Toe post sandals - ouch!

Bogof_Babe

I find that the ones with wider top straps are much more comfy than those with little narrow bands over the foot. Also the lighter weight the shoes are, the less "drag" it involves when walking in them.

I'm a novice too but determined to get the hang of them this year, and the above tips seem to help.

noonesperfect

Ms_Chocaholic wrote: »

You lot are weird

Only joking, I have no problems wearing sandals with bits between my toes, in fact I like things pushed between them :eek: (if I'm sat on a chair with thin metal legs, it's a lovely feeling to put it between my big and next toe) - and I said you lot are weird :rotfl:

What are the fit flops like, I've heard about them but do they really do what they say they do

I don't mind the feeling between my toes it's the rubbing and bruised feeling that get to me!!
I don't know if they do all they say they do - there's mixed stories about them but you can defo feel you butt and hamstring muscles later if you've done a bit of wallking in them.
These are like the ones I bought
http://www.cloggs.co.uk/invt/6194

lostinrates

I can wear leather ones but not the plastic ones. Like OP describes I get a bruised and tender feeling. Never been able to wear them until a friend persuaded by to try some with a softer suede post, and that was easier, and now I can tolerate soft leather, but plastic is unbearable.

SparkyG

Try surgical spirit applied a few times a day to the affected area. I always use it when going into sandals at the start of the summer to toughen up my feet after they have 'gone soft' being covered up all winter!:D

I'm thinking of buying Fit Flops, so would be interested to know how you get on. I'm more than a little worried about wasting my money if I can't get used to them:eek:

anguk

Bogof_Babe wrote: »

I find that the ones with wider top straps are much more comfy than those with little narrow bands over the foot. Also the lighter weight the shoes are, the less "drag" it involves when walking in them.

I'm a novice too but determined to get the hang of them this year, and the above tips seem to help.

I'm the same, I can't wear the ones with a narrow strap but I got some from Millets last year that have a wide strap that's quite high on the foot. I find with those the strap holds the flipflop on your foot rather than the pressure being put on the toepost. They're also a nice soft suede.

I got them for £5 in the sale last year and they're so comfy I'm even willing to pay full price for a new pair! :eek:

noonesperfect

Mmmm I think it's the strap not the toe post itself thats rubbing.

MrsE_2

I love all the pretty toe posts & wish I could wear them, but I never could,

tessie_bear

i love toeposts and have about 30 pairs...i think if any shoe rubs u need to put them on again until your feet get used to them...id try again although its hard when your feet are sore but im sure it will get better...could u try a well placed plaster

VickyA_2

I have a pair of Birkenstocks with a toe-post, which I bought last year. I too had never been able to wear this sort of sandal before.... until now! They really are (for me) incredibly comfortable.

Bennifred

For those asking about fitflops - I love mine and wear them all day long at work (and I am on my feet for a fair amount of time). I find them extremely comfortable:j.

As to the toning effects they are supposed to have on bum and thighs - well that may well be true but it doesn't really show through the "padding" I'm carrying on those regions:o I do think they are worth the price though!