Slabtown 62 Waterproof Chelsea Boot

The silhouette of the slabtown is one of my favorites amongst contemporary chelsea boots on the market. However, after the thrird day of use the rear pull tab on the left boot failed while putting them on. Kind of surprising, given the price point and even more surpising is that pull tab appeared to be glued in, a strange choise given the rigourous and structural nature of a pull tab. I'd expext them to be grommeted or atleast triple stiched. I am a first time Sorel customer and now have my doubts about the brand. My girlffriend mentioned they have the "cheap shoe smell" (adhesive odor) which after further olfactory investigation, they definately do. I dont 100% regret my purchase, I am going to wear these until they fall apart, but I do wish these were made with more care, higher quality materials and more common sense.