TL;DR, there is a seam inside of the sandals that can break the skin and/or cause blisters on your toe(s) while wearing the Dozer 4 Hybrid sandals.

I owned a pair of Teva sandals, similar to&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Teva-Men-s-Hurricane-XLT-Sandal-Wavy-Trail-Insignia-Blue-10-M-US/dp/B0084FL45S/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Teva Men's Hurricane XLT Sandal,Wavy Trail/Insignia Blue,10 M US</a>, for years and really enjoyed them. I would go hiking, walking through streams and small rivers, and wore them as the primary daily footwear of summer. When I told my wife that I wanted to purchase a replacement pair of Teva sandals and showed her what I was considering to purchase she told me that I should have a more closed toe sandal for walking around the city and going to the beach. Reluctantly I purchased the Dozer 4 Hybrid as my new pair of Teva sandals, which has been over a year and a half ago.

The first day I wore these they felt great and didn't think I'd even need to break them in.
The next time I wore the Dozer 4 Hybrid sandals we went to the beach. I thought that I would take our 16 month old, at the time, into the water at the beach and let him try some wading. As we neared our apartment on the walk home from the beach I could feel a discomfort from the sandals. When I took off the Teva sandals I noticed a red spot near the first knuckle on both of my ring toes (second from the outermost toe). I waited for the redness to go down before wearing them again; however, by the time I arrived home they had caused blisters to form in the same location. I felt inside and there is a seam (see picture, which is blurry) that isn't very smooth that appears to cause this to happen to me.

I am very disappointed in this pair of Teva sandals and will definitely not be buying the Dozer 4 Hybrids again.