The item is not hard to figure out with a couple of important caveats. The reviews stated to buy a size up if you had bigger feet. about the size of a DVD & 2 inches thick. This year I moved into a house with laminate flooring, And it soon became apparent, as I slid very ungainly across the floorfor the forth time, one end of the sitting room to the other, in a land speed record type thing, something had to be done, being of a slight stubborn nature it took for me to slide and put my knee out before I sighed and settled down with a cuppa, large slice of cake, to flick through Amazon, there to look at the dreaded slipper section ??. But, it is quite loud enough for me to hear fine with so I guess it doesnt matter. The sound is not stereo but it?s just a little speaker. Wear a heel cushion and order a size up so it fits better. I seem to have acquired quite a collection of herbs and spices. Love the look -- simple timeless design. We no longer have to dig around looking for the exact spice we want, we can open the cabinet and see them all at the same time.