This would be five stars except - as others have mentioned - there is that funny sound when you walk, of air being squished out of the padded soles.  I decided that it is pretty quiet and because I will primarily wear these around the house and for walking the dog, they were worth keeping.

I have never had a thong in this exact style before and really love how it feels and looks on my foot.  The gold interior, while not as obvious to others, gives these a really posh and exotic look.  I want to say that the red is more muted than it looks online - still very pretty, and more likely to mesh with more items in my wardrobe.

The construction also seems very solid - these do not look like they will fall apart.  I have only had them for one day of course :).

One other point - if your foot is wide, these do seem a bit narrow in the sole - my fairly average feet seem to be almost ready to spill off the sides.