This is the second pair of the exact same boots that my husband purchased.  The first pair we purchased from Fleet Farm.  On the first day he wore them one of the lace hooks broke.  We took them back to Fleet Farm and they didn't have another pair so we ordered them from Amazon (he REALLY liked them and we figured it was a fluke).  The second day he wore the second pair, two of the lace hooks broke.  I would not recommend these boots.