Bought these for a trip and was pleasantly surprised with how much I liked them.  I had tried a pair on in store before, but I have hideous feet (think short and wide and attached to cankles) that just didn't look right in the shoe.  I ordered them for lack of time and lack of comfortable sandals in my closet, and they ended up being great.  The sandal itself looks great on, even with my less than beautiful feet, and can be dressed up or down. The strap between my toes was not painful, the other straps were all soft and comfortable, and my foot did not sweat or slip against the yoga mat foot bed.  My only issue is that they never dry once you get them wet.  I wore them in to the water at the beach for less than 30 seconds, and they didn't dry for days.  This made them kind of gross to wear, as water was squishing up between my toes and my foot began to slip against the shoe. I ended up taking my chances and throwing them in the dryer, which worked well.  Now I know to only wear these when my feet will be staying completely dry.