Love them, but really snug (4.0)

I was excited to get these boots at such a low price and drooled over them when they arrived. The leather is gorgeous and the style is superb...a great look. Even though I ordered my correct size, they were way too snug for me. I was so sad that I would have to return them, just for a half-size larger. I printed out my return shipping label and was ready to send them back when I went back online to see if the next larger size was available. It was, but boy was I shocked to find that the price increased by $300!! No way could I afford to pay over $500 for these boots, so I took them to a shoe repair shop to have them stretched. Now I'm a very happy camper! My whole world opened up now that I realized that I can have shoes stretched for only $10...yay, I get to keep my awesome boots and look stylish this coming Fall season!

Not as beautiful as I thought they would be as I was disappointed to say the least. (2.0)

I had wanted these boots so bad for months when I first saw them before Christmas on another shoe website but waited until they went on sale. Finally- Amazon had them on sale a few months ago for $289 which seemed like a bargain from the original $700 that these originally were so I hurried & bought them. What I received was not what I was expecting- to say the least. First the tan leather on left toe of the left boot was totally scratched up with lots of fingernail marks which means I received a pair that had already been returned before. The zipper was hard to zip up as someone with larger/thicker legs must have tried them on since the leather looked like it was all stretched out & the zipper was super hard to zip. And, then when I put one of the boots on I was expecting for them to look absolutely Smoking Hot which they unfortunetly didn't- so you can say I was pretty heartbroken. I'm an absolute shoe-fanatic and LOVE classy shoes whether they're beautiful High Heels, gorgeous Lace-Up Knee Boots or sexy Mary Jane Heels... but what I was expecting in these boots is not what I received. I thought once I put them on they would look like a super expensive pair of knee boots from Italy but what I really received was just a pair of so-so boots that had a really weird squat heel. So weird cause these boots look so delicious on the photos but not so much in real life. I actually have a few pairs of Lace Up Knee Boots from Guess, Charles David & also Moschino that all blow these Alberto Fermani's out of the water that I bought 5-6 years ago. I was so disappointed in these that they were sent back the very same day. I had such high hopes for these but was totally disappointed once I received them. So hopefully the next pair of these boots they make they'll make them so hot that you'll be sure to keep them instead of returning them.
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