These shoelaces are from FastMile. As you can see in the picture, there were three sets of shoe laces in my order. Each came individually wrapped. This was nice I did not have a jigsaw puzzle when opening the box. The laces are made of an expandable material which makes them not fit as tightly on the bridge of the foot when tied. It reduces the pain for people that might hold water in their feet. The swelling from that against shoe laces can be quit uncomfortable. These laces are very easy to install. There is a booklet included explaining how to install these laces. To lace a shoe with these laces, First you lace the shoe or boot with the elastic shoe laces like you would normally. Then you need to thread both ends through the lock. As you do this you need to press the lock down and thread it above the spring (otherwise the lock will not lock in and be loose). Next step is to tighten the laces to your liking thread both ends through one end cap. You thread through the thin end. To finish, tie the knots on the shoe lace ends, and tuck them into the wide end of the end cap.
These shoe laces have so many benefits to owning them. For starters, runners have started to use the a lot from what I have seen, since they never come untied. No more need to double knot them and fighting to get your shoes back off once you did double knot them. These are great for the elderly because they make it much more simple to slip the shoes on and off. I have given a set to my mother for her shoes, she has started having issues with her back and these have helped her greatly in making it easier to get her shoes on and off. These are great for those kids that do not notice their shoes have come untied often. I remember back in the second or third grade, one of my friends was going up to turn in his paper from doing an assignment. He had not see his shoes had come untied. As he made it about half way to the front of the room to turn in his paper he stepped on his own untied shoe laces. He proceeded to fall forward and did not get his hands out in front of him quick enough. The result was a few stitches in his chin where it was split open from the fall. In this instance these would have saved a lot of pain for my friend.
So if you are an runner and looking for a better way to make sure your wheels do not go flat. If you are elderly, disabled, or physically incapable of routinely tie shoe laces. If you have teens that like to leave their shoes tied and stretch them out every time they remove them. If you have a small child that likes to run around with their shoes untied. These are great to have on hand and in stock for them. I would like to thank Novelty Goods Ltd. and affiliates for sending me these shoe laces to try and leave my opinion.
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