Flip Flops - Is It Just Us?
07-17-2011, 10:49 AM
#22
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I wanted to wear flip-flops but just couldn't make it work, so decided to try Dr. Scholls at walmart. they are fabric lined and cushy, and I haven't worn anything else since. I can't stand to have my toes encased. they were on sale for about 13 dollars and I got them..decided it was worth it to try. and I love them. I think the addidas and nike brand are good too. will have to check macys online. I am 66 and hope I never have to wear reg shoes again.....not very realastic...we do get blizzards.lol
07-17-2011, 11:12 AM
#23
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Location: central Indiana
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Katia has very good advice!!! I cannot wear the cheap flip-flops for many of the reasons mentioned, however, I do have some aerosoles brand, some addidas, and some jelly type ones I bought at Coldwater Creek several years ago that I wear all the time!!!
I will also say that I only wear my flip-flops at home and when I go to the store, etc. I do not feel they are appropriate or professionally acceptable. For instance, I would not wear them to school (I teach K) except on specially designated days like...beach day or (yes) flip-flop day. I do wear sandals to school but never the flip-flop style.
I will also say that I only wear my flip-flops at home and when I go to the store, etc. I do not feel they are appropriate or professionally acceptable. For instance, I would not wear them to school (I teach K) except on specially designated days like...beach day or (yes) flip-flop day. I do wear sandals to school but never the flip-flop style.
07-17-2011, 12:04 PM
#25
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Location: Perry, Oklahoma
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Originally Posted by nativetexan
all shoes i've come across lately are not made the same as they used to be. probably. too wide, so i have to buy shorter or not at all.
flip flops take some getting used to even when made correctly. besides, they used to be called thongs!!!
flip flops take some getting used to even when made correctly. besides, they used to be called thongs!!!
07-17-2011, 12:04 PM
#26
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Love em. I use to go barefoot all the time until the stores started refusing service. Flip-flops are the next best thing to going barefoot.
I buy mens if they're small enough and have cloth straps. Will have to look into the leather ones. Can't stand those cheap ones made with plastic - they hurt!
Had a friend from, Korea who called them zori.
I buy mens if they're small enough and have cloth straps. Will have to look into the leather ones. Can't stand those cheap ones made with plastic - they hurt!
Had a friend from, Korea who called them zori.
07-17-2011, 12:08 PM
#27
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Location: Northern Michigan
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they really are not meant to wear like shoes- all day-
they are kind of for at the beach- camping- when you are taking showers in camp ground showers and don't want to go in bare feet- when you come out of the lake- want to walk up to the car- you slide into them- they are for those (moments) in the summer time- they have no benifits when it comes to foot health- they are simply an easy slip into for a minute foot protector- protecting your feet from (community fungus) gravel roads- ect.
used to be sold as (shower shoes) somewhere along the way people decided they were great for beach/camping wear- from there over the years i bet lots of people have (tried) to wear them as if they were a pair of shoes- but as you found out- they are not- and were never meant to be. hopefully you can use up the 'bunch' you bought.
my granddaughters buy them for $1 a pair at the dollar store- then decorate the straps with fabrics or yarns- they get very creative with them- and they share them with their friends when they go to the beach.
they are kind of for at the beach- camping- when you are taking showers in camp ground showers and don't want to go in bare feet- when you come out of the lake- want to walk up to the car- you slide into them- they are for those (moments) in the summer time- they have no benifits when it comes to foot health- they are simply an easy slip into for a minute foot protector- protecting your feet from (community fungus) gravel roads- ect.
used to be sold as (shower shoes) somewhere along the way people decided they were great for beach/camping wear- from there over the years i bet lots of people have (tried) to wear them as if they were a pair of shoes- but as you found out- they are not- and were never meant to be. hopefully you can use up the 'bunch' you bought.
my granddaughters buy them for $1 a pair at the dollar store- then decorate the straps with fabrics or yarns- they get very creative with them- and they share them with their friends when they go to the beach.
07-17-2011, 01:37 PM
#29
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Originally Posted by bakermom
I can't stand the thingy between my toes on any shoe. i have a couple DDs that live in them.
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