Agreed, I think there is an overall lack of recognition that even Rose Anvil considered them good boots, just more expensive than others at the price point. It is sad that they are more expensive no when they used to be 200-300 but that's not so much a function of quality as the Indy marketing and high demand over time. People like them and buy them, that's why they're so expensive. The Aldens still get stellar reviews, especially for the comfort.

Folks oversimplify to thinking that they are crap. Also they seem to extrapolate that older Indy's might have been better when Rose Anvil never cut an old pair for comparison.