I was looking for more stable roller skates for our 4 year old daughter. So far she has tried only inline roller skates in Decathlon store, and she is struggling with inlines. They didn’t have two-row skates in her small size. So, when I saw these Meteor skates on Amazon, I decided to try them.They come in a simple paper box, but the skates themselves are pretty well made. And, most importantly, the design is gorgeous. There are many details to the design, and every piece goes well together (color of wheels, color of the ramp, color of the padding). As a parent of ever-growing children I also like that the size is flexible and can be extended a little bit. This way I’m sure that our daughter can use them probably the next year, and maybe even year after that. And then the youngest will be waiting for them, reaching an age where she will inherit them :-). Regarding construction, I can’t say whether they will survive 5 years or more, but I don’t see a reason why not. The wheels in particular are mounted in ball bearings, and they’re pretty “meaty”, and can be changed anyways, so there’s no reason for them to fail anytime soon. The straps and buckle are plastic, but children’s feet are small and don’t require to use big force, so it should be fine too. Regarding how they skate, I can only judge looking at my daughter learning how to skate, and they seem to be well balanced, and absolutely fine for the beginnings. In a week of skating mostly indoors she has made a great progress with them, now being able to skate straight pretty quickly even using the proper technique… Compared to inline skates, it’s nice that they are not so dependent on the strength in the ankles, and that’s always better with little children.These sure have big recommendation both from me and my daughter.