text: I bought these same flip flops (same name, model name) last year in a retail store.  It seems Fila has changed the design, because when they came in the mail (Same size I originally bought) they were completely different - the straps on the new shoe are shiny, the padding on the base was slightly different, and the soles are hard and plastic, not the rubber soles I had on the original shoe.  Very strange the differences.  I don't blame the seller from Amazon at all - delivery was onetime, and packaging was pristine, with labels on from Fila, etc.  Again, just seems the design has changed to a cheaper, less appealing version.  Disappointing, because the originals lasted me two solid summers f wearing them EVERY day even for very long walks, but they started to rip. They were the only flip flop I could wear comfortably.  These new ones are not nearly as good, but they were cheap and not worth the trouble of returning.