First, I feel compelled to say as a person who frequents Amazon - this is my honest experience. I bought a pair of these sandals for a vacation in Europe. I wore them on and off for 2 days. I developed two substantial cuts from the sandal strap on both of my feet in between my big toe and the second toe. The left foot was worse than my right. You might say, no big deal, it must have been something small. They were not huge, but they were substantial cuts. I had to use bandaid and apply ointment. Of course after this experience, the sandals became very irritable to wear and could not walk at speed. I quickly stopped. I was left very sour because I really wanted to sport a new pair of sandals for my trip