Expensive flip flops

[C-grunt]

One of the perks of living in the desert is being able to wear flip flops about 350 days a year. Ive always bought decent flip flops for about 20-25 bucks and they have served me great. However I think I want to buy the more expensive ones. Around here everyone says to go with the Rainbow brand. Anyone have experience with them? Any other brand I should look at too?

[interfan]

I also wear flip flops all the time. We're about 325 days of warm, since it starts to warm up sooner for you guys. I have wide feet that are basically natural swim fins, so my choices are limited. What I have found are these: New Balance Flip Flops

I will get a year out of them, wearing them nearly every day from spring to fall. We're very casual at work so I wear them in the office as well (as long as we don't have customers visiting). They are comfortable and sufficiently thick for summer pavement heat.

[titsonritz]

Check out Keen

[FromMyColdDeadHand]

Crocs

[lowprone]

Reef's

[elephant]

you can get you some Prada rubber flip flops for $160 or some Gucci rubber flip flops for $210

check out Hari Mari flip flops you can get at REI around $65-$75 made from leather,suede, memory foam and nylon- really comfortable

[Watrdawg]

I've got a pair of Reef's and also a pair of Sperry flip flops. I like them both but I only wear them 30-45 days a year. They both are about 4-5 years old

[Bogart]

I’m on my second pair of rainbows. Just have the plain tan original ones. I got my first pair in 9th grade and wore them til I graduated college, then retired them, so to speak, after I wore a quarter-sized hole in each heel and the area under one of my big toes. Also they were nearly turned black from use. I would say $45 for 8 years use gave me my money’s worth.

Around here, and in certain crowds, Chacos are a big deal. They’re usually over $100 but look very durable from what I’ve seen and heard from people I know who have them. I’ve considered a pair before myself.

[MountainRaven]

Combat Flip-Flops. Founded by some retired US Army Rangers who served in Afghanistan and Iraq. Stuff is generally made in countries like Afghanistan and Colombia, places that have had issues with civil wars and violence. Proceeds from the sales go to things like clearing UXO in Southeast Asia, putting Afghan girls through school, Hurricane Harvey relief, and so forth. They have t-shirts that say things like, "Proudly made in shithole countries," and, "passive-fist," and name their flip flops things like, "AK-47," "M16," and, "Floperator." (The Floperator has a couple of places on it for hook-and-loop patches and is available in MultiCam.) They also have kits for their flip-flops to allow folks with prosthetic legs wear them.

And they're pretty pro-2A (they've posted some op-eds on their blog supporting the RKBA).

Here's one of their many celebrity endorsements (from SHOT Show 2012):

[Endur]

I have a pair of Reefs I like a lot. Also used them as shower shoes when I was still in. I got them in like '09-'10 and they are still going strong. I also suggest Combat Flip Flops like Fj above, but no first hand experience with them.