I had the previous pair for 2 years, but the glue came off. If I was going to pay $75 for flip flops, they needed to go above and beyond in every way. Once we get the screws painted we will be happy with it I think. Had they left the padding out of the heel, they would have made for nice slippers. Theyre nothing mind-blowing, but they do exactly as advertised and do have a decent bass to them if thats what youre in to. ??Hope this was useful. Perhaps Bose should give clear instructions in the unpacking process to download the PDFs. BAD FEATURES - ear bud cover is now shipped with only ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL! (hint, hint! These have about the same sound quality as the MDREX models I used to buy, and with a couple tweeks Ive got them sounding great and staying in place comfortably.