Not designer flipflops . Not well kept flipflops . Not even flipflops you should wear out in the open , but flipflops that looked like they had been passed down from generation to generation , as in when they were first invented ! ! ! So much more , but I will spare you all .

OPT: 1). They ca n't remember any more details about the situation and they have decided to change the subject to conceal this; 2). Their internet is about to be shut off , so they can only write so many words before this happens; 3). They are typing on a blog that has a character limit and they do n't want to waste space talking about this; 4). They do n't want to go on and on about the relatively trivial issue and end up boring the reader;
Answer the following question: Why does the speaker decide to spare the listener the full details of the decrepit flip flops ?
4).