While these ear phones were easy to take anywhere with you, they are some of the most uncomfortable ear phones I have ever had. My dog chewed up my ipod ones. So I went in search of some nice earphones to replace them.  These looked like nice earphones. They had cushy foam on the ear buds and had a long enough cord to plug into my ipod in my pocket. After I bought them I put them in my ear and after five minutes my ears were starting to hurt. Never again will I buy these ear phones.