Overall worth the money. Also, why the heck would the maker make holes in the soles of each shoe in order to attach their label. Fitted in minutes. They cancel out the noise, and the sound is good. Best of all, it is made with 50% post-consumer material, and the cardboard it came on is 100% post-consumer material! Ive used many different headphones from many different manufacturers. Cushion is very comfortable. Where was quality control to detect this before it left the line? If its not a quality issue, was it mishandled so much in shipping that it was rendered useless? They also have very good sound isolation when you use the foam tips. She really enjoys the light effects.