ITS SUMMER!! WHOSE FOR FLIPFLOPS??

[yuiyoshida]

7 votes, 4 passes | Time left: Unlimited
	I love them and live in them!
	1 (14%)
	they are nice, yeah and fun to wear
	0 (0%)
	Its too cold to wear them, even in the house..
	0 (0%)
	I never liked those things.. afraid to bump my toes!
	3 (43%)
	Flip flops? Those are doggie chew toys?
	1 (14%)
	I used to wear them at the beach, dragging sand everywhere!
	2 (29%)
	Whats a flip flop?
	0 (0%)
	I like the name...never wore a pair
	0 (0%)
	Flipflops are for the 1%!
	0 (0%)
	We need to start a flipflop movement with Global Warming!
	0 (0%)
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[IcyPeas]

1. they don't stay on my feet.... never have.

also, the noise bothers me (not on other people)

[yuiyoshida]

2. I live in them at home

rarely wear them outside, unless I go to a beach..than I track sand everywhere

[Tobin S.]

9. I can't keep them on my feet either.

[irisblue]

3. Tevas work better for me

[Skittles]

4. I absolutely detest them

I don't care if you put diamonds on the damned things, they are SHOWER SHOES; yes INDEED

[surrealAmerican]

5. other:

They're fine for walking half a block to the beach, but uncomfortable for anything more.

[femmocrat]

6. I would wear them if I had cute feet like those in the photo!

No one wants to see my naked feet.

[OriginalGeek]

15. lol, my comfort far outweighs

my worry for other people's viewing displeasure.

then again, I have narrow, angelic beautiful feet. I've been known to go with my wife to get a pedicure because if I went without her the ladies would try to steal me.

[nadine_mn]

38. awww - my husband has hobbit feet

they really shouldn't be seen by anyone...lol. Here's to your beautiful tootsies!

[kentauros]

7. I prefer espadrilles.

And I can wear them all year

[Chellee]

8. I despise them.

I don't think they look good, not even the fancy ones. I detest the Fwap Fwap Fwap sound they make. I can't stand the feel of that little thing between my toes. And every step I take in them, it feels like someone is hitting my heel with a shoe. I wouldn't wear them if you paid me.

YMMV

[nadine_mn]

39. ^^ +1000

I hear ya on this

[TeamPooka]

43. this

[Xipe Totec]

10. Huaraches

[bigwillq]

11. I can't stand flip flops

Unless at the pool or beach. They have no place in public besides that, imo.

[IcyPeas]

12. And some people actually

Drive with these things on their feet. 👡 👡

[TeamPooka]

44. or ride a bike. just no

[Orrex]

13. All of the world's ills would vanish if we got rid of flip flops

Horrible, horrible things, except perhaps when used in some sort of communal washing facility.

Any reasonable society would have outlawed these hideous insults decades ago.

[OriginalGeek]

14. my flip-flops have leather uppers

and arch support in the sole and have lasted for several years now

But I live in Florida and wear them everywhere, almost year-round, when not dressed for work. (Except theme parks. I have a pair of gold-cup top-siders for that much walking)

Mine look a lot like this:

[yuiyoshida]

16. I blew out my flipflop and bought a pair

that look like those. very comfortable, to lounge about with. Not good for hiking or outdoor use unless you are at the beach.

[OriginalGeek]

19. I love how easy they are to put on and off

I drive in them just fine. I will go to the grocery store, mall, movies, out to eat anywhere I'd wear shorts and t-shirt to (If I'm going some place fancy enough to get dressed up I'll wear dressy shoes).

I do not wear them to concerts as I generally go to shows where open toes will get smashed and flips will get flopped.

My friend wears his flip-flops with his kilt but I don't do that. I like the kilt hose/dress boot look when I wear my kilt.

I used to be like all the folks who don't like the look of their feet or hate things between your toes..I'm a native Floridian but I grew up in Dallas and never owned an open-toe shoe until I'd lived back in Florida for almost 30 years. I finally gave in and tried a pair and it took about a day to get used to them and all the advantages quickly overwhelmed all my previous doubts.

y'all can pry my flip flops from my cold, dead toes.

[yuiyoshida]

20. I have a pair of Japanese geta but they look better

as a display than on my feet. I would prefer that sandal than to wear the geta.

