I guess my problem is, I grew up in the midwest where we had weather, and never owned a pair of galoshes in my life.
Now that I've moved to Sunny California, where it rains like 10 days a year (no joke, we've had like 4 days of rain so far, and 3 of them were last month during our "winter" season), EVERYBODY has rain boots when it even hints of misting.
On one end, I kind of feel like I want them now just to follow at trend, but on the other end, I used to just wear boots with bigger rubber soles that don't scream out "RUN ME THROUGH PUDDLES!" I haven't really seen a pair that make me feel like I'd not look goofy wearing them in business casual attire, either. (Whereas generic black boots with chunky platformy soles will still look okay in slacks, and still keep me safe from at least an inch or so of water.)
And if I'm not working and it's raining? I'd rather stay at home and cuddle up on the couch than go out.
I go back and forth debating whether I should look into buying one or not, especially considering I'd only really need them a few weeks out of the year out here, instead of at least once a week like I would have back home.