I am so pleased with my boots!  They appear to be very well made, with perfect stitching. I am surprised how comfortable they are.  When they arrived, I thought I would wear them around the house to start breaking them in, and I wore them several hours the first day.  Two days later I wore them for half the day running errands and the following day wore them to work, where I was on my feet constantly for 5-6 hours without ever sitting.  I pondered over the size, because I sometimes wear a 7.5 and sometimes an 8.  The size 8 was cheaper and shipped through Amazon, so I chose that, and they fit great.  I had also worried about the heel height because I don't like to wear heels, but they are perfect.  And they are really spectacular looking - look great with jeans over them or skinny jeans tucked in, and would be cute too with the right skirt or dress.  The only downside is that they left black scuff marks on my light colored linoleum kitchen floor, but they wiped off easily. LOVE these boots!