text: The boots themselves are not the entire issue here. Quite frankly they seem reletively well made, and look nice...if you lack sense of smell (more on that in a moment). These boots are the epitome of a &#34;MANS BOOT&#34;. They are strictly a black leather booth without any bells or whistles. Typically I wear boots that are more casual and less practical, and I suppose I expected that's what I would be receiving. As it turns out they're more military-type shoes, which is fine if that's what you're looking for. When I received the boots (in horrible packaging...dented box and ripped brown paper) I could smell them before ripping off the tape. The leather smell is so potent it's almost nauseating. I've purchased many leather boots and have never smelled something like this before. I tried them on and decided they were too big (about half a size larger than expected), and made the decision to return them. I began the return process and was extremely disatisfied when I read that I would have to pay for the return shipping. I thought that was odd, but what really irreItated me was the fact that I would also have to pay an $11 restocking fee for shoes that were too big and too smelly. When purchased, they were about $47, so I decided it would cost more time, hassle, and half of what I spent on the smelly things than I wanted to put forth so I figured I would just keep them. It's been over a month of them sitting in the box in my closet and every time I enter my closet I'm hit with the foul stench of leather mixed with stale cigarette ashes (because after weeks of owning these shoes I've determined that's exactly what they smell like!).<br /><br />Overall, I will not be purchasing anything from Polar Fox again, due to the ridiculous restocking fee and lack of free returns. If you're looking for a more &#34;fashionable&#34; or casual boot, I recommend Steve Madden.