7 dowels arrive, not 8. INCREDIBLY INCREDIBLY disappointed! And when you screw them down it won?t fit perfect on some. The main problem is the sole - it digs into your feet all the time, its not stimulating - its just uncomfortable and painful. -NPCs up-close (not far away) look incredible as well. Would you believe it I told you have 30 items on my wall and it?s not even 2 full sets! I?ma size 9 but I needed to reorder a 10 in these because they run small, they?re also very narrow and I have skinny feet. I only wish that they had a little more low frequency range, but I guess that?s to be expected from such small earbuds. Here on Amazon, Ive seen several less than stellar comments and reviews, mostly because people did not read the product description closely, did not buy the right size, did not choose the correct product. I then bought a black for my husband.