Customer Reviews Blundstone BL500 Original 500 Chelsea Boot

The boot that arrived did not seem to even be the shoe ordered. The boot was in a generic and unmarked brown cardboard box. What was that about? The toe was square and there was absolutely no support. It seemed very poorly constructed. VERY disappointed.

I really wanted to keep these boots but after trying thick socks, thin socks, jeans tucked in, jeans out with thermals, I had to return it because it scrape the back of my leg above the ankle so bad that I had to buy a packet of Band-Aids. For those of you vertically challenged like me, the boots may pose a problem.

Buyer beware. Blundstones are beautiful boots but after a couple of years the soles completely disintegrate. It happened to mine so I did a web search and learned that it has been a wide spread product defect with their boots. I noted a number of sites on the Internet that offer resole services for defective Blundstones for a fairly high price. That is a lot of money to repair a pair of boots that should last much longer than they actually do. My 500s are little used and look almost new. I expected to wear them for much longer. They are not worth the money in my opinion. Do some web research before you buy.

The soles of Blundstone boots fall apart...believe me! And they won't take them back.

I bought a pair of these boots that were not made in my size, so I went with the closest size. As soon as they broke in and became comfortable the leather split at the sole by the small toe, in an unrepairable way. 2 1/2 years and now the shoes are garbage! I would never buy them again!

These are not the Blunnys that I have head about. these look cheap!

Wow. I usually wouldn't write a review for a pair of shoes, but my goodness, are these horrible. You really need to be aware that these are not the Blundstones of 10 years ago. First, the "leather" is more like a cheap plastic. It's really cheap looking, feels cheap, and is thin. There's no way these are going to last. The leather crinkles awkwardly across the top of the boot when I walk. Look at all the other reviews talking about the leather. I should have. Additionally, the sole is made out of a material similar to a pair of Crocs. While this certainly made them comfortable to walk in, they don't give me much confidence in their long term durability. The fact that Blundstone charges this price for these is insulting. Five stars to Zappos, though, as usual, for outstanding customer service.

I have now owned two pairs of Blundstone BL500. Although they at first are a pleasant acquaintance, the much less than average quality and durability of the shoes make me say: Overpriced garbage. On the first pair I had, the overshoe parted from the sole after about a year. From what I could deem, the leather was about 1mm thick around where the sole was glued to the leather. On the second pair, the sole cracked completely trough after about a year, so that water seeped right into the shoe. Both pairs were in pristine order otherwise, they where not the victim of any rough use and I had impregnated them regularly. The top shoes still looked almost unused at the point where they had to go into the garbage.