Customer Reviews Teva Original Universal

I've wanted a pair of Tevas with a celestial pattern for so long, a pair that wasnt as bulky as the ones meant more for hiking instead of just walking. I finally splurged and got these and I'm going to have to return them. There is no padding/cushioning inside any of the straps, which means chafing. I wore these up to the grocery one block away and back and I was already developing a blister because of the straps at the toes rubbing against the inside front of my right foot. The strap is placed so it's right against the bone and there's no way to avoid or reposition it. Instant problem. I'll either have to put something on the underside of the strap or wear a blister guard. The second problem is that these shoes have literally no traction on smooth surfaces. I've never experienced this in a Teva shoe before, not in more than 25 years of wearing them. You can slide right across tile/linoleum with no effort - I nearly slipped and fell on the way to the elevator in my building. This is just no good at all. I buy Tevas for a reason. Finally, these sandals just feel cheap. The Universal Trail is also light and feels less solid than they used to before Teva started using these new materials, but you can tell it's a good shoe, and the traction is great on smooth surfaces, plus there is the cushioning. There's just no reason to strip this shoe from the traction soles or padded straps. They're not trail shoes, but one must still walk in them, and these two flaws combine to make that a painful and even hazardous endeavor. Finally, I'm upset because I can't order other styles or any men's shoes at all with this pattern, and I can't order most women's styles in just plain black without some kind of stripe or other colour involved. This is problematic. As I said in my other review, shoes do not have a gender. I would like to order any shoe in the pattern/colour I like. But especially please make solid black an option in all women's shoes. It's unbelievably sexist not to.

I wanted to love these sandals. The footbed it comfortable, but like so many others who reviewed, the lack of an adjustable back strap was an issue. Your foot naturally works its way back while walking until your heel is practically hanging off the back of your shoe. I tried two different sizes and couldn't make either work. I do recommend ordering a size down though. I love the look of the shoe, so this was very disappointing. I hope Teva fixes this design problem because I would love to own a pair that work.

The shoe is comfortable but the color of the shoe is not at all similar to the color in the picture description. The dimensions are larger than the details.

I was really disappointed that these tevas have a blue base. It is really difficult to tell from the website that the footbed is blue, it looks to be black. They also seem to fit smaller than my last pair, I have measured them against my old pair and they seem a good half centimeter or so smaller, so almost too small for my feet now.

Great for my kayaking sport. Really lousy because the soles kept separating & shoe repair folks could not secure the sole back together w/any type of glue. When the soles separated, that was the end of the sandals. Hopefully, w/the new sole, the product will last a bit longer than &45.

I've owned the Original Universal sandals since the 80's. I love them and have always had at least a pair. I wanted to venture out so I bought these with the vibrant colors. Mistake. The sandal is obviously awesome, but the yellow color strap gets so dirty. I have to wash it after every use. Love the colors, but the yellow is just too light.

I've always loved tevas and was excited to see them come out with the old style that were always my favorite. However, the soles of these are much too hard and course, making them uncomfortable. They are so heavily textured that when I take them off after wearing them a while, the bottoms of my feet become highly sensitive. It's disappointing. I don't believe these are the kind of shoes that require to be broken in, they should be comfortable from the start. I hope they are able to be broken in because otherwise I'll really never want to wear them.

I've only heard great things about Teva so I decided to try some. I normally wear a 8.5 but didn't see any half sizes so I ordered a 9 and they seem to fit fine however I've worn them a handful of times and my foot constantly slides to the back of the shoe. This makes them uncomfortable to walk in. I've tried tightening all the adjustable straps but nothing has helped. Is this normal?? Thank you

The plastic attachment on the front outside edge of each sandal digs into my foot when I walk, making them quite uncomfortable. They are nice and light, I just wish that piece didn't dig into my foot. I can only wear them for very short periods of time.

Compared to the ones my husband recently purchased them Owens are flimsy and cheap looking. I will not be purchasing any more.

These ladies shoes are flimsy and cheap looking compared to the ones my husband bought.

I wish I could have kept these sandals since I love the design and style, but unfortunately, had to make an exchange since the straps were way too long and 2-3 inches hung off the sides of my ankles. The front strap across the toes was also too long. I ordered the same size for the original universal sandals and the straps were much better.

I don't like the original to flat Makes my knees hurt gave them to my daughter I'm send a pic of my old ones that probably have 100,000 miles on them. Help me choose similar style please