They appear to be made well and were packaged really well in the box. I stumbled across these as I was looking for controller skins. The sound is okay for casual situations but unfortunately not satisfactory at all for critical listening. I like this design because I know from years of past experience that this design is excellent for all day, do anything, wear. Only dislike I have is it doesn?t sink to my caller ring tones to tell me who?s calling. My husband bought these for me because I am a runner and I hate the ear buds. Yay, Im hooked! I love these bands! But man, the label/tag right there in the middle really kills these. They fit my feet exactly as I expected them to and whilst not waterproof, they allowed my feet to breath; they never felt sweaty and certainly not overheat, the thick sole plate allows you to walk through shallow puddles and keep your feet dry and more importantly, should they get wet, they dry very quickly - in that regard, I think that they are ideal for travel.