If it was the brand.... then we would have a wide spread number of people speaking of issues. Kind of like when Giro had a bad shoe run, but limited to one specific shoe.
I have to wonder if the LG shoe in the OP had been left in a HOT car or something to break down the factory glue. Kind of like applying heat to remove decals from frames/wheels.
none the less. The rant is legit.... broken stuff sucks.