text: I use to swear by this style of Clarks Sandals. I have a pair that I have been wearing for the last 13 or more years. I was only shopping for replacements because the velcro on my current shoes is falling apart.<br /><br />When I got the new shoes, I was bummed to find that Clarks had &#34;shortened&#34; the length of the velcro on the straps that go over the toes and over the top of the foot. I have LARGE feet and these short velcro straps are worthless. I can't get the strap close enough to the velcro to latch. Sadly I will return these and take my current sandals to a shoe repair shop to have new velcro added.