So, here's my story...I orinally purchased these flip flops at Busch Gardens in June because the flips flops I was wearing that day were KILLING my feet after only an hour of walking around the park. As soon as I slipped them on, my feet felt better AND I was able to continue the rest of the day walking around the park without sore & achy feet (which is hard to do no matter what shoes you're wearing!). After that, I wore them practically every day, but then I made the mistake of letting them lay out one day and my shoe-eating english bulldog got to them. I was so upset, especially considering the price I paid ($40 for flip flops!?!?!?....but I knew I was paying way too much buying them at a theme park...in any case it was worth it considering the pain I was in) Sooooo anyway...I was VERY upset and my precious baby bulldog got his behind spanked with the one flip-flop that was left. Immediately I began searching online to find a replacement pair and was lucky enough to find the exact same ones here at Amazon! Even though I was perturbed by the price I initially paid, I was willing to pay almost any amount to have these flip flops back - they are just that comfortable. But to my delight, they were even cheaper! In any case...moral of the story...I love love love these flip flops (and I was a borderline flip flop hater before). They are super-duper comfy and look great. I have also purchased several other pair of Reef flip flops since these, which I like, but none as much as this pair.