Don?t think I can return them now. Besides shoe storage, I use them for organizing different things depending on their location in my house. You can toggle it on and off as you needI did have the older versions and can confirm that these are louder and have better call quality. Sound quality is very good and environmental noise reduction is absolutely sufficient for the home-office, where other family members are talking in the background. It all turned out to be quick and easy to install. This is perfectly suited for my needs and is easy to assemble. You need to rethink ripping off customers and polluting the Earth. Since I first across this little bottle of heaven, my life has been bliss. Capitalism is a weird thing. Besides that, there?s plenty of room for my toes and the sole of my foot felt great.