steamin10 wrote:Choose wisely. Unless I can fit them out on my feet, I would be wary of Amazon and any other best guess fit.
I always seem to have a problem with mail order footwear, almost for certain if it is a brand or even a model I am not familiar with. I purchased some Vasques from some Redwing boot seller, as I recall in one of the mountain states Utah or Idaho. I ordered the correct size and the guy told me I had to break them in. They never broke in. Today, I am still the same size and they are extremely uncomfortable, too narrow and too short. $300 waste. Then around the same time period I bought some Danners and they didnt fit right out of the box. Couldnt even get my foot in them. Danner told me the boot last ran narrow and was being discontinued. Ok, so they said they would send me another model with a wider last. I did the exchange thing. I paid more for the second pair and they told me they were first quality and when I got them I couldnt even get my foot in them -- way too tight. I gave up and got very busy and kept using some old Vasque Sundowners, better than nothing. I never forgot the name of the Danner employee, it was Kathy (maybe with a C) or Herter. The reason why I never forgot is that I later discovered that the boots she sent me were factory seconds, Their seconds have like a ticket punch cut on the tongue. She specifically guaranteed I was getting a first quality. I still have them and another $300 for a new boot I cant fit into.