3 jours grandement apprécié!","reviewer_name":"Marlène D."},{"date":"December 12, 2021","title":"Conforme à mes attentes.","rating":5,"content":"Conforme à mes attentes.","reviewer_name":"Pascale"},{"date":"December 1, 2021","title":"exactement ce que je voulais","rating":5,"content":"exactement ce que je voulais","reviewer_name":"Caroline"},{"date":"December 8, 2023","title":"Bon service","rating":5,"content":"Livraison rapide","reviewer_name":"Lucas S."},{"date":"March 4, 2024","title":"Excellent!","rating":5,"content":"Excellent!","reviewer_name":"Chantal F."},{"date":"November 17, 2023","title":"Un peu déçue du confort…","rating":4,"content":"Un peu déçue du confort… mais je les trouve belles.","reviewer_name":"Lise C."},{"date":"November 3, 2020","tags":["Comfort"],"title":"very comfy, my feet are","rating":4,"content":"very comfy, my feet are finally warm, but not so warm that im uncomfortable","reviewer_name":"Brianna"},{"date":"November 16, 2025","title":"La confortable et chaude!","rating":5,"content":"Si vous avez mal aux pieds avec une peur de glisser dans les escaliers ou de faire trop de bruit en marchant, ce sont les pantoufles idéales! \nCelles-ci sont pour moi, parfaites. Il n’y a pas beaucoup de couleurs mais je viens de réaliser qu’il y en a du côté des hommes, avec une multitude de couleurs. Je recommande! Je les adore…. Plusieurs me demandent où je les ai trouvées! J’ai pris 1 point plus grand pour y insérer mes semelles orthopédiques. Mais même sans les ajouter, elles sont hyper, confortables avec un bon soutien. C’est certain que ça fait un gros pied, plus large. Ha, ha!","reviewer_name":"Marie C."},{"date":"September 19, 2024","title":"Confortable et belle.","rating":5,"content":"Ma deuxième paire.","reviewer_name":"Louise P."},{"date":"January 7, 2024","title":"adoré","rating":5,"content":"offert en cadeau et super apprécié autant pour l`intérieur que l`extérieur","reviewer_name":"Marie A."},{"date":"November 19, 2020","title":"Très bien, conforme à mes","rating":5,"content":"Très bien, conforme à mes attentes, je recommande !","reviewer_name":"Jacques"},{"date":"November 6, 2021","title":"très satisfaite","rating":5,"content":"très satisfaite","reviewer_name":"Marie C."},{"date":"December 27, 2023","title":"Très bien","rating":5,"content":"Mon chum les adore","reviewer_name":"Linda L."},{"date":"October 13, 2025","title":"pantoufle","rating":5,"content":"j'adore","reviewer_name":"Andree L."},{"date":"December 8, 2023","title":"perfect!","rating":5,"content":"perfect!","reviewer_name":"Ramona G."},{"date":"March 30, 2024","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"Très confortable","rating":5,"content":"Très confortable","reviewer_name":"Edith D."},{"date":"November 6, 2020","title":"C'est un cadeau de noel","rating":5,"content":"C'est un cadeau de noel","reviewer_name":"Johanne"},{"date":"October 15, 2020","title":"Ouverture pour les insérer est","rating":4,"content":"Ouverture pour les insérer est très étroite","reviewer_name":"Lise"},{"date":"January 3, 2024","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"Pratique et confortable","rating":5,"content":"Pratique et confortable","reviewer_name":"Jasmine L."},{"date":"October 18, 2024","title":"Chaude et confortable","rating":5,"content":"Je les aime vraiment beaucoup \nLes pieds restent chauds et secs","reviewer_name":"Joan T."},{"date":"October 27, 2025","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"Une pantoufle d'hiver","rating":5,"content":"Qualités : Belle confection, chaude et confortable! \nDéfaut : La pantoufle est un peu large.","reviewer_name":"Sylvie C."},{"date":"November 5, 2023","title":"Contente","rating":4,"content":"Contente","reviewer_name":"Helene C."},{"date":"December 31, 2023","title":"Confortablement","rating":4,"content":"Un peu grand\nPlus une pantoufle qu’une mule","reviewer_name":"Diane C."},{"date":"December 19, 2023","title":"Beau modèle, mais n'est pas","rating":2,"content":"Beau modèle, mais n'est pas taillé pour moi.","reviewer_name":"Diane C."},{"date":"January 8, 2026","title":"J'adore !","rating":5,"content":"Tellement chaud et confortable !!\nElles sont parfaites.\nEn plus la livraison a été hyper rapide. Je crois que j'ai reçu le lendemain ou2 joues plus tard. Je excommunié fortement","reviewer_name":"Mylène s."},{"date":"September 24, 2023","title":"Très confortable","rating":5,"content":"Très large","reviewer_name":"Odette S."},{"date":"March 7, 2024","tags":["Fabric","Comfort"],"title":"EXTRA","rating":5,"content":"Chaud et confortable","reviewer_name":"Michèle H."}],"target_countries":"US","canonical_url":"https://www.simons.ca/en/women-underwear/slippers/thermoball-traction-v-mule-slippers-women--4386-20010?colourId=0","reddit_insights":{"match":{"notes":"Multiple discussions explicitly mention the product or its close variants, with detailed opinions on warmth, comfort, and limitations.","confidence":0.95,"matched_terms":["thermoball mules","thermoball traction mule V","thermoball booties","thermoball mulesa","traction mules","thermoball traction mules v"]},"status":"ok","coverage":{"subreddits":["skiing","TheNorthFace","CampingGear"],"threads_used":5},"evidence":{"items":[{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/skiing/comments/yi6f7g/lightweight_warm_shoes_for_commuting/iui4amf/","type":"comment","title":"Great for apres but not for slush","author":"poppy_amazing","ref_id":"r_e_1","thread":{"url":"https://www.reddit.com/r/skiing/comments/yi6f7g/lightweight_warm_shoes_for_commuting/","title":"lightweight warm shoes for commuting","subreddit":"skiing"},"excerpt":"I have the thermoball mulesa  which are great for apres , hanging at the lodge, and walking back to the parking lot. 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