I said they were new! Very big. ) I also didn?t like the zippers on this bag compared to the other one, but that could have been easily remedied with some pull-loops attached to these zippers. This has been a frustrating experience. I really liked these sandals for the price. I love these shoes so much! I stopped noticing an odor a long time ago. BTW Cable within wires is too thin so I had to fix remote control couple times. I bought one for each of my kids bikes and liked them so much I bought one for my own bike. Until this year.