This item arrived safe and packaged very well. You could do worse. However, as someone who was new to the hobby and only looking for something to use here and there, I didn?t want to break the bank. They are probably the sturdier shoes around which makes me think think of the quality shoes that were made decades ago that doing fal apart or get holes. However, they are very comfortable and do not feel stiff when wearing. These earbuds are no balanced earbuds. I am going to return them. The ear buds easily fall out of my ear even when I?m just walking sometimes. Its all metal which makes the whole construction really strong. My sister loves them though