While my girlfriend and I were in Whole Foods to buy some $7 ginger snaps, I spotted some Feelgoodz flip flops. I've been keeping my eye out for some sandals for awhile. As you can see in the above photo, my leather Banana Republic sandals are starting to wear out after hard use for about 5 years. They are mostly superglue and gorilla glue right now but I love seeing the rich finish of the leather as it breaks in. Still, I decided I needed some sandals to wear in wet conditions. I had been looking for $8 (on sale) Havianas and have been avoiding the cheap eva sandals made in china and available everywhere.The Feelgoodz (dont like the name) cost me $20, are all rubber, and made in Thailand. They are supposed to be environmental and biodegradable. The company says you can bury them in the ground when you are done with them. Hmmm....I wonder if biodegradable means they wont last very long but we shall see. The construction is typical flip flop, with the straps pushed through the sole and seated flush. I have some doubts about this construction but I am also hard on my sandals, wearing them everywhere and using for all activities.
They are very comfortable although on my first long walk there was a little rubbing on the strap, but I think they will break in nicely. I still like leather sandals but this should do well for the beach. On a side note I'm falling a little out of love with my Vibram Five Fingers, but I have not run in the woods with them yet so I may change my mind. I plan to keep my leather ones around and maybe even resole them.
