I love these flip flops. They are a little costlier than most flip flops but they are very solidly made and super comfortable to wear. The soles are firm but cushiony and bouncy at the same time. I can't wait for warmer weather to wear mine again. I like getting a pretty pedicure then wearing them with something comfy and cool for the warmer days. I've bought a couple of the straps but its a lot of fun to make your own too. I never thought I'd be a "shoe designer"! My local fabric store sells the same width of velcro as these straps by the yard. I buy the side of velcro that fits onto the sandal, sew it into the same shape as my other straps and then have alot of fun decorating (you might need a heavy duty needle for your machine). You can sew on ribbons, trims, buttons, shells, fabric, beads. Whatever you can imagine. My teenage granddaughter and I each have a pair and she LOVES the straps I create for her. I've made her one pair with rhinestone trim and another with peace sign ribbons. Her friends are always asking where they can get the same flip flops and they think she has several pair! We each have about 4 different strap looks right now but I have a bag of fabric, ribbons and buttons I'll be getting to work on after the holidays so we'll have several more by spring. The sandals are so well made I expect they'll last a few years. When they do wear out I'll get more cause we can't let all these straps go to waste. The price is worth being able to wear so many styles really comfortably.