The negatives: The quality of the leather was very poor - both boots had several white scratches on the leather upon arrival which could not be rubbed out. Also, the leather just looked "cheap". The zippers were very cheap and did not zip up/down easily - they kept catching. I went back online and looked at more of the reviews for this boot and found that several other people had problems with the zippers too.

The positives: the boots were comfortable and they had a very good sole with excellent traction. However, those positives didn't outweigh the negatives for me so I sent them back.

For an alternative to the Timberland boot, I would recommend the Portlandia "Beacon"  boot. I tried these boots on at a local shoe store and found them to be even more comfortable than the Timberland boots, looked very cute on,  but unlike the Timberland, the quality was excellent on the Beacon. I ordered them online (it was much cheaper than my local store - however, I would shop around because the price I paid was $100 less than some online vendors. AMAZON did not carry the Beacon, and I would have ordered the "Ballard" which had the same foot bed as the Beacon, but it did not come in my size). The foot bed of the Beacon was modeled on the Dansko clog, so if you find Danskos comfortable, you might really like the Beacon. BTW, the Beacon looks much better in person and on the foot than it does on a computer monitor. Also, It's hard to tell on the computer, but the decorative strap towards the bottom of the boot is suede, while the rest of the boot is leather.