A friend and I met up back home for the 4th of July last year and she had on these amazing sandals. I fell in love instantly. Then she told me about how comfortable they were with a single strap unit that always kept them fitting just right. That and the fact the person who turned her onto them had had them for 10 years, made them a must have in my book. I go through flip flops like there is no tomorrow. As for better sandals I've never found the right pair that stood up to the walking and running about I do in the summer. These are the solution. A little pricey but that only comes out ot 10 bucks a year lasting for 10 years, and you'd spend that or more on a new pair each year anyway.