I bought these for a February 2018 business trip to Grand Rapids where snow was expected. These seemed like a good value and I generally love this brand. I wore them for a few days in advance of my trip, in dry, cold North Carolina to break them in, and they seemed great and very warm/cozy.

Unfortunately, the finish on the faux leather piping started molting/peeling very visibly, nearly immediately after minimal contact with snow. These are snow boots, right?

Also one day into my trip, one of the inside ankles (right boot) had a rough, protruding piece that gave me a very painful blister (more of a stab wound, I am not kidding) and ate through several very sturdy blister bandages/moleskines to continue their assault on my poor foot.

Now they're sitting in the corner of my closet. I don't even want to donate them to a charity shop for fear they will hurt and disappoint another unsuspecting person.