we are an exception and we think you should be too. they are my first pair of lifting shoes and have made a world of difference in my squat form, very stable! i have a service center appointment this week. i referred to them now and then to see what they said about a particular point, but i always came back to my own experience and to what i observed of people around me. please donate to make sure we can continue to fight! it is bad manners to start changing the channels when the lounge has several customers. 