THE BOOTS HAVE PROBLEMS:  I took my old boots to be repaired. They needed new soles. The repair shop wanted $55.00 plus tax to install new soles. Recently, I paid him $45.00 plus tax to repair the heels. I calculated that I could buy the NEW Giorgio Brutini 80575 for less then the repair price. So, LOGIC prevailed (I thought).  If the Giorgio Brutini's work out, I will give the old boots to charity. I really never thought of these as "Beetle" boots. They are just plain toe dress boots which are really hard to find. You can find a really nice looking western style boot if you like the stitching, but formal occasions require a plain toe dress boot and it looks like the Giorgio Brutini's 80575 would fit nearly every occasion.  These boots look great BUT only for a little while, the heel starts to wear and the white plastic that the heel is made of appears AND the toe will turn up and put a crease at the toe making the boot look strangely deformed.  THAT SMOOTH TOE LOOK IS GONE.  I took them to a boot shop to have the rubberized heel plate replaced and was told that the plate is glued on and it will eventually wear down to the white plastic again. I asked if he could replace the entire heel and I was told that could not be done at a reasonable price.  The toe problem was resolved with heat and reshaping.  So I am looking for glue on heel plates so I can keep some handy.  My decision to buy these boots would have been very different if I had know the composition of the heel and the poor quality workmanship of the boot. I don't know why people are giving these boots such high marks, I did not find the long term quality to be there, but then again the low price is in accordance with the low quality. BTW:  There really is no return policy on these boots from the vendor that I purchased them from.  I WOULD NOT BUY THESE BOOTS AGAIN AT ANY PRICE...