[nadine_mn]

40. Oh dear that is a sprained ankle waiting to happen for me

beautiful, but not with my clodhoppers

[TexasBushwhacker]

30. Yeah, I don't like the cheap rubber ones

Mine have a leather footbed and my toes can grip them so they stay on.

[Jamaal510]

17. Open-toed

shoes aren't my style. It's sneakers or nothing for me.

[yuiyoshida]

18. if you ever visit a place like this...

an open toe sandal will be perfect to wear....

[GoneOffShore]

21. Espadrilles - Never flops.

And uncomfy because you're always aware of that 'thing' between your toes.

[Boxerfan]

22. Death traps for toes....

One false step & you loose the big nail on your toe-twice in one summer & never again.

Made the mistake of kicking a "rotted" board with open toe sandals-split my toe right open....


Footwear in my world is for protection-style has zero to do with it.

[Kali]

23. they are my winter shoes

I mostly go barefoot the rest of the year.

[LWolf]

24. I like them

but they don't provide enough support for my ankles, which roll too easily, so I don't often wear them.

[Auggie]

25. Don't like them. Prefer theses instead:

[yuiyoshida]

26. seen those...are those slippers?

what do you call those?

[Auggie]

27. I guess you call them sandals ...

they're rubber and seem to last forever. I wear them year round.

Flip flops: I never liked the feeling of that rubber thing between the toes. Sandals feel more secure on the foot too.

[yuiyoshida]

28. Those are okay for forward movement

but heading backward they slip off so easy. A good sandal should be snug on your foot!

[trueblue2007]

29. when i was a kid .... we called them THONGS !!!!!!!!

[yuiyoshida]

34. These are also called THONGS

[pinboy3niner]

41. Another name for them was Zorries. nt

[whistler162]

31. Sometimes for them sometimes against

[cagefreesoylentgreen]

32. Never liked flip flops

I hate the feeling of something between my toes. I picked up a pair of these from Zappos recently though. They're comfy enough for the gym even.

[yuiyoshida]

36. Those look cool

but not on my feet, those are for guys!

[nadine_mn]

42. As a woman with big feet and no grace, the men's sandals are perfect for me

I have size 10 feet and no sense of balance, have broken both ankles at one point or another. The men's sandals are great. Women's sandals are either too flimsy, have some type of heel, or too narrow.

To each their own, but no good can come from me tottering around on anything with even a hint of a heel.

[pintobean]

33. Old Navy had their $1 a pair sale today.

I splurged and bought four pairs.

[yuiyoshida]

35. GOOD FOR YOU

Pinto!!

[nadine_mn]

37. Hate them - much prefer going barefoot

that thong between the big toe hurts...and I usually end up tripping - so haven't worn them since I was a young 'un.

[sarcasmo]

45. Prefer my sandals, more support.

[shanti]

46. back in the day in 60-70's soCal

we called them thongs or zoris, but thong has taken on a whole new meaning, so flipflops it is! as a teen, i lived in rubber thongs, it was kind of a surfer girl look then. i remember the japanese straw flipflops with the velvet straps too - they were popular.



now, i keep one pair of rubber thongs to wear to the mailbox as i'm barefoot indoors in the summer. have to keep them hidden from one of my cats tho, as he has a chewing problem and destroys anything rubberlike.

i'm mostly a birki girl, but still love my bernardo sandals in the summer. they are classic.

[yuiyoshida]

47. Thanks for sharing :)

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OMG! I just realized i have a pair of those!!


staw zori sandals. My Parents brought me a pair from Nihonmachi aka Japantown about a year or so ago! I forgot I had them, with all my shoes in the closet!

[IronLionZion]

48. For beach/pool only

but they are impractical for walking around with the flip flop sound and exposed toes. I'd rather wear some birkenstocks or sneakers.

https://www.buzzfeed.com/erinlarosa/22-important-reasons-why-no-one-should-ever-wear-flip-flops?utm_term=.urqR13K2Vj#.xxpyambr2M

http://www.bustle.com/articles/82731-13-things-that-people-who-hate-flip-flops-will-understand-since-theyre-basically-feet-mullets

[yuiyoshida]

49. That Person writing for Buzzfeed has

a negative obsession for Flip Flops, she should JUST stop writing about her hatred. Just because SHE has fallen on her face, and ruined her nose, doesn't mean the rest of us have... she needs to get over it!