Dont get me wrong, I do like these boots. They feel great and seem like great quality. HOWEVER I ordered myself the black pair, and yes thats what I was sent, the picture shown shows the boots as a pretty dark shade of black, when I order something black I expect it to be a shade of black, these are more of a gray color so Im a little disappointed in that. I also switched out the laces, I don't like the type of laces they came with but most combat boots come with the thin plasticy laces, so Im not upset about that, other than the color these boots are great.