Cute, Durable

Barbecues, Beach

No, I would not recommend this to a friend

I bought a pair of these sanuk "wire-bed" flip flops about five years ago while on vacation in California. They lasted a long time and were super comfortable, so when they finally got too old to wear I decided to order two more pairs of sanuks in the same style. I was surprised to find that the same sandals in different colors were very different. The pink pair was great, but the green ones (same model and size) were very uncomfortable. The plastic thong strap seems to be much too tight fitting on the green pair, so the sandal doesn't have any room to "flop" back and forth when you walk as most normal flip flops do. It's very binding and uncomfortable. (for the record my feet are an average B width) I tried stretching the strap but it didn't seem to work. [...] The pink ones are awesome though, super comfortable, and I am very happy with them! I would recommend them highly, but with that much variance between what is supposed to be the "same" product, it seems like you'd never know what you were getting. This has to be a quality control issue with sanuk, not making the straps of uniform size/length/tightness.