Regular flip flops have been causing some arch pain lately, I think because my feet can move around in them too much. So I opted to try these, thinking the extra straps would hold my foot in place better and reduce the pain. They did, so that aspect was good. But, that was the only plus. The thong between the toes is a double thick layer of rough webbing, which rubbed an absolutely horrible sore spot, even though I only did minimal walking in these (from my hotel room to the pool and back for about three days). Also, my feet are very narrowtoo narrow to hold the topmost cross strap in place. It slid up and rubbed a sore spot on my little toe. Had both of the rubbing issues on both feet. I would not buy these again