I ordered these boots and the second I opend the packaging the box came in, not even the shoe box, the smell hit me. These smell horrible. I decided to keep a bright outlook and assume that the smell would go away so i tried them on. I couldn't even take one step without pain, knowing that I'd get a blister on my heel if I wore them for more than 5 minuets. I eve order them a size up to be sure that they wouldn't do this. After reading other reviews I learned that the smell does not go away.