I've been wearing Bates boots for a decade. I also always order them online because I know they'll always be the same size and easy to break in. I seriously wonder if these are even real Bates and not some cheap knockoff. I ordered half a size smaller than I usually do since these were xtra wide. They are at least a size and a half bigger than the tag says they are supposed to be. There's an inch of space from the end of my toes to the toe of the boot. They also pinch my toes which def shouldn't happen in an xtra wide. In addition they are boxy and do not fit well at all. I'm not even going to attempt to break them in. I'm hoping this is just a bad model or a knockoff and not a sign of things to come with Bates.