nice boots, but not waterproof

I got the boots for Christmas and she could finally taste in snow and slush. Unfortunately, I got wet feet after an hour. The second time the same thing happened. In higher snow / mud so they are not usable.
A deduction of points is also because of the size. I bought 42, but the actual size is at least a half size bigger, so I still need reinziehen thick socks and still have plenty of space in the shoe.
Otherwise, the shoe is made beautiful. A zipper on the side would have been better because the strings is somewhat lengthy, but I knew before buying.

For the price I expected that the shoe remains dry for an hour or two outside. Unfortunately is not the case, so I would not buy it, nor a friend.