I guess I missed the description that said this had a bungee type shoe string.  It isn't the normal bungee type string that can be tightened or loosened with a clasp either.  It is just an elastic string through the lace eyelets that can not be adjusted at all.  This works well for the me since I purchased them as an extra pair for my daughter to wear when we were going somewhere that her play shoes would not do (she tends to get her shoes really dirty in play and wears them out very quick).  These look nice and are easy to slip on and off.  I would be concerned if she was using these in sports though since you can not tighten them.