wow, this was exactly what i was thinking. though i took the tags off mine and i will be keeping mine as they are just SO comfy due to the stretchiness. But i was thinking the same exact thing..they aren't tight enough around the leg that i could wear them well with boots. they are loose enough on me that when i went to the bathroom, i realized i was able to easily pull them off without even unbuttoning or unzipping them (i'm very apple-shaped, but still!).
i have to go back to Costco and return the size 8 i bought in case, i may pick up a 4 (
) and see if that looks better in terms of being more like a "skinny" jean you can wear with boots. maybe i'll go bck to a different Costco and see if that one has more of the ponte pants..would love to try those too.