Some pairs come with plastic bits not smoothed off all the way. I typically take a fingernail and smooth down all the edges that will touch my eye sockets.

Also an alternative to using the provided string for the nosepiece is to cut off a 1.5" section of the headstrap and pull it through the nosepiece holes. This will make it a bit springy if you want a snug feeling.

Bought two pairs to try - super cheap - heard good things about them becasue they didn't have any foam or space age gasket material. Swam in the pool over the weekend and I have to say, they are more comfortable than my kaimans - I found that I had to use less tension to hold them in place and had less rings around the eyes as well. No leaks the entire swim.

What i like: Simple - they worked. No fiddling for the entire swim session. I couldn't say that before. Cheap - if I leave them at the side of the pool or hanging in the locker - no biggie, i'll pass on A beer at the pub and get 2 new pairs. For pool swims now the only goggle I'll wear.

Cons: Not sure I would be confident enough to wear them in open water on race day. i fumble a bit getting them on, can only imagine trying to reset them with one eye open, lying on my back, trying to get out of the way of people.

In high school I showed up to the first day of swim practice with a pair of super-cool, over-priced, metallic whatever goggles… before we were done warming up I already hated them. (Hey I was new to this. I was only there to learn how to swim so I could race triathlons.) Fortunately our team was made up of genetically engineered swimming mutants who’d been born, raised and conditioned to be swimmers, only swimmers and never anything but swimmers. They all unanimously agreed “Swede” goggles were the way to go. After I bought my first pair I admit I was annoyed that I had to assemble the things myself, but hey – for three bucks, whataya want? I still wasn’t sure these Spartan, cheap, tiny shells of non-padded plastic were legit, but the next day at practice I was amazed. No slipping, no fogging, no shifting… I’ve never used another goggle since. Sorry super shiny, NASA anti-fog technology, ultra comfort elastic headband blah blah blah; these goggles work amazingly, stay on during violent tri starts and, let’s face it, there’s something totally hard-core about padless goggles.