Basically, I was scared to purchase these since there were mixed reviews. I was so paranoid I made someone take a video of me opening the package and inspecting them. However, I am happy I made the purchase because the only thing that was wrong with this pair was the fact some rhinestones came off. That's typical with any product that has a jewel overload. I'm refusing to really wear them until I'm ready to get married in 1-3 years because I don't want to stress them out too much and lose more jewels. I did slip them on for awhile and they were fine. It's a good deal because I've seen shoes like this run for twice the amount I paid for.