I purchased Xpand laces about 1 year ago. I have since replaced the regular laces in ever pair of shoes I own!

They stay as tight as you want them to, and never loosen. **The tightness is completely customizable to each individual foot** I use them for both my athletic shoes for CrossFit (YES they are running and BURPEE-PROOF), and my everyday walking pairs.

I never realized how annoying and time consuming it was having to tie and re-tie my shoes all day long until I didn't have to do it anymore. Every pair of your shoes become a pair of perfectly fitted SLIP-ONs!

Lastly, I have always HATED the way regular laces look (the bow). I remember always tying my shoes in a way that avoided the hideous bow meaning not actually tying them, but shoving the mass amount of extra lace inside the shoe and under my arch- so uncomfortable, not to mention the shoes were always so loose they always scuffed the ground and I would wear out the heel. Later, I gave in to the bow but it still was extremely annoying and ugly to me.

It sounds silly, but Xpand laces have impacted my life in a great and enjoyable way. I now can have that no-ugly-bow look, and have my shoes the perfect amount of tightness that fits my individual feet. I will NEVER go back to regular laces!!