Customer Reviews Timberland Nellie Chukka

Feels loose but I wear thick socks to fix it. They are also heavy

These shoes looked nice and fit well, but the tongue was really stiff and the edge of it dug into my ankle. I had a bruise after only a few minutes walking around my house. I have small ankles so maybe that's the issue, but I wish the tongue had some padding or something.

I had to take these to a shoe guy and have him cut the tongue down = it was cutting into the front of my ankle. Now they're good.

Love the look, well made, but too stiff for walking and no arch support.

I usually wear an 8 1/2 M . Ordered a 9M. With a heavy sock there was still plenty of room in the toe. Heavy shoe and a good work boot. I thought of trying an 8 1/2M but I am returning the boots because of the very hard unnecessary and uncomfortable foam cushion around the ankle top. Get rid of it.

I have been wearing Timberlands forever. I started out buying multiple pairs of 6 inch and knew that I would have to break the ankles in because of the stiffness of the leather. I then bought chukkas - Femmes in wheat and Nellie in Black. No problems. I recently bought another pair of Black Nellies for the excellent traction. OMG. TORTURE. The tongue on the right foot actually cut me and made me bleed through MY SOCK!!. I thought I would have to turn around and go home but decided to tuck my jeans under the tongue and made it to the store and back. If you can tuck the bottoms of sweats or jeans under the tongue you will be ok. Otherwise, be prepared to live in agony. I do not know what the heck Timberland did differently, but this is my last pair. I have been wearing them since the early 2000s.

I was looking for a nice pair of waterproof winter boots with good tread and classic style to go with my jeans. I was confident that the Nellie Chukkas would fit the bill, especially considering that I had two successful Timberland purchases sitting in my closet: the "Mt. Maddsen" boots and the "Chocorua Trail" boots. I was disappointed. The Nellie did not feel anywhere near as comfortable as my other Timberland purchases. The Nellie felt too stiff, signaling to me a potentially painful break-in period. The top of the tongue rubbed against the top of my foot as I walked. The laces were too short to allow for double-knotting and too slippery to stay tied for long. And finally, the style seems a bit too clunky and masculine for my taste.