Anyone try them? Are the front pockets actually functional - to hold a few odds and ends?

I like the looks of them, but could get waist highs cheaper at Cabelas or get gore tex for the same price through LL Bean. I use a chest fly box, and if the pockets could hold a few things (like a tube of split shot, some floatant, etc) I would probably lean this way. I always wondered why nobody seemed to put pockets in waist high waders.