Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Hey, Y’all! I’ve only written a few reviews in my OVER 16 YEARS (and probably a zillion dollars later!) as an Amazon member. But I HAD to write one about these “DREAM PAIR” boots, because I’m one of those women who are so UNBELIEVABLY hard to fit, shoe size-wise! I hope this helps some of you who suffer the same un-ending nightmare of “shoe shopping”! I “usually” wear an 8 1/2 WIDE (sometimes double wide) shoe, depending on the brand and type. Plus, I HAVE to have a pretty high “upper/topline” due to a severely broken foot I suffered during a car accident. I affectionately refer to that foot as my “camel humped” foot. The term “affectionately” is used lightly (AKA sarcastically). Just picture it! Ugh. And when I buy boots of any kind, the boot opening at the top (duh… as opposed to what? The bottom?? LOL) has to be wide enough for me to insert my foot into because of the ol’ camel hump. Again, ugh. This particular boot search of mine was intended for slopping around in snow, rain, mud, horse manure, etc. as I tend to my horses through the winter months, hopefully without freezing my feet completely off! SO……I, LITERALLY, just recently ordered SEVEN different pairs of winter boots (as I often have to do with all footwear…. (and Thank You, Amazon, for your wonderful Return Policy and all the trouble I put y’all through!)…. searching for the following “must-haves”: (I know this sounds incredibly picky, but I honestly can’t wear just any ol’ shoe or boot, without being in excruciating pain within 30 minutes of putting them on!). So, the following were my supposed “must-haves” —— which usually wind up being just “hope-fors”. (It took me hours and hours, reading every word of every product description when I saw something I thought might work. Here were what my “hope-fors” were: (1) insulated/thermal, (2) water/snow-proof (not just “water resistant”), (3) a high “upper/topline” for the camel hump, 4) actual rubber-soled (not that “slip resistant” bs), 5) and one that came in WIDE!! Well… I had zero luck with anything coming in wide sizes, so I did what I always do and ordered 9’s, hoping also that they would accommodate thick, winter/insulated socks! As I said above, I ordered 7 different pairs!! And guess how many of those 7 came anywhere CLOSE to fitting!! Yep…. only one. THIS one! Even though DREAM PAIRS didn’t specifically state the extra “upper” room for a camel hump, nor the boot opening size, THESE BOOTS ARE SPECTACULAR!! I’ve worn them every day for over two weeks now, slopping through all I mentioned above, and they couldn’t be more wonderful! My feet have stayed warm (yes, I do wear thick socks), they’re comfortable (unheard of, in my experience), and I, literally, spray them off with a hose to get the mud off before I get in my vehicle or come in the house! My size 9’s are the perfect fit!! So, in conclusion to this long and boring review (which I now see almost rivals “War and Peace”… sorry), I HIGHLY recommend these boots to ANYone! But especially to those of you who have, like me, a horrible time finding shoes and boots that even FIT, much less ones that are actually comfortable and don’t kill your poor ol’ feet! I know your pain:)) You won’t be sorry.