Oh no! I am between 6.5 and 7, and I always order a Euro 37. Are you sure you shouldn't size down?

What a shame April. I was thinking the same thing as Laura: can you size down?

Aw shucks! I hope sizing down, if an option, will work for you. Those are some nice boots :-)

Aww, that sucks April. Hopefully a smaller size would work for you. Three inches is a lot of slack in the calf, though!

The European sizing is a quandary. I cannot generally wear an American 6.5 in comfort, so I always buy a 7, and it's a tiny bit large. But when the sizing chart says that a 37 is the equivalent of an American 6, I feel there's no way that could fit me.

Why oh why do European sizes not include half-sizes? A full size jump is a pretty big leap.

Also, since 6PM does not offer the free two-way shipping that most shoe sites provide, sending those boots back cost me nearly $18. Ouch. Boots are large and heavy -- keep in mind when ordering from sites that make you pay it yourself...

Not to worry, April. I guess a 37 would have fit better but I'm not liking the 3 inches to wide on the calf part. Onto something else.

What's your calf circumference?

12 inches.

That's too bad, April - I should have mentioned on the original thread that they were on a larger side, size-wise. I guess it wouldn't have helped the calf issue. Can you adjust the buckle at all or is it hopeless?

Thanks for that thought, Marianne -- when the boots arrived, the buckles were on the middle setting. Moving them one more notch would change them by about a half inch at most, but the gap between boot and calf was much larger than that.

It's that familiar "I'm standing in a hole" sensation that is so discouraging to me with boots.

I may have to try Duo, but haven't heard much about their quality and comfort. Anyone know how these rate for Duo boots?