a shoe. Its too bad, they seem well made. Works perfectly- very nice She couldnt believe they were Skechers! This isnt fine furniture, but looks nice enough to put by our back door. If the cleaner doesnt get very dirty, Ill wipe it with an alcohol swab and reuse it another time. They ARE totally non slip though! Just by chance, I happened to look on the Logitech website, and I found that they sell both replacement tips and tip shields for the unit, which is quite nice. But my favorite feature on these is the sensor that detects when you pull it out of your ear. now once again idk if this could be due to this being a later model due to the pill+ being out for over 3 years or not.