Bought this item in September 2011 for my grandaughter just before California's rainy season. The rain boots didn't hold up they developed large open cracks on the seams and cracks on the foot part on both boots. I contacted Amazon regarding a return under warrante and they told me they did not take returns for difects after the first 30 days, and I would needed to contact the manufacturer for warranties that extend past 30 days. They gave me the address and phone number to the manufacture and I called them. I was told by the manufacture that I must return them to the retailer (Amazon) for all warrante isues because I had not bought them from them directly. This puts the comsumer between a rock at this point, with both parties pointing fingures at each outher and leaving the consumer with the defective goods. I would not buy any Western Chief products in the future because of their policies and I have decided to limit the products I by from Amazon especially products sold by Amazon .com LLC exclusively because of the warrante problems you will have and their policy regarding return of defective goods.