Having wore boots most of my life (not a big fan of "tennis shoes") I didn't slip these on and say "holy smokes I love these" which I have before. In this day and age, these boots are worth the $80 USD I paid, but wouldn't buy another pair of the same boot in the future. Having wore them for 4 hours, they do break in nice, however I did not buy these for work....strictly play. I wear a size 10 in boots and ordered a 9.5 in these and fit very well. Order a half size down and should be fine, if you end up pulling the trigger on these.