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Defective pair, or a sign of the beginning of the end for quality Keen boots?
First of all, these boots are quite comfortable, have excellent traction in snow/ice/slush, and are nice and toasty warm (but not too warm to wear at work all day, provided you have good socks on). HOWEVER, after just a couple of weeks of very light wear the sole on my right boot began to separate right at the toe. This was very surprising to me as I have been buying Keens for years now and have never had a pair that suffered from a material defect like this. I sincerely hope that this defect does not affect ALL of boots of this style, because I am planning to exchange my pair for another. Also very hopeful that Keen is not going the way of many of my favorite brands and attempting to cut costs by manufacturing products with inferior materials. I'll give them another chance, but if this is the quality of product they are selling from here on out they've lost me as a customer.
