I hesitated over buying these, based on reviews, but there's nothing wrong with them at all. Yes, you can see the screws in the heel when you hold the shoe up to your face, but how often are the shoes you're wearing up in people's faces? And you could cover the heels in glitter if you really couldn't get past the screws. They seemed well made, sturdy, and reasonably comfortable for vinyl shoes, according to the person who tried them on, no glue showing or any other issues. I ordered both the 8 and the 9, hoping that one of them would fit the actor, who is an 8.5, but they didn't. (We found an 8.5 in another style and used those instead.) Other than the size we wanted not being available, both pairs of shoes were fine for what they are--costume glass slippers.