are flip-flops ever comfortable?

[misdee]

have been looking at sdome for this summer in a hope to stop my feet smelling like a cheese counter. but are they as uncomfortable as i remember as a kid? can anyone recommend some? even just some plain ones, or some good funky looking ones.

(i dont care if its out of style btw, i need some!!)

i second/third the birkenstock theme as well i've got some lovely pink ones that just have one strap with the buckle, that colleen (wayne rooneys girlfriend) was wearing in the papers today (although maybe that should put me off!!!!), they come in about thirty different colours and patterns and are really comfortable
they are really cheap here birkinstock
fingers crossed my link worked!

hey, tamum,

why do laydees do that ? It's so erm.... POINTLESS.

Excellent link on the birks, ta muchly...I'm offto thrash the credit card!!!!

I had no choice but to buy flip flops when i was in thailand, and the first few days were painful, but i live in them now.

My mother has a complete shoe fetish, at least 75 pairs, but lives in FF. you can always here her coming and stop doing what you shouldn't be doing. GOD I do not sound 31

She says - I think she is probably the oracle on all thing flip floppy - platic between the toes are a nightmare - coz your feet sweat, and leather between the toes is the best coz it shpes to your feet.

And I would love a pair of birkenstocks, but radio 4 is already my listening preference, and I fear for my sanity if I take the next step into Middleade

Please tell me I will still be the same street cred mum I want to be if I sucumb

have just ordered a silver pair

so a good pair of flips flops must be leather between the toes? might get a pair of birkenstocks as well.

girrafeski- where did you pick those from they're fabulous, did you get them off the web? please, please, please say yes!!!

was looking at these ones

Misdee,

according to the GURU aka mum. yes. leather, I ordered a lovely pair from next, and DS took one look at them and said you look like Gran straight back to next I am afraid, and I really liked them.

Misdee,

according to the GURU aka mum. yes. leather, I ordered a lovely pair from next, and DS took one look at them and said you look like Gran straight back to next I am afraid, and I really liked them.

Bgger. Double Bl*dy post

my flip flops are red rubber and cost 33p!

Will you use them as a smelly paddle when they fall apart, Lou ?

Someone might pay extra for the whiff, IYSWIM.

yes!

ha!

Well, you haven't denied it.

Delicate imprint of your plates in the rubber, turned to face down, of course.

Flip flops give me the heeby jeebies. Nasty 'between the toes' sensation. Birks rule. Wear them all year.

I would not recommend them, however, for camel rides as you need to put your toes into 'monkey grip' mode for fear of losing the shoes as they float around. Trust me, it's not nice.

not likely to go near a camel

We had a camel ride on our honeymoon. Was great fun and fabuloulsy uncomfortable. It was in Petra, Jordan. We'd been in Israel for our wedding as dw's granny was too ill to travel and they were very close, so we had it there. (Plus it was warm, and outdoors and cheaper than the UK, and made a massive holiday for all).

It's just like a donkey only slightly higher misdee.

Slightly higher, slightly more wobbly, and slightly more likely to give you whiplash when it stands up, you mean, H2D ...