Swish gloves around, massaging the soap suds through the gloves. The patent straps seem to hold my foot tighter to the foot bed, with very little play between my foot and the shoe and they dont stretch out over time. but theY are good. It was easy to assemble and the customer service is great. words cannot explain when you have a rare skin condition and you finally found that one material that you love thank you again. I was hesitant but pleasantly surprised. I am confident I can fix it with a pair of pliers in about 10 seconds, but it was a minor annoyance after so little use. This cost less than most plulley systems, 6 piece easy to assemble. I walked on wet rocks in them, a little worried that I might slip, but the shoes did a good job keeping me upright. Only thing, one of the hooks of one shelf broke off while I was assembling it, but its quite steady even without that hook.