Right out of the box, the
sandals rubbed the underside of my ankles enough to cause blisters....but that happens to me with new
sandals pretty often. Now that those spots have callused (just a matter of getting broken in), these are absolutely my go-to water
sandals. The straps stay fastened, even in river current, and although they take longer to dry than I'd ideally like, they don't smell bad while drying, so it's no big deal. I just realized I meant to test their buoyancy at the lake yesterday, but I forgot! Anyway, very very good value to be found with these
sandals.