I bought a £40 pair of Karrimor walking boots (originally priced at £95), on June 16th 2021 and they have started to fail already. Today being the 14th July, it's an absolute outrage that they haven't even lasted a month. My previous two pairs lasted 8 years! Firstly they leak dreadfully, to the point where, during an 8 mile hike across damp moorlands, I had to take them off and change my socks! Because of these leaks, the insert inside one of the boots has come away from the base of the boot, to reveal some pretty shoddy and substandard workmanship. As they let in more water than they repel, my wife is going to use them as planters, as whatever goes in them, watering won't be an issue! It's a real shame that a once reputable company for quality equipment, has gone this way.