I bought these as a last minute "must-have" item before I left for our honeymoon in the mayan riveria. I love these flip-flops. The strapes are made out of soft rubber and the pads of the flip flops are a squishy foam and very soft as well. I never had a problem wearing them the entire week in mexico. I bought them cause my sister-in-law had a pair of black ones and they look cute on her. These are really comfortable and I recommend them, but its the price point that may be a bit too much( b/c they are only flip flops) for the average buyer.