text: These are no better than you can buy at any discount store.  The quality is okay but they fit poorly and are too long in front.  I trip when I wear them and would never buy another pair.  I would normally buy Merrell but their quality has certainly gone downhill.  The last pair of Merrell filp-flops I bought were pricey and the inner soles wore out in just a month.  Another pair I bought lasted only a month when the strap broke.  Don't know what brand to buy.