Not all boots are created equal - Meindl, Blackislander etc are well built and high quality boots - but ultimately they need to fit your foot - and we are all that bit different. I loved my Blackislanders, but they just didnt fit in the end.
I got a pair of JP boots on a whim. So unimpressed that never went as far as putting them on - have a pair of unused, boxed size 9's here if anyone wants to make an offer.
Buy quality - you wont regret it, but do try to arrange at least a try on and really concentrate on how they fit - 'almost' will likely prove just not good enough.
I think better saving cost of JPs toward something further up the build chain.