Is the tongue of your boots open or does it come up on the sides to near the top? I have seen "waterproof" boots that have open tongues before and they will most certainly let in water.Either wayI'd say take them back as well, they are defective and useless. 2 guys in our elk camp had the same problem with brand new boots, BTW both were Rocky's. They were replaced upon return by the vendors after stink was raised[:@].