And I think it?s great that they come out because it makes it easier to shake out sand and other debris from the shoes. My daughter still loves them. I put it on my work bench for charging my phone, works great, only thing is I have to take my case off for it to hold the phone These things suck. Its vibrated on occasion & actually woken me up to congratulate me at random hours of the night for my sleep progress (3:30 am, 4:00 am, etc). Product looks exactly as it should. First the plug is flat and doesnt stick out of wall which was key for this power strip and where I need to use it . I listen mostly to Jazz and death metal and both of those sounded well enough on this set. They?re a dream to slide on to my toddler?s feet compared to any of her other shoes and boots. I work in IT, namely as a technician servicing multiple customer companies.