I rate them low because they hurt after only 15 minutes of standing in them...even with a doctor scholls high heel gel pad on. My heels didn't hurt at all but the toes were sore and swollen for a whole day after the wedding. I painted mine with a silver shimmer vs sending them in to get dyed and it worked great and looked great! I have another wedding to use them in so I think I will try finding a gell pad for the toes area that is thicker. Oh and very stable for not ever wearing heels (always in my tennis shoes)! I also used them for my wedding and they were just as painful and I added even thicker pads to the toes.