Bought these to replace my kids tie laces on gym shoes. The elasticity makes getting their shoes on quicker yet they aren't loose so their shoes aren't falling off. Works great for kids that have trouble tying laces, too. The assortment of colors are perfect for the whole family. Girls and boys alike will find colors they want. Makes the morning school rush just a bit easier.

Good elastic qualities for shoe utility, clean and streamlined look and function. The ends are sturdy and thin and laced through even the tightest eyelets.

Bonus for small foot (most women, teens & younger): cut in half, the laces are long enough to do a full pair of shoes per lace. You'll have length enough for complete elastic spares just in case the elastic doesn't hold up to shoe washing. Or you can cover twice as many pairs if you are willing to tie off less neatly than the cord capsule option. You could also buy 20 more cord capsules and cover an additional 10 pairs after your first 10.

Be careful exploring this idea, as if the elastic is laced too tightly it will not function well over time and will be fussy to put shoes on.

Fashionwise, these resemble flat, ribbon style laces made of nylon thread. I am not expecting them to look frayed. I think this is an enduring, classic look, but these laces may not match as uogrades for the hottest trends in athleisure kicks (dual-color, pinstripe, etc.). Frankly I think the slip-on yet fitted benefits are worth it, but I am not a collector (I just like to match my shoe colors to my clothes colors).

Once the packets were here, I found the lacing colors were inspirational: I was able to find matches that looked streamlined, stunning or whimsical for more of my shoe colors than I expected. I only had three spares of colors I wasn't interested in, and they were not the ones I would have predicted before purchasing. The photo with the tieless laces rolled up in a spiral was the closest in color (main difference is that there is one neon orange and one medium-tan, not two different orange pairs).

It was a longer project than I expected. I unlaced all my shoes of their old laces, pulled the inserts where possible, and ran them all through the dishwasher (yes, really: 1/2 dish tablet per shoe load, never use laundry soap in dishwasher). I set them out to dry in ventilated area for a few days, and finally it took about 20 minutes per pair to lace them without any twists and finish off following the instructions posted in the product information.

Note well that 3 of the 10 pairs do not have matching cord capsules. This is pictured in the product info. I do like the matching colored cord capsules much better.

Got these for my 6-year old's shoes to make things easier until he's proficient at tying his own laces. I've used them for his tennis shoes and ankle height waterproof shoes. They look and work great on both. He's only had them a few days but can put both shoes on and take them off with ease. I would recommend lighting the ends of the sting with a lighter briefly once you cut off the excess, so it doesn't fray and is easier to get inside the little plastic clasp that goes on the end, but it still works either way. I haven't tried these for adult shoes, but they are more than long enough for kid's shoes. They seem like good quality so far and the different colors have been a fun bonus for my kiddo! I would definitely recommend these!

Convenient, practical and beautiful

They work great my sons loves them. Only down side is the little clip on the end of the laces to hold the 2 ends together sucks. It's hard to pinch it on the 2 ends and it comes off easily. But if you don't use that little piece it's fine they still work the same.