I had to take my AirPods and cell phone out of the case before putting on the base. She can put them on by herself, and they appear comfortable (no signs of blisters or complaints from her). Your foot does rise a bit because you dont have a strap going across the highest point of the top of your foot. The wheels stick a little bit but how much are you really moving a shoe rack . I’ve washed them in the machine and line dried them, and have had no shrinking or twisting of the fabric. If I cleaned this thing very well, it would look brand new. its been a few. Just a little bit smaller than my laptop! Received today and decided to assemble without help from hubby and discovered I didn’t need any help First a counted all my pieces to make it was all there then began and within a hour it was finished and loaded with shoes 21 pair plus room to spare I would say to leave the tubing in their bags so not to forgetwhich size they are cause only the bag is mark not each tubing it was pretty simple to follow the picturesThe little hammer made ALL the difference no jokeOnly issue was the very top UPDATE: I got them to fit but it requires a special technique to get them on (which maybe ought to be explained in an insert).