What I wrote in Dec, 2012: I LOVE these shoes. I really want these shoes. They're comfortable. They're sturdy. They don't slip. They don't slide. They look nice. I paid way more for these than I normally do for flip-flops because I love them so much. But in less than 3 months, they've developed cracks all along the top edges of the foot beds which is not only unsightly, I'm afraid it's an indicator they'll split open and fall apart.

Update, August 2013: I've continue to wear these shoes and they did not continue to deteriorate. Now I'm guessing they had a bad batch of the paint/coating they put on because they're holding up quite well, just not as good looking as they were in the beginning.