Chris C.

I have had three pairs of Dr. Martens boots. The first pair should have been my clue. The soles came unglued and I had to have a shoemaker repair them. The leather uppers are great. I then bought a pair of maroon Chelsea boots. The soles came unglued. The uppers were fine. These boots eventually became wearable but were brutal initially. Very stiff. Nice looking but uncomfortable. The maroon boots were returned, at my expense, to Dr. Martens in Montreal. Dr. Martens offered me a credit on the purchase of another pair (because the model I had was no longer available) and I took it. The sole on the new boots split recently. I took delivery of these boots in early March 2022 (roughly) and this is how long they lasted (Nov., 2022). Dr. Martens will do nothing for me this time since the boots were replaced under warranty. There is clearly a quality issue here. They are not standing behind the product. I am not hard on my footwear. Standard use - shopping, walking the dog. Blundstone, on the other hand, apparently does offer replacements for this sort of issue. If you wear a boot out that's one thing. But to have the boots come apart before that time is another, imho.