What's with Havaianas?

[moondog]

How are they any different to the common or garden flip flop??

i saw something in a magazine that made me think they were softer rubber or something. I'd like some.

they are very comfy - i've never had a blister - they are just must have flip flops

they are special and the hight of coolth if flip flop wearing.

They have the name written on them so people will be impressed that you spent well over the odds for 2 pieces of rubber.

Bollocks.
I could buy identical for about 15p in localBangladeshi market.

very, very comfy and soft. can walk all day in them, no sore feet. threw out all my other flip flops when I got mine.

i tried on havaianas (sp?) and they hurt! Have some super soft 'rocket dog' ones instead and they are LOVELY

and you can get teensy weensy baby ones with special heel strap that baby can't walk in butlooks good.

I agree with moondog. Total nonsense. They're made from the same rubber as all other cheapo flipflops. In fact, in Brazil they are just that...cheapo flip flops, nothing special. It's only because fashion mags have sold them to us as something cool that will turn us into Brazilian models that anyone over here is prepared to pay the outrageous price for them. Just my humble opinion!

emperor's new clothes

I did think they were total nonsense but found some on sale for far less than the usual £20 so bought them. And they were very, very comfy. The soles are definately thicker and softer than on my usual cheapo ones.
But then I lost them on the beach on my holiday .

they are of thicker, denser rubber

extremely comfortable and kinda mould to ya feet

can walk forever in em

Twenty quid!!

but but but even normal flip flops are comfortable to walk in, right?

I LOVE flip flops of all types.

Once May comes around, that is flip-flop time for me until September. I find them very comfy but not everyone does I think.

I was never able to wear flip-flops until I got some Havaianas and I find them incredibly comfortable. I still can't wear the normal type with the foam sole at all.

I have about 5 pairs that I got in Brazil for 2 quid each, they are really, really comfy. but not worth 20 quid. The first pair I bought I got in Paris in a sale for about 7 euros about 3 years ago and they are still the ones I wear most. I do love them, but wouldn't pay London prices for them.

they're CAD17, so about £9. Don't know why the UK rips off consumers so much.

Also just bought a trike for DS here, worked out to be £80 but when we lived in UK I saw the same one there for about £200.

I paid 13 euros for mine in Portugal. I love them but wouldn't pay full price in rip-off Britain.

Carmenere bought me mine.

She told me she paid a fortune for them.

Rip off prices and give me blisters!