Customer Reviews L.L.Bean 8" Bean Boots

The boot is very nice and great quality but if your feet sweet they will really sweet in these boots. Takes a while to break the boot in. Great for walking the dog on wet days and wet work.

They're awesome except for the little leather piece at the bottom of the heal. It came off multiple times on both boots and was very annoying. Other than that they were aswesome!

See picture - the shoe should have never passed quality control with these glue marks on the leather. It's on its way back to Maine.

I normally do not write reviews, but I've been a LL Bean customer for over 30 years and decided now is a good time. I received my Bean Boots in January of 2016 and have been less than satisfied with my purchase. I owned a pair in the early 90's and there is no comparison. The soles of the newer boots show considerably more wear than they should for the age and usage of the boots and the leather tops are cut uneven and not symmetrical. This is not the quality I had expected nor used to. I even contacted the company, and their response was for me to send them back and pay to have them resoled. My how the times have changed.

Was super excited that I was able to wear this boot. I have a wide thick foot but these fit great. But....after wearing them I got a blister under my right ankle. Where the rubber meets the Leather is where my ankle is. Gonna need to return!

I did not wear these long enough to give a review of durability. I have a very narrow foot and if you do too, you will want to wear a couple pairs of thick socks with these to get a snug fit.

Believe them when they say you need to order smaller sizes. If you wear sweat socks, your feet will float. The tongue of the boot is very stiff. Having difficulty breaking in. Having to use moleskin to protect shin.

Overall the shoes are fine, they are water tight so far. The biggest problem is the design of the tongue. It is was to big and does not lay flat when the shoes are tied causing mild pain to the foot and lower leg. Maybe after some wear this will get better.

These boots are great looking however if you do not spend the extra money on getting the lined ones, your feet will be cold.

Amazing boot, great style and very comfortable. Within a week I noticed that a leather piece inside the shoe that sort of wraps around the heel has lifted up, and it stabs me in the back of the heel constantly. That's kind of a bummer with the high price you pay for these boots, you'd expect just as high of a quality. Moreover, when they say size down, that's an understatement. Usually wear a 13, bought a 12 as recommended, and still they are way too big.

Just got the boots and was really disappointed that they were too small. The sizing recommendation were off for me. Ordered a size down per recommendation and my toe was right at the end of the shoe with a lightweight sock. No way I could have added any thicker sock at all. However, great quality and will re-order in my regular size. Not liking that I have to pay to return ship!!

This boot is to replace an older, smaller boot that is a bit snug. It fits much better. My only criticism is the leather upper seems to be a lesser quality than the older boot or even my wife's boots. It seems cheap.

I take a size 11EE in other boots. I got these in size 10EE and they seem to fit well. Nevertheless, I am returning them. The description says they have a steel shank, however, if there is a steel shank in there, it runs no more than half the length of the boot. As a result, the entire forefoot provides no more support than a good gym shoe. These will not work well for me and the rough terrain around here. Also, the use of standard shoelace eyelets for the entire tongue length instead of using quick lace eyelets at the top, is a quaint, though unfortunate, design decision. Request to LLBean folks: the more information you can place in an item's description on your website, the less likely your customers will have to return something that is not quite what they expected. Example: the shank length on these boots.

Disappointed with the boots. Wish I had opted for another brand. I was looking for a winter boot and was persuaded by the salesperson that these would work well. He was wrong!

Did not fit they were not fit they were not wide enough. The return procedure was easy

I wear 91/2 W and ordered 81/2 W. Way too difficult to put on. I believe it is because of the narrow throat / instepp and gusseted tongue, especially if you have a high instep. Not worth the struggle so I returned them.

They were too big. Sent back for refund. Thwn Ill reorder.

Plusses: good quality leather & stitching, gusseted, waterproof (if leather/rubber seam is sealed. Minuses: Goofy sizing, soft sole wears rapidly, heel is undersized, wears rapidly, not much traction in slippery conditions, e.g. mud or snow. Neither plus nor minus: Insufficient support for rough ground, but fine for easy trails, etc. Warm enough to at least the teens if moving. These could be so much more with a durable lug sole. I had to order two sized down to get a proper fit.

Poor fit disappointed I was not able to get my foot in the boot

I purchased these Bean boots for my husband and was told to go down in size. They are too tight and he has been trying to stretch . We no longer have receipt so we have to keep them. Be very careful in choosing your size

Dont waste your money, what were they thinking when these were made

While in NY I bought a pair of these boots. After a short period if time I noticed they cracking on the lowers. Then the crackes opened up. Return rhem to the store because it appeared a defect in material. The clerk stated they could only issue a $49 refund because I didn't retain my receipt. LL BEAN is on the boats showing little or no wear? Thanks but no THANKS. Just not shopping there any more. Too many other choices available!

They did not fit, and the quality was not what I was expecting from LL Bean. I went by their sizing chart. I would never have been able to put them on with heavy socks.

I mean 22/23 was quite the winter in the high sierra.... I expected more than a singular year. Probably my mistake - although I would never use these out in the actually back country in the winter - it was just around town. I gave them a two on an account of the extreme weather and they fit my wide feet.

I bought these because somehow my old pair had been lost during the last move we made. I normally wear a size 10 1/2 shoe and that always gives me a great fit. The LLB boot fitment guidelines recommended that if I wore a 10 1/2 shoe I should order these boots in size 9 if I wore wore light weight socks. Yes, it said to order a downsize of 1 1/2. because there are no half sizes in these boots. That seemed bizarre to me so I ordered a size 10 which should have been on the roomy side of fitting my feet instead of a recommended size 9. UPS delivered them yesterday and I tried them on this morning. and they were too tight and I wasn't really surprised because I do wear size 10 1/2 shoes. The sizing fit guidance was wrong, but there was another issue to deal with. The amount of full width leather they put where you normally encounter a tongue in other types of boots and between the two rows of shoe lace grommets is excessive between the instep and ankle. This causes a loose uncomfortable area when laced up. I needed to over tighten the laces at the top to prevent my foot from moving around. Uncomfortable, and I think it would have caused me blisters! Suggestion for LLB. Make these boots in half sizes. If size 10 1/2 were made they would have fit me and I would have been able to keep them. My last pair of these LLB Boots were great. Unfortunately, these had to go back.