These slippers have an elastic band on the sides that makes my feet feel like the shoe is squeezing to slide off, they are thin lined without any support or cushion. So I did what was safe and bought another pair of slippers that I thought were excellent the first time. I have sciatica and other back related issues and I was hoping for just a little more cushioning in this shoe to help in this area. compact and just big enough to project the contents. This is what I did. I get a lot of compliments on them and they support my extremely high arch very well which is usually my biggest problem with any sandal. >Exposure of resonators on each end - not protected and can be easily damaged. Battery life 12 hours. I was pretty excited to get this case, so i can start bringing my headphones around. I wanted a dish with lid, safe for hob and oven, to make casseroles for one (me!