So you would want to keep that in mind, you would have to figure out how you are going to gift this. They do block out most noise. Gives me studio feel even when Im in public. I already had the navy pair last year and as they are so comfortable and supportive decided to buy another in the grey. Omg the picture does no justice this is a very cute and trendy shoe fits perfect could be worn with jeans,capri pants,or a cute dress. Very securely attached and also very quickly attached. Without the insoles these boots would have been useless to me. Bought these in August 2019 and one of the speakers has already stopped working. Im not sure of durability as we have not used them for very long but I will use the remaining headphones for backup for next years students. No son de plástico duro tipo las Sterilite, pero tampoco son tan endebles como otras que vienen de China.