DH stuck!

Oh dear back they go, I also had some pretty shorty flowered ones for Christmas but I asked for a size too big so I can put two pair of socks on
An hour of tugging is a very looooomg time

Yikes. Sounds awful!

Oh dear!

Oh I can sympathise.
My very old Hunters were quite smooth underneath and useless in snow so I bought a pair of shiny new ones (also Hunter ladies) to take with me 3 years ago when I went to D and family
Same problem - I have wide feet, high insteps and I suspect swollen feet on that occasion too. When they (eventually) were removed I just gave them to D who takes the same size and have bought myself a pair of cheapo calf high ones. ??

I had the same problem when I bought a pair of Le Chameau wellies, as favoured by Princess Diana at the time. (Not trying to upstage you Maw. Honest )
Served me right for being so extravagant.
I struggled with them for years before holes appeared and I could throw them
out.
I now use a pair of retired hiking boots for all welly-related purposes. More comfy and warmer too.

Sounds like Roald Dahhl's story of the Giant Turnip when neighbours were called to help tug it out of the ground.

Ellen Vanin ?
I can’t wear Hunter or Le Chameau wellies because I too have wide feet with high insteps but find that the green wellies from B&Q fit perfectly and are easy to put on and take off!

Sorry Ellan Vannin

All wellies are real buggers to take off but....there is a special gadget you can buy, look it up! Makes taking them off a doddle.

Lemongrove, do you mean a boot jack?

Welly pulls here - kept in the porch. My Hunters finally gave up the ghost and I worked out they were younger than DD2 - smooth soles/heels and absolutely lethal in all weathers!

I have a high instep and struggle with boots generally.
My Aigle wellies however are fabulous.
I think they’re 18 years old!!

Older!!!! Brain’s gone. X

I remember when I was a gel that wellies always had to be bought a size too big. I don't know if this was to allow for growth or ease of putting on and taking off or if wellies just notoriously always came a bit smaller than their size.

I haven't had any for ages but I would still get them too big these days so that if necessary I could wear 2 pairs of socks under them. Good tread is vital for us "frail" old biddies, too.

I hope you could exchange them for a better fit!