I did experience the same issues as what "Shima" described in her review. But I took one last shot at these babies and man am I glad they did. Bought this for a friend that lives in Michigan && me bring from Florida, got this cute orange. They couldn?t get through one meandering walk. But her toes were close to outgrowing the footbed. I tried it under my mother of the bride mermaid style fitting dress and it did not work. Highly recommended coming from someone who prefers wired "disposable" gym headphones over huge Beats fashion statements. Not the highest quality, I can already tell that the rubber wants to separate/peel off. Regularmente soy talla M,y con la metida a la secadora quedó Perfecto. (I think the shaft is actually powder-coated, the finish is so nice).