Premium 14-Inch Lace-Up Waterproof Boot (Women)

When I saw these boots I knew I had to have them. I normally love a Tim. I've worn their work boots for years. My first mistake was that I forgot that I typically wear men's shoes. Women's shoes rarely have my size available. But I saw these, and I fell in love! The larger sizes aren't available ANYWHERE, so I thought "I'm normally a 10.5, I'll just stretch them. No big deal." Wishful thinking and all that. Well, I finally got them today. Looking at them, they looked more like a 9, though the tag on the tongue says 10. I crammed my feet into them with great effort, my tightest compression socks, and much swearing. I got them on. Upon lacing them up, they would barely lace. My calves felt like sausages. I am a big woman, sturdily built. 5'10" and 180 lbs. I do manual labor for a living, and my calves are muscular. I'm working class, I don't have a lot of money. These were to be a birthday present to myself. I just wanted to feel pretty and powerful. Instead I just feel like the sasquatch that I am. It is my fault. The boots are obviously well made, the quality is excellent. I had optimism and bad vision on this one. I forgot that boot makers don't keep women like me in mind when designing boots. I forgot that there are never enough big sizes and that I should buy them as soon as I see them, instead of waiting for when I have the money. I rambled, so here is the short and sweet for those looking for the problem: -Not enough large sizes available -Size runs small -Tight in the toes and calf Once I'm done feeling sorry for myself, I'll try to see if I can get a return. I don't think any amount of stretching or ice bag tricks will fix this. I would have really loved these boots. I would have really loved if my size was available. I would buy them second hand if I could find them. Make more size 11 in the future, please.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I normally wear a size 9 and decided to purchase a 9.5 so I wear comfortable with warm sock. Im happy I picked a 9.5 because it fits me perfectly. I always wanted this boot in black since I have it in Tan. I get many compliments and grab alot of attention with the tan boots. I just wanted the black boots because i can wear it when I want to look less sporty and street. I can wear these boots to an office appointment or look more sophisticated and pulled together.