Customer Reviews Reef Fanning Leather

Great looking. But they changed the sole material, and they are less comfortable to walk in. The beer opener in the bottom is dumb.

I will start with the good part, they are very durable, which is my only complaint with reefs, I bike with them to class every day and use them for swimming and walking in saltwater, it's quite impressive. The thing I don't like about these is how annoyingly squeaky and noisy they are, I've had them for half a year now and they're just as loud as they were when I first bought them. I'm always embarrassed when I'm walking through the library at school with them. They also stink quite a bit even a month after you first get them, but I'm not sure if that's normal for the material they're made of. If you don't mind the noise I highly recommend, they are GREAT for someone looking for work sandals like on a boat.

All-around non-winter wear.

I've owned this shoe or its earlier models for over 15 years, have literally had 12 pair, and prior models received 5 Stars. This pair has changed. The inside of the strap is no longer leather. I looked all over town to see if I could find some old style and would have returned the ones purchased directly from Reef. Dillards had my old school favorites, but only up to size 10 and I need an 11. This is either the second or third time you have changed or discontinued my favorite model. It's a flip flop, there's no need to innovate.

I've loved my Reefs with the bev key for a long time but I've always gotten the BYOBs. Now that Reef doesn't make a slip on any more I bought these. The base is the same but I'm not crazy about the toe thong. It will take some getting used too.

I always wear a size 6 but these feel too big & I bought two :(

I have bought a few pairs of the Fanning, and bought the Leather Fanning a year ago because the look was phenomenal. Extremely comfortable, but should be worn when going to parties and not around the house. The style is excellent, however too much use wears them out too quickly. The leather on the inside starts to rip away after a few months, so it's best to have another pair of sandals for use around the house. PS. Whoever said to get rid of the bottle opener is nuts. The bottle opener is what sets these sandals apart from the rest. Nothing better than sitting at a party and saying "I don't need an opener. I got one right here."

I absolutely love the look of these flip-flops. However working on the docks, and using these nearly every day for only a month, they have experienced severe wear and are no longer comfortable, and hardly wearable, bottom tread is worn down by about 60% and the middle strap has come off, the padding has also flattened to where it is no longer comfortable. Should you buy these, they are not good beach sandals, as just a bit of water can ruin the front strap. I would only recommend these for limited casual wear.

So I ordered a pair of the fannings. I ordered them knowing that the leather fannings are what I wanted, but reef either doesn't offer size fifteen or doesn't have them available, going on two years now. New fannings (non leather) are garbage. Poorly made from skin irritating materials. I will be returning.

I got mine from an authorized reef seller online. This is my fourth pair of reefs over the years and the quality consecutively gets worse over the years but the price goes up. I don't know why companies think it's okay to do this to their faithful customers but it's really becoming par for the course. I guess people are just getting stupider and more accepting of junky throw away merchandise. They are also darker than advertised in the stock photos. This will most likely be my last pair of reefs. I've always said these runs about a half size bigger. I wear a 12 shoe in everything but I've always worn an 11 in reefs and I still do to this day.

Straps not flexible enough, causing lacerations to my foot.

I have really enjoyed wearing these sandals, but recently the center toe-piece came out of the base of the sandal rendering them totally useless. Very disappointed..

The sandals are comfortable and look great. This is my second pair and I've had the same issue on both. The straps pull out from the base and make them unwearable. For the cost of the sandals they should have greater durability.

Where everyday. Don't like color

LOVE THE BOTTLE OPENER BUT SIZES RUN KIND OF SMALL.

My third pair, same size same model , in the past 4 years. The most recent purchase are considerably smaller than the last.

Sole separated in less than a month. I would like to return these

Always having had a good experience with Fanning style..I had one pair for almost 7 years with no problem... well not the case I bought these a few months ago... and the strap came completely out of the sandal

Purchased in September 2019 and they have already started falling apart. Right heel has disintegrated and delaminated. Generally worn on weekends. This was my third pair of Reefs and it appears quality is declining.

They hold up in prolonged salt water. By prolonged I mean 15 minutes.