I bought these boots in a different color for my college age daughter.  We live in Michigan where winter is cold, long and snowy. She had a pair of Ugg boots that she had worn for 3 winters, and they were starting to show their wear, plus being at college and walking in the snow and cold every day meant she needed another pair of boots to rotate while one pair was drying.  The Bearpaw boots did last the entire winter, but just barely.  The biggest complaints are as follows:  They're heavy, considerably heavier than uggs, which isn't good when you're already trudging through lots of snow.  The sole is not durable.  The heels and ball are hollow and wear through in 6-8 weeks of wear.  The insole is pieced, and the shearling separates almost immediately, so you are walking with the exposed seams of the insole rubbing your foot.  The upper stretches and wears out, bagging down over the heel.  The heel quarter is not stable at all, allowing your foot to shift with the upper bagging over to the side of the heel.  To note, the same person wore both pair of boots in the same area of Michigan.  The Uggs lasted 4 winters, the Bearpaws lasted 1, and even at the end of the 4th winter, the uggs were still in better shape.  If Bearpaws cost 1/4 of uggs, I'd say it's a wash, however, BearPaws are about 40-50% less than Uggs, so if you like buying new boots every year, then the Bearpaws would be OK especially if you don't live in a cold snowy climate.  Just keep in mind, they are much heavier, not as comfortable due to the shearling wearing off the insole, and they stretch and don't keep their shape.