I was looking for a nice dress boot that would go with slacks or jeans, I'm glad I found these! They didn't break my budget (actually, significantly under my budget) and look and feel great. I did shuffle up and down my concrete driveway a time or two to break in the soles and polished them before first use. I'm a week into them and starting to notice slight squeaking that others mentioned, but will re-polish anyways as they are dress boots and deserve to look their best.

Pros:
-Inexpensive
-Look sharp
-Comfortable

Cons:
-Require some TLC out of the box (polish and break in soles)

Overall: I would recommend them to anyone willing to put a little bit of effort into them. The compliments are worth it!