Read this before you buy to prevent buying for the wrong reason
I've read through the other dumb reviews so you don't have to.  Most people clearly misunderstand what these are for!  This is an excellent pair of earplugs for a very specific use:<br />*** Buy this when you WANT to hear the sound but at a REDUCED safer volume level!<br />That's it folks!  Here is what it is NOT for:<br />* This is not for the gun range.  If you thought that you clearly can't read.<br />* This is not for wearing at your workplace in place of OSHA approved hearing protection (Duh!)<br />* This is not intended to block ALL of the noise!!!<br />* Looking for an NRR rating?  You clearly missed the point.  Again.  If you need a product for a purpose that requires an NRR rating, this is not for you.  Probably an ESL course is more for you because you can't understand the point of this product.<br />* Airplane noise?  This should help a little if you want to have a conversation with the person next to you.  But they are not designed for that purpose.<br />* Concerned about dangerous noise levels?  This is not for you.  Go buy an NRR rated product designed for that purpose.  Again, this is for people who WANT to hear the music.<br /><br />SO THEN, WHAT ARE THEY FOR?<br />If you go to loud concerts and events, THIS IS FOR YOU!  They will allow you to actually hear and enjoy the music, but at a reduced volume level that is safer.  I have been to many concerts in my life, some that were so loud that I had to use the traditional orange squishy things in my ears, but then I could not enjoy the music because I felt like my head was under water and I just didn't enjoy myself as much.  This product is a unique alternative that is specifically designed to reduce the sound volume AND still be able to hear the music.  Heading to a rock concert?  Coachella?  Burning Man?  Lightening in a Bottle?  Tomorrowland?  Now you're talking.  Buy these and give them a try.  They do help reduce the noise without muffling the sound.  And, they come in a really nice metal screw-cap case with a key ring on it, so after you lose the earplugs in your drunken stupor you can still use the case to store other recreational consumables that you are probably bringing to the event.
Rating: 4 stars