These boots have been great! No going back. I have plantar fasciitis and Ive been really struggling to walk around the house, until I got this! If I concentrate on the music, I can ignore these and I can live with no case. I bought the royal blue originally and I loved it so much I decided to get the grey as well. The cord is the perfect length as I can keep my phone in my pocket and they have enough slack so they dont pull out of my ears when I am active. What great customer service. I have used the earbuds for 1 week now. Other reviews can state all of these in much greater detail, but the long and short of it - buy it if you need a nice long lasting portable speaker that you will enjoy. I normally wear a size 13 AAA.