In December 2014 I purchased these for my 12 year old for Christmas. She uses them outside and they are great. We were so impressed, in March 2015 I purchased a pair for my 10 year old. The stopper broke off the first time she wore them- at an indoor rink. My husband put it back, it fell off again, then just the pad fell of and we couldn't get it back on. Amazon had to replace them. I hope that last pair was a fluke.