Depression behind toebox and veins in leather of boots

[DrPat]

I received these RedWing GTs from Cultizm today. The right boot has a small depression behind the toe box and also has vein-like lines running through the leather. The left boot has neither. Any opinions if they should be sent back or if these small imperfections are tolerable and will become less noticeable with wear?

 

[pdial]

I would just wear them. Unless someone is going to sneak into your closet and take up-close pictures of your unworn boots, no one is going to notice after a wear or two.

 

[Coldsnap]

wear them, good god

 

[robin]

Originally Posted by pdial

I would just wear them. Unless someone is going to sneak into your closet and take up-close pictures of your unworn boots, no one is going to notice after a wear or two.
Unless he's edmond....

 

[PinkPantser]

I would send them back if they were formal patent leather shoes, work boots no.

 

[sho'nuff]

red wings are those shoemakers like AE where they make quality stuff but the details on certain things are always inconsistent, so yours are not an anomaly.

that depression comes from the upper leather dipping a little below the cliff edge of the toebox hardened leather portion

i see this all the time on various shoes. even on edward greens.

 

[TyCooN]

Keep em. Maybe someone returned them after trying them on?

 

[a-rock]

means your foot vamp is under-developed. just do some vamp crunches every day.

 

[robbie]

the damage is irreprable... I'll give you 20$ for those pieces of crap.

 

[gdl203]

Wait... what am I looking at?

 

[DrPat]

Thanks for the advice. I'll start breaking them in.