Manufacturing quality seems OK, and what Id expect for roughly $40. I?m using this product to completely rearrange my closet. My goal is to have enough Keen shoes to last the rest of my life. Basically, this is just a womens shoe organizer, although a nicely made one. I ordered a size 40 and should have had a size 39 but kept them anyway. They fit much better now! The AKGs are comfortably large enough to gently encompass your ear, and the closed back and seal keep outside noise out and your music to yourself. You would think that I went hiking in them. Im very sensitive to pressure. The only problem is that the suede stretches quite easily, and my daughter had to make a new notch to keep the shoe fitting (and she has a wide-ish foot), so I would say they run a bit wide and about right for a 39; however, if you are more of an 8 than an 8-1/2, they would be a bit big, I think.