Right out of the box, super comfy, nice foot-bed, flexible yet sturdy boot. I ordered a size 8, and I wear a 7.5 in an Asics Gel Nimbus and 7 to 7.5 in other open toe shoes/heels/sandals/flip-flops, but for work boots, I wanted a little more wiggle room for the toes, especially if I'm going to want, or need, to wear thicker socks.

A few people have commented on the steel toes "cutting" into their toes when they kneel down, ie bending the toe bed, which yes, with certain boots, you can feel the metal in one way or another (some worse than others). The way to kneel in steel-toe boots is to NOT bend your toes as if you're in a plain sneaker, and instead, keep your foot/toes straight and put the toe of the boot right on the ground... hence why you see so many steel-toe boots with the fronts all dinged/scuffed/scratched up... it's like a steel-toe ballet slipper... they stand ON the toe, they don't bend... get it?

Overall, very happy with the quality and construction, especially for the price - and I fully expect my feet to stay relatively safe and comfortable in these, as they get scuffed up as we tackle the overhaul of our driveway, yard, etc, working around our house and all the other projects on the list.