Bought the boots 2 weeks ago.  I oiled them and waxed them.  Wore them in the rain for the first time and the (rubber?) bottom layer of the heel separated from the rest of the heel.  The cobbler explained that the heel is made of compressed cardboard (not leather or strong synthetic material) and there was no adhesive holding the layer that separated.  He glued it, put in extra nails on both boots, and applied a &#34;military&#34; sealant.<br /><br />Otherwise, I do like the style and the leather uppers, so when the store where I bought them offered to take them back or cover the cost of the repair, I went with the latter.<br /><br />From the other yelp reviews, it looks like these boots have an issue of poor quality materials used for the soles or (in my case) heels.  Shame on Woverine for using cheap materials (and not made in USA) on an &#34;original&#34; product.