This past year, I somehow managed to lose the pair of flip flops that I had been using for the last, oh, 15 years. Summer's here, and one of my "projects" was to find a replacement. After a few weeks of squeaking from pool to locker room in one of Old Navy's generic flip flops, I finally found it: the most comfortable flip flops in the world!Sanuk's Lazy Boy (Lazy Girl also available) flip flops are pretty awesome. It feels like you are stepping on marshmallows, not that I have ever done that, thanks to soft uppers. The bottom is firm, and has relatively good traction for walking on wet sufaces. There is a supportive toe bar, and foam pads on the part of the strap that goes between your toes. The slippers' edges are raised and fit my feet perfectly. They come a bit wide, which is good for me, but YMMV.
Sure it is more expensive than generic flip flops, but since they generally last me for decades, not too bad. They still cost much less than the offerings from North Face and other popular brands that, when I tried them at the store, did not feel quite as luxurious (if you can use that term to describe flip flops). The lowest price I found online is from Sports Authority's website, but the available sizes are limited.
They also look great. I have a brown pair that looks good with khaki shorts and even with dockers.
I can walk around all day in these flip flops. Do your feet a favor and check them out this summer.
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Ey !
As a delicate foot owner, let me tell you that I love this kind of advice ! :D
Not sure if they will be easy to find here but I can always order them online I guess. That said, I'll have to wait till my ankle is completely healed from the (latest) twist, ouch.
Oscar
You may have missed this Oscar, but this led off an interesting OT thread on RFF: http://www.rangefinderforum.com/forums/showthread.php?t=25986&highlight=flip+flops
There were some other interesting recommendations there!
Hmm, toe bars, yep. I remember they were really strange to wear at first. To be honest, when I'm at home I'm always using a 5€ pair of bambu flip-flops and they are wonderful to walk in and I came used to the toe bar in a few minutes, since it came 'protected' in a small flexible plastic and doesn't any harm at all :)
I don't really recommend to wear them on 'real life' though.
The toe bars in the Sanuks are really soft, sort of in between a foam sponge and stryrofoam, as best as I can describe. Just enough to help your toes grip when you push off at the end of the gait cycle, and not uncomfortable at all. When standing upright, you probably won't even notice it. I imagine it probably is very different from the ones you describe, Oscar.
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