I love these hoops and the light weight of them, and they don't irritate my ears like some of the cheaper ones I have bought.  I usually buy them cheap because I have a habit of losing earrings a lot (I often end up with only one of a pair).  The price for these is reasonable enough that I won't be out too much if I lose one, but I will be bummed if that does happen.  However, the wire insert for the closure is very long and I'm not as worried about them falling out as I am of damaging them when I'm closing or opening them (which is why I'm only giving them 4 stars) .  The delivery on these was super fast.  I received them overseas at an APO address within a week of ordering them.