The left tongue was sewed on clocked way off to the left!!!  When you put the shoe on, the right edge of the tongue is in the middle of the laces!  When you force the tongue to the middle and tighten the laces,  the tongue is torqued so much that it quickly moves right back to the left.

You cannot tell me somebody did not see this problem at Timberland at some point.

'not happy.
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Update:  I have another pair of these in just a few days and with very little hassle using Amazon's free return.  I chose for UPS to pick up the mutant pair - which they did the day after.

The new/good pair is more comfortable than my Merrill hiking shoes and about the same weight. If you get narrow, they are narrow.  They should loosen up in time.  Very comfortable so far.