I received these gorgeous dark red little sandals a few days ago and finally it's in the 80s here and I got my first chance to wear them today.  I bought them specifically to wear to the salon for my pedicures - which is probably the only time I will wear them.

I wore them out to the grocery store for a couple of hours and the tops of my feet are rubbed red.  The leather is not lined and as a result, the roughness of the joined or glued leather rubs the skin on the top of my feet.  I expect I can fix it with fabric medical tape.  However, at $85 I would expect much better from Merrell.  The only thing I was worried about with this shoe was the toe thong.

I have worn Merrell shoes for years (and rarely other brands) and have several pairs of the Sundew and the sandal style before that one.  This is only the second Merrell shoe that I will not recommend in 10 years.  I should have just bought rubber flip flops for pedicures.  All boxes and wrappings were disposed of last week or I would definitely consider sending these back.