You dont have to bend or shove or warp anything to get it to align properly. I put a standard aluminum can in the picture for scale. They are so comfortable from day one. The carabiner is rose gold/bronze, I would have preferred silver but its not the end of the world. I wouldn?t be able to tell these weren?t the real deal if I saw someone wearing them to be honest. I just think theyre awful ugly. Which I mean, of course you are going to move it from place to place. very poor customer service in addition to the poor quality. I love the arch support as many shoes/sandals do not offer arch support. Third: Once I figured out the instructions and got it going, it just went off on its own every 15 minutes or so.