The purpose of buying these is to be able to take my heels off when I am out on the go and then replace them with heels when I get to a meeting or whatever I am striving for that day. Problem is I can feel everything on the sidewalk under my feet. Pebble, cigarette butts and even cracks in the pavement. While they serve the purpose of not fast walking in high heels, they offer nothing other than keeping my feet clean in between switching out. Which is why they get 2 stars, I hate dirty feet.