This was the 3rd time I ordered these
boots, the previous 2 times the
boots had a defect where the metal eye lids that the bootlace goes through was not crimped properly and that would cause the laces to get snagged and tear. I emailed Zappos after ordering from them and ask them to check the
boots for damage prior to shipping them, and I received an email about 10 minutes after I sent my email out. The lady who emailed me said that she would definitely have them checked for defect. Then the
boots were shipped the same day I ordered them. I received the
boots in under a week and they were perfect and they were the correct size...from here on out, all footwear I buy will be from zappos.com.