RESULT: I can now safely recommend these with the minor caveat that a little but of patience will serve you well. The shoe is nice looking not to goofy to wear to work, still looking somewhat stylish with a flat shoe. I haven?t tried them out yet, but right off the bat I notice that they are very good quality. Touching the earbuds to control the functions play, pause etc is fine after a bit of practice using it becomes easy. A full eight hour day! Thats how badly made these slippers are. You can drill if you want to or else there is a tape hook which you can use. *update* Ive used the buds for the last day and have been able to discern where the problems lie. Wireless when you need them to be and also connect them straight to your pc/phone/tablet if needed. The phones sit in a base, and if they are not in correctly, or the unit is moved, the phones will jump out of the charging socket, or fall out completely.