CRUSH ON RETRO REVIEW

[Geff]

Crush on Retro Engineer Boots. Messaged with Bryce a bunch about sizing. Delivered 32 after ordered. Not bad. The box seemed too light to contain boots. Upon opening the box, the stench of glue was overwhelming. The boots were packed well. Seeing them after unwrapping was disappointing. My girlfriend asked if I got a new pair of rain boots. The material is more like pleather than anything. Very thin. The buckles are cheap. Trying them on was difficult. The size was correct but they were way too difficult to get on. I realized the toe box was way too tight and a severe pinching on the insoles. I got them on and walked 4ft and back. There was a 3-4” heel lift on top of the pain from the pinch points. Unwearable. Yes, I adjusted the straps. I’ve worn engineer boots for 35 years. I emailed to return. Bryce asked for pictures. I sent them. He said they couldn’t resell because of the creases and that I should sell them to someone else. I replied it wasn’t my concern what he did with them but the creases shouldn’t be there after walking indoors for 8ft. He said that was an irresponsible comment and no refund. After researching more I found out the boots were made in China. Drop shipped by COR who are in Indonesia apparently. I know, I know, I gambled and lost. Wish I bought locally or used quality at least. Even my Carolinas lasted me 15 years.

 

[TartuWolf]

Thanks for the review / report. More or less echoes what I've heard from the majority of CoR customers that are not influencers. Sure there are some exception where folks like what they got, but it depends both on luck and on the standards/expectations of the buyer.
Got some photos? I'm waiting for a pair from Willie's leatherworks. If it checks out - I think it's great value in terms of engineer boots. 500$ shipped for a Horween CXL pair with customization.

 

[cbez]

Pics?

 

[Nykwil]

You ordered a size 32 boot? I'm confused.

Yeah, any pics and screenshots to support your review would be helpful, to understand what went wrong here.

Their boot sizing was pretty straight forward for me:

I ordered their 501 in CXL in a size 41. I'm an 8.5D Brannock, 8 in Viberg, 8 in Redwings, 7.5E in Whites MP, 8.5 Sneaker size.
I measured my feet on a piece of paper. The longest measurement I had was 25.5 cm and according to screenshot #2 they say add 1cm to that measurement to get your insole size...ok for me it will be 26.5 and according to their chart it matches my sneaker size as well at 8.5 aka euro 42

I double checked with customer service, they asked what sneaker size I wore and they confirmed 41 would work for me and it did (with an insole).

I know not everyone has the same feet however, I have a pretty normal foot that fits pretty much anything though.

Sorry, your experience wasn't to your liking, but a lot of this stuff comes down to communication.

Progress Pics after 2 weeks received them March 5th 2025:

If you guys are looking for this boot on aliexpress or taobao its the Ray Kwok 34501 model