10 Reasons You Should Never, Ever Wear Flip-Flops

[wannabe]

They can have my flip flops when they peel them off of my cold, dead body.

[cinderbella]

Idgaf.

Flippy flops for life.

[sofamonkey]

You cannot take away my Hawaiian work boots!!

[rupertpenny]

Whatever. I will never stop wearing flip flops.

[tinybride]

I live in Florida, we are at the beach a lot...and I'm pregnant. My flip flops are going nowhere. I live in flip flops.

[lime]

Apr 20, 2015 22:04:56 GMT -5 @pnkbride said:

 Here's why you should reserve your flip-flops for the beach, pool, spa, and shared showers — and keep your feet out of them, otherwise, according to Dr. Jackie Sutera, DPM, a podiatrist and spokesperson for the American Podiatric Medical Association.

1. They expose your feet to bacteria, viral, and fungal infections. 

Because beaches and community pools NEVER EVER have bacteria. 

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Rebuttal:

1. I'm lazy.

[lulu13]

I'm not giving them up!!

[sofamonkey]

Apr 20, 2015 22:06:51 GMT -5 happywife said:

Wut.  I live in SoCal, I've worn flip flops every day of my life for almost 40 years and nothing has ever happened.

Same,except change SoCal to Seattle. Lol. Erryday!!!

[aussiecrush]

Where is the no regrets chicken and a "look at all the fucks I give" gif when you need them?

[underwaterrhymes]

LOL. I'd like to know how flip flops exactly go about exasperating bunions. Do they act really annoying?

[bugandbibs]

Slippers for life. Haters to the left.

[lime]

Apr 20, 2015 22:09:42 GMT -5 aussiecrush said:

Where is the no regrets chicken and a "look at all the fucks I give" gif when you need them?

Good call, Aussie. 

[Ohhmm(bligo)]

Apr 20, 2015 22:09:42 GMT -5 aussiecrush said:

Where is the no regrets chicken and a "look at all the fucks I give" gif when you need them?

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Cosmopolitan is bullshit

[agnes]

My flip flops have more arch support than the rest of my shoes. Also, leather or fabric flip flops have never given me blisters and have no BPA or latex in them.

Flip flops fo lyfe.

[sofamonkey]

Wait, this was Cosmo? Where was the part about giving a killer blow job with your flip flops??

[underwaterrhymes]

Apr 20, 2015 22:11:27 GMT -5 RexManningDay said:

Oh, this was in Cosmo?

Lol. Sorry if I question your science, Cosmopolitan. Tell me again how to fit ice cubes AND balls in my mouth at the same time. Then who cares if I have hammer toes and athlete's foot??

I'm not putting too much faith in an article where the authors / editors confuse exacerbate with exasperate anyway. But, yeah. Cosmo is a piece of shit publication for so many reasons, not the least of which is their insistence that humming wih a ballsack and Altoid in my mouth is going to blow my SO's mind.

[lostrn]

I hate to be a downer but my flip flops really made my bunion worse on my right foot last summer. Now my 2nd toe is starting to curve funny, my bunion is worse and my range of motion in my toes is worse. I have no choice but to blame my $80 vionics. The cheap ones from target never fucked up my feet like that.

[nannersp]

No way, man. Flip-flops forever!

[slcjess]

I dare them to try a pair of sanuk flips. They will recant every word of this article. every word!!

[CurlyQ284]

I went to Disney for a week in summer when I was 20 weeks pregnant armed with a variety of shoes. My thick foam flip flops win at life. Zero pain or any issues at all. I can't wear those super thin plastic strap ones but my thick foam, fabric strap ones are amazing.

[anyastroud]

Apr 20, 2015 22:06:16 GMT -5 wannabe said:

They can have my flip flops when they peel them off of my cold, dead body.

This. Hell I only wear them when I have to. It's the next best thing to bare feet.

[rupertpenny]

Apr 20, 2015 22:58:17 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

Funny, in school we only talked about the dangers of espadrilles, not flip flops.
So, I refuse to listen to these shenanigans.

What are the dangers of espadrilles?

[joenali]

Meh. I already have hammertoes, and they don't hurt. So I will still wear my flip flops.

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Apr 20, 2015 23:14:36 GMT -5 Queen Dick, Hibernating Bear said:

Apr 20, 2015 23:11:41 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

What are the dangers of espadrilles?

Yes, and you talked about them in school? 

She knows shoe design.

No joke.

I trust @kirkette's shoe recommendations 100%.  She has yet to fail me.

[pantsparty]

Apr 20, 2015 22:06:51 GMT -5 happywife said:

Wut.  I live in SoCal, I've worn flip flops every day of my life for almost 40 years and nothing has ever happened.

Well, you do smoke a lot of pot.

Can you prove that's not because of the flip flops?

[rupertpenny]

Apr 20, 2015 23:20:31 GMT -5 @kirkette said:

Apr 20, 2015 23:11:41 GMT -5 rupertpenny said:

What are the dangers of espadrilles?

Not necessarily the flats, but the wedges. The instability of your foot when walking, the increased likelihood of tripping and rolling your ankles because your foot placement is off balanced, and the damage to your feet and ankles over time. 

Ok, I was thinking flat espadrilles. Wedges make more sense. The only danger of wearing flat espadrilles is looking like every single fashion blogger or instagrammer with their insanely expensive Chanel espadrilles. 

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Apr 20, 2015 23:22:55 GMT -5 Queen Dick, Hibernating Bear said:

