Originally Posted By: Rocky1Pretty sure I'm going to get about the same service out of these as I was getting out of the cheap boots, and paid 3 times as much for them.
... they all fall apart prematurely these days. If the soles stand up, the inner liners rot out, the stitching put in stress points rots or tears out, soles break... they're pretty much all junk anymore.
My prediction was almost correct... rather than getting 6 months out of the $100 Rocky boots I bought on sale for $90, like the 6 months I was getting out of the $35 Wally World boots, and the $60 Tractor Supply Boots; I got a whole 3 months out of these before the seam up the side of the boot simply vanished into thin air, leaving a big gaping 3 inch long hole in the side of the so called waterproof boot, just like the others, after twice the time!! Only good thing I can say about the deal is, I ordered them on Amazon and Return Request netted a postage paid return mailing address label via e-mail, in less than 12 hours. With promise to replace the boots, or reimburse me the cost thereof, upon return. Which is good, because I was going to be REALLY GRUMPY if they hadn't.
In looking at NUMEROUS brands on Amazon to replace them, the same complaints are seen in reviews of many of the name brand supposedly "American Made" boots. Danners for instance, were seriously talked bad about in hiking and work boots costing up to $350. Rockys... made the Danner story pale in comparison; lots of complaints there!! Red wing got the same nature of complaints, as did LaCrosse, as did..., as did..., as did...
By the same respect however, the very same boots got glowing reviews by most customers. The majority said the boots had worked flawlessly for MONTHS, "most comfortable pair of boots I've ever owned; like walking with pillows on my feet." "Wore this boot for over a year, 10 hours a day, 6 days a week, working in mud and water, and while the boots got seriously WET often, my feet never did!" One said he wore the toes out in a week, the next one says he hasn't scuffed the boots hiking through lava rock on deserted islands for a year. I wouldn't doubt them, but the first two were found on the pair of boots I bought and found to have no support, unomfortable as [beeep], cut too large, and falling apart in 3 months; on top of making your feet smell like something that might attract a hungry coyote. It honestly makes you wonder why one pair is so wonderful, and another pair is SOOOOOO... CRAPPY!!! Like maybe, good reviews aren't at times honest, like maybe employees get paid to write them, or something.
And, then you look at the sizing review, "Does this boot fit as expected?" Uhmmm... 60% said yes, 14% said it was too small, 8% said it was WAY TOO SMALL, 12% said it was too big and 7% said it was WAY TOO BIG. And, this wasn't just on one pair of boots either, this was found on numerous different models, styles, and brands of boots. I sort of figured maybe this is just a difference in where folks have been buying shoes previously, and them not knowing what size they really wear in their old age, like me, until I started reading the reviews. One guy said, he'd not had good luck with a given pair of boots, and had received 5 pair in a year's time, and NO TWO PAIR FIT THE SAME. Another said he ordered a pair of boots in his regular size, and they were too small, so he returned them and ordered a size larger, and they were still too narrow, so he had to order them in EE width, and they fit beautifully but the fabric in the toe was rolled up and unbearable to wear, and he returned that pair. Upon receiving the next pair they were too narrow again, and when he checked the boots, they were 12 D boots in a 12 EE box. He returned those, received a second pair of EE boots, this time in a box that was sealed with the manufacturer's embossed factory tape, and same scenario, 12 D boots in 12 EE box. He finally gave up and requested refund!!
Virtually everyone cites the same suspect in all issues with problem boots they received... All say they found "Made in China" stamped somewhere on the box.
