Buy some shoe goo with these boots. Check other sites for reviews. If you don't mind mending after day 1,then these boots may be for you. Personally, I will not be buying any more Vasque products.

Update: (07/12/2012) After 3 attempts with shoe goo, I brought these boots to a reputable shoe repair shop to have them fixed. I then hiked one day and the leather completely separated. I figured since these boots were over 30 days old by now, I would end up eating the cost. I paid for the return shipping and Amazon gave me a full refund including the shipping cost!

Now that is customer service!

I will never buy a Vasque product again, but will remain a loyal Amazon customer. I will now be buying computer parts from Amazon as well. Would be nice if 2 sets of stars were available(one for product, and one for Amazon).