I finally took out my relaxing, massaging new slippers out of the box, after a particularly hard day. I prepared to put my feet in these thick soled babies and be whisked to a happier place. Boy was I wrong.After putting the batteries into the soles, I pushed the buttons on either side. My daughter asked how I liked them, and I needed her to repeat the question several times as the noise was so loud. If you hate buzzing sounds like I do, you'll despise these torture devices.I would not recommond these slippers to anyone. They are too noisy and only vibrate, not massage. My feet felt attacked, not massaged. The slippers lose the vibrations as you keep you feet on the floor, it actually has the greatest effect while your feet are propped up.