I spent at least $1,000 on Fit Flop shoes, sneakers and flip flops over the past 5 years and I have to say I give up on their brand. I have plantar fasciitis and my arch tends to go flat if I don't have shoes that support it. That's why I went with that brand, but every pair of Fit Flops I have, the strap breaks off from the shoe after one year. I wear them almost everyday for 1 year because I live in So Cal. and work from home. So I can tell you they last 1 year and then they are worthless. Not for $150 a pair.

So I tried Skechers because I love my sneakers from them. I've got about 6 pairs. It was time to try a new brand of flip flops. I bought this one in black and I'm buying one in pink now and at first they were very tight. After 7 days of wearing them, the tightness wore off and now they fit great. My back foot was hanging off a bit but now they fit right because the front loosened.

I have to say, they suuuuureee do squeak a lot, so my dogs and cats hear me coming now so I can't catch them in the act of doing something ;) but the rubber is different than any other flip flop I've had. It's like they are waterproof and squishy--squishy comfy in a great way!

I now have a bad back and I realized part of the major chronic pain was from my Fit Flops, too. They were too tall in the back, even though they weren't that tall at all. THESE are PERFECT. They have fantastic padding but they aren't tall in the back. This particular model of flip flop has significantly reduced my back pain.

BUT, I bought another Skecher flip flop&nbsp;<a data-hook="product-link-linked" class="a-link-normal" href="/Skechers-Go-Walk-3-Fiji-Womens-Slide-Sandals-White-Gray-9/dp/B015SGC98G/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_rvw_txt?ie=UTF8">Skechers Go Walk 3 Fiji Womens Slide Sandals White/Gray 9</a>&nbsp;in gray that is gorgeous but it hurt my back so badly because it doesn't go all the way across with support. It cuts out in the middle (you can see where the arch is there is no support under the foot there underneath) and I can't wear them because of it. Such a shame, too. One flip flop on this model wasn't right. My foot went higher up to the top and the other side pinched my foot and left a sore in a couple days. No thanks.

These are my personal new favorite. I love the squishy, comfy feel and they are great after breaking them in after 7 days of daily wear. I even wore them to mow my lawn! I just let my landscaper go and thought I'd give it a whirl. I wear a size 9 and after I broke them in, they fit exactly where a size 9 should. I have wide front feed and they are great. I had some marks on my feet the first week breaking them in, but no pinching on these. I'm looking forward to getting pink and I highly recommend them.