My mom bought me these because she knows I love tall boots and only wear leather ones.
When she told me how much she paid, I did not have high hopes, but was pleasantly surprised.
No, these are not the highest quality leather boots you will ever own.
For the price, however, they are phenomenal.
Most pleather (AKA "vegan leather") boots cost more than this.
These boot look great, feel great, and are cut generously enough that you can wear decent socks with them.
They are also easy to get on, comfortable to walk in, and have held up well.
One benefit of the thinner leather is they don't take long to break in and you don't have to contend with the blisters that some really high quality leather boots cause as you work to soften them up.
Personally, I also like the fact that if something does happen to them, I have just ruined $100+ footwear.
Consequently, I wear them all the time and anywhere.

So while these boots probably won't last a lifetime, you can't go wrong picking up a pair