These are not the same quality as the pads that come with the system when you buy it, being thinner and stickier. As a previous reviewer rightly pointed out they often come away from the belt and stay on your skin after use. Previous reviewers state that they are fakes which is possible but my thinking is that this could be how Slendertone are now making these. The reason being; a poorer quality pad means a shorter life, means pads having to be bought more regularly, means more revenue for Slendertone. Or they could even be planning a release of a new belt with a selling point of a longer lasting pad, and with these pads being of a poor quality people will be tempted to replace this system with a new one. This may or may not be the case. And these may or may not be genuine. I personally won't know unless I buy my next lot direct from Slendertone and if and when I do I will update my review. If anyone reading this has recently purchased replacement pads direct from Slendertone could you let us know of their quality please.