These help me go a little longer before the pain is bad. It looks very nice by my front door entrance. No socks needed. I normally wear socks with extra padding on the sole. Im happy with this purchase and they are well worth the price. If the battery is less than 20% or charging around those levels, its impossible to sync to my phone. There have been several cold ays lately where these slippers were excellent and my feet did not sweat at all and I needed to walk around. It might detect in your computer that is 2. What a great value this earpiece was for me. I?ve now abandoned Xero, and here is why.