I LOVE LOVE this item and the price was awesome. very good deal. I stretched a pair of synthetic shoes with them and it worked like a charm! The only reason I gave a 4 and not a 5 is because the accessories that came with them (to stretch specific problem areas) would not fit!! the parts that go in the holes are too large. I would have to do a substantial amount of filing to get them to fit even just a little. I really needed to use them because although the shoes I stretched now fit, as far as length wise, its still tight in those problem areas. But I will continue to use this product with all my shoes!