I think they are sized fairly true as the pair I received was loose at the heel area but otherwise my foot fit well. My issue was the shaft being too snug to fit my calf, (I'm not obese, wear a size 8 pant, size 6 shoe), so I have to leave it squished. Since the foot area of the boot has that "squished " look, it looks okay. As for quality, for twenty five dollar those boots are a deal, but if I'd paid the listed price, I'd been very disappointed. I also received my Skeecher shape up boots the same day and I only paid 5 more for them and the quality difffernce is quite dramatic.