BUT- overall- it looks pretty good, and if itll haul my kayak then mission accomplished. The true test of time will be how they hold up (I generally go through new slippers every 12-18 months). As anyone with tinnitus knows, its worse at night. MIC functionUsed it with Google assistant and works great. As of this writing, you could still purchase for around $30 more, but it included a very functional and nice keyboard case. I think it would be more secure if the string came around the front of the neck but even so it seemed to stay on even after a sweaty long run. I expected it to use the onboard microphones to listen to the environment and mix some of that sound in with my bluetooth audio. (I have narrow feet, so I did purchase the 38 narrow size. Bummer that there is no furry lining on the inside. It matches my rose gold on my watch perfectly.