Nice and soft right out of the box. Strap is a bit tight. I wear about a size 12 shoe but was glad I ordered a size 13 sandal, I wouldn't want these any smaller. I wonder if a size 14 would be too big?

I'm hoping these last forever. I seem to recall buying "thongs" as we called them at the market when I was a kid -- they cost a dollar and lasted until we outgrew them. Now I find myself spending twenty bucks on a pair.

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Six months later: well, the strap finally loosened up a bit. In fact, it went from too tight to too loose in about a week. These are on the way out, I can't see how to tighten the strap, which had been too tight since I got them. For the money, I'm not real impressed. I was just going to recollect the old sandals we'd buy at the market when I was a kid but I see I'd already mentioned that in my initial review.

Shoes like this that cost this much ought to last longer than six months, you know what I mean?