I received these sandals and noted that some of the beads on the thong were not sewn down properly, giving the appearance of loose beads.  Took care of this with a glue gun.  The sole of one sandal had an abnormal bump which was partially solved by bending the sole into itself and then corrected more by walking.  The most overwhelming feature was the stink of plastic.  I had to move it from my closet as it stunk up my bedroom and leave it to air out for a few days before wearing.

In spite of all of the above, I did get compliments on them when I eventually wore them, so that took some of the sting away.