outdoors to get the mail, etc. Wrong, quality control forgot to make sure it was glued together. I am patient and feel happy with it. I tried other ways - like lazy ways of just using a 6MM hex and my fingers on the other side- and it doesnt work. Have since ordered two more pairs, one for her and another color for me. Wear a size 9. So you start drilling expecting to drill a nice straight hole and end up hitting an angled piece you cant see and your hole is all screwy. 5 feels so good I buy a size 8! The battery life is pretty good, solid 6-7 hours of use with no issues. - The cables are a bit hard to plug in to the back of the base.