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"Prepare yourself for sticker shock if you&amp;#x27;re used to spending $2 on Old Navy flip flops that last all summer, like I am: The world&amp;#x27;s most expensive beach sandals have just hit the market, and they go for a ridiculously budget-busting $18,000. Of course, there&amp;#x27;s more to these thongs that just a little bit of rubber, according to Mogulite. Environmentally-conscious footwear company Chipkos has partnered with Los Angeles artist David Palmer to create &amp;quot;the world&amp;#x27;s most expensive flip flops,&amp;quot; and the purchase of each pair guarantees the protection and preservation of 100,000 square feet of endangered rainforest land in Costa Rica. They&amp;#x27;re also one-of-a-kind, painted by hand, with six grams of 18-carat eco-friendly gold, and come with a mahogany display case, a meet-and-greet with the artist, and a two-night stay at a Beverly Hills hotel. Not in the market for a pair of flip flops that cost half the average American household&amp;#x27;s yearly income? Don&amp;#x27;t worry, Chipkos has a standard $42 pair that will protect 100 square feet of endangered rainforest land. What do you gals think of the $18,000 pair of flip flops? Pretty crazy, huh? And kinda cool, when you think about the cause! Do you consider rainforest preservation to be an important issue? How much would you be willing to fork over to see it protected? Discuss! PLUS... - Soma Intimates wants your old bras for women in need AND! - We&amp;#x27;ve found your perfect summer beach bag (and it just may help save the planet!) More Ways to Get Glamour: Chat with celebs, VIP fashion stars, beauty pros and more on our Facebook page! Visit Facebook.com/glamour for this month&amp;amp;#8217;s schedule Get the latest fashion updates via Twitter on @glamour_fashion Check out our chic Tumblr! Read Glamour magazine on your iPad&amp;amp;#8212;print subscribers, it&amp;amp;#8217;s now part of your subscription plan! Like freebies? Enter the latest Glamour sweepstakes! Sign up for our fashion and beauty newsletters to get easy style tips (it&amp;#x27;ll make your inbox 10x sexier, we promise). And, did you know you can read glamour.com on your smart phone?! It&amp;amp;#8217;s the ultimate boredom buster. Want even more STF? Follow us on Twitter! Latest Tweets!Follow us on Twitter!jQuery(&amp;quot;.blog-tweets&amp;quot;).tweet({username:[&amp;quot;glamour_fashion&amp;quot;,&amp;quot;cindi_leive&amp;quot;], count: 3}); "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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