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1.0 out of 5 stars
Worth it for a city dweller who wants to go on a hiking vacation, October 12, 2010
This review is from: Men's Itasca® Amazon Hikers Gray (Apparel)
You get what you pay for. They are comfortable out of the box. The waterproof works for awhile, but they do not take a beating. The soles are not solid rubber. They are hollow and quickly fall apart with any type of extended wear - mine lasted a few weeks of serious hiking and now 5 weeks into hiking they are completely un-useable. The only thing between my heels and the ground is the waterproof lining and the piece of paper they have for insoles. If you are going on vacation and need some boots that need no working in to feel comfortable these are worth it. Do consider them disposable however.
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1.0 out of 5 stars
Another gem from the corporate criminals, September 19, 2011
This review is from: Men's Itasca® Amazon Hikers Gray (Apparel)
I echo the other reviewer who gave 1 star. My story is exactly the same. I got about 4 weeks out of them. They're really comfortable... I was thrilled. Then I was walking through a parking lot on a rainy night and wondering why my foot was completely soaked? The soles were gone....
I didn't buy them from Amazon. I wish I had. Then at least I could have returned them. Dunham Sports wouldn't take them back because I didn't have the receipt and Itasca.... it's some shady outfit that doesn't want to be contacted. Eventually I tracked down the company that owns that label, boxed them up with a nice letter and shipped them back. I hope to hear from them but I'm not holding my breath.
They were fine for a few weeks but over the weekend I wore them....yes, hiking. I did about 12 miles, and apparently that was that.
Save your money and don't buy anything from this company. I can't believe I'm saying it but you might do better at the Temple of Consumption aka Wal-Mart.
I do remodeling work for a living and I have produced the kind of product you get from these companies...I would rightly be labeled a criminal. Why do they get away with? For some reason the public thinks that if they have a big building and a neon sign with a franchise name, somehow that makes them legitimate. They have more credibility than I do since I'm just a self-employed nobody. I can't say I think too much of the good folks who work for these outfits. I realize many of them are just working minimum wage jobs but I couldn't do it.
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