Although I tried on some reef sandals at a beach shop near my home, these online were not as comfortable and made the space between my big toe and index toe raw... they have not been broken in yet so I a guessing that I am going to need to get them wet before they finally give me some comfort.  Nice style though, and they arrived when expected but not that comfortable yet.  I guess I would give another chance if I knew that they would be a little more comfortable.