Must...stop...buying...flipflops!!

[Buttercup]

It happened again last evening. A pretty pair of flipflops, soft brown base with cream-colored straps. Affixed to each strap is a pretty row of colorful little seashells.

Internal argument ensues:

Must have.

NO. You have enough flipflops!

Go to checkout line. Pay for purchases. Wait for husband at front of store.

Meanwhile my mind turns back to those PRETTY flipflops; only 2 pairs available in my size. They'll be sold very soon!

Arrrgh!! Must have those flipflops!

Husband shows up. I hand him the bag, ask him to wait...run back to display and buy the flipflops.

But glad I did.

[LookingSkyward]

[Trebuchet]

You'll want to make some of these.

I'm old enough that I still call those "thongs". Apparently that means something else now.

[Buttercup]

You'll want to make some of these.

Oh, those hangers are cute. I might make some; sometimes I do make simple crafts.

I'm old enough that I still call those "thongs". Apparently that means something else now.

Uh yeah...I stopped using that word YEARS ago. They were called "thongs" when I was a kid.

[SeanF]

First you want to buy them, then you don't want to buy them, then you want to buy them...there should be a name for when people do that.

[Buttercup]

First you want to buy them, then you don't want to buy them, then you want to buy them...there should be a name for when people do that.

I always wanted to buy them! I just felt I shouldn't, so decided I wouldn't. Then of course I did.

Yeah, should be a name for that. Flipflopping??

[R.A.F.]

They were called "thongs" when I was a kid.

...or how about sandals?


Personally, I wear nothing but flipflops/thongs/sandals. The only time you'll catch me in shoes is for "formal" occasions, such as weddings...funerals...rock concerts.

[Swift]

Personally, I wear nothing but flipflops/thongs/sandals. The only time you'll catch me in shoes is for "formal" occasions, such as weddings...funerals...rock concerts.

That must be hard in the snow.

Rock concerts are formal occasions?

[NEOWatcher]

Yeah, should be a name for that. Flipflopping??

That's better than thonging.

...or how about sandals?

When I was a kid, the distinction between thongs and sandals was the fact that a thong was held in place between your toes, where a sandal had some kind of strap. (including if it was just a strap that you slip your toes under)

...The only time you'll catch me in shoes is for "formal" occasions, such as ...rock concerts.

Formal Rock concerts?
I guess it depends on the groups you're listening to and the atmosphere. I grew up (primarily) in the 70's, so the first image that comes to mind is a group of sandal wearing hippies at a rock concert.

[SeanF]

Personally, I wear nothing but flipflops/thongs/sandals.

Most places, you'll get arrested for that!

[Buttercup]

I also hate wearing shoes, despite having mild winters and only needing enclosed footwear about 2-1/2 months per year. But in early February I couldn't stand it; I began wearing knee-high hosiery with my flipflops (I wear dress slacks and denim, so you only see part of hosiery covering ankles and feet). Pulled the part of hosiery which covers toes out, to give enough room for flipflop stem to push between my big and 2nd toes. Some other ladies were amused (in a good way) I did that. Maybe I'll start a trend next winter. ;-p

Nearly all of my flipflops are beaded, jeweled, otherwise pretty. And they're so comfortable.

[Fazor]

I have very oddly shaped feet -- very, very high arch and so the top of my foot is also rather high. Makes wearing sandals nearly impossible. They'll only stay on if they have the back-strap, and even then, the front tends to be much longer than I need. So I found a cheap pair of Crock knock-offs and wear those. Sure, people endlessly make fun of people who wear Crocks, but they're comfy as heck and they actually work for my feet. And I can still just slide them off and on, which is the whole point of sandals and such to begin with.

[Parrothead]

"I blew out my flip-flop
stepped on a pop top
Cut my heel bad, had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on"

Couldn't help myself.

[Jim]

My wife wears flipflops a lot. Sometimes when she shouldn't.

Not long ago she wore a new pair into the den, where our dog, Brody, was sleeping on the floor. The slap-slap, slap-slap woke him up and got his attention. He watched transfixed as she walked across the room and sat down in the recliner. She settled back and crossed her legs, one flipflop dangling loosely on her raised foot.

That was too much for Brody. He rose, strectched, then walked quickly across the room and snatched the flipflop from her foot.

She got it back after a brief chase, wet but otherwise okay.

[Buttercup]

"I blew out my flip-flop
stepped on a pop top
Cut my heel bad, had to cruise on back home
But there's booze in the blender
And soon it will render
That frozen concoction that helps me hang on"

Couldn't help myself.

Lol!

That is one very bad thing about flipflops; if a strap breaks, you're out of luck. A year ago I'd just arrived at a store, and right-foot strap broke (completely) as I was getting out of car. I was already there, item I wanted close to front of store, so I scrape-hobbled into store and ignored the stares.

Now I carry an extra pair in the car...just in case.

Jim, that's a cute anecdote about Brody.

[Extravoice]

I must be the only person in the world that hates wearing flip-flops.
The whole "strap between my toes" thing annoys me to no end.

[Buttercup]

I must be the only person in the world that hates wearing flip-flops.
The whole "strap between my toes" thing annoys me to no end.

My mother as well.

[Trebuchet]

I have very oddly shaped feet -- very, very high arch and so the top of my foot is also rather high. Makes wearing sandals nearly impossible. They'll only stay on if they have the back-strap, and even then, the front tends to be much longer than I need. So I found a cheap pair of Crock knock-offs and wear those. Sure, people endlessly make fun of people who wear Crocks, but they're comfy as heck and they actually work for my feet. And I can still just slide them off and on, which is the whole point of sandals and such to begin with.

I've never worn Crocs but having spent way too much time in clinics and hospitals the past few years, I've noticed they are very popular among nurses. That's got to speak well for their comfort.

[FarmMarsNow]

It bothers me to see people skateboard and bicycle in their flip flops!

[Extravoice]

I've never worn Crocs but having spent way too much time in clinics and hospitals the past few years, I've noticed they are very popular among nurses. That's got to speak well for their comfort.

A few years ago, on a trip to Disney World, we had to take the stairs in some building because the escalator was roped off. When we got to the top of the stairs, we spotted a child-sized Crock with its front stuck in the top of the mechanism where the escalator stairs disappear. I'd bet there was quite a story behind that image.

[Trebuchet]

A few years ago, on a trip to Disney World, we had to take the stairs in some building because the escalator was roped off. When we got to the top of the stairs, we spotted a child-sized Crock with its front stuck in the top of the mechanism where the escalator stairs disappear. I'd bet there was quite a story behind that image.

There was quite a spate of children with injured feet on escalators when Crocs first came out.

[Swift]

I must be the only person in the world that hates wearing flip-flops.
The whole "strap between my toes" thing annoys me to no end.

No, one of at least two. I haven't worn them since I was a kid. The one pair of sandals I have is a more traditional leather strap type, and even those I rarely wear. When it is warm enough for sandals, I usually wear sneakers, hiking boots, or go barefoot.

[LookingSkyward]

Except for work boots, I only wear sneakers. Any time I expose more foot, I hurt myself

[HenrikOlsen]

A couple of years ago I realized that my criteria for shoes boils down to: doesn't kill my feet, allows me to walk step on unknown ground with impunity, doesn't look hideously ugly on me (so no pink, purple, mint green and/or bling (basically excludes the set Buttercut describes as pretty)), preferably cheap and strong as I'll wear them until they fall apart, then buy a new pair.

As a result the only shoes I've been wearing for the last 5 years are safety shoes from the local builders market. The one¹ exception is a pair of shoes I wear when flying to avoid the hassle steel toes shoes cause at the security check.

1) Yes, "sole" would have been the obviously word choice but I loathe puns.

[Buttercup]

I've never worn Crocs but having spent way too much time in clinics and hospitals the past few years, I've noticed they are very popular among nurses. That's got to speak well for their comfort.

Yes, a friend of my mother's is a nurse and swears by them.

To each their own, but I do NOT like Crocs; they're ugly. I actually went into a Croc outlet (mall) two weeks ago, just curious for what else they might sale. To my left, upon entering the door, are two ceiling-high towers filled with Crocs in hideous neutral shades from black to plastic tan. I thought that alone would give me nightmares that night.

The only draw are the "jewelry" one can affix to their Crocs. :-\

[TheOncomingStorm]

I thought puns were solefood for the mind.

[Fazor]

Yes, a friend of my mother's is a nurse and swears by them.

To each their own, but I do NOT like Crocs; they're ugly. I actually went into a Croc outlet (mall) two weeks ago, just curious for what else they might sale. To my left, upon entering the door, are two ceiling-high towers filled with Crocs in hideous neutral shades from black to plastic tan. I thought that alone would give me nightmares that night.

The only draw are the "jewelry" one can affix to their Crocs. :-\

Oh, even though I wear them I do think they're ugly (well, I wouldn't say, "ugly," but rather, "silly looking.") But getting a pair was one of those milestone moments where I realized that functionality and convenience more than trump looks.

[R.A.F.]

That must be hard in the snow.

You just have to be careful about your center of mass so as not to slip.

...and I guess it's a tad eccentric, but I've also been known to wear short pants in the snow.

Rock concerts are formal occasions?

I take my rock concerts very seriously...actually, I wear shoes at concerts so my toes won't get stepped on.

[TheOncomingStorm]

Buttercup

Everytime you so flipflops you must think "these are not the shoes I am looking for".

[TJMac]

I must be the only person in the world that hates wearing flip-flops.
The whole "strap between my toes" thing annoys me to no end.

+1

I wear sandals all summer long, except at work, but that, um, thong that goes in between.... No, don't like it at all.

TJ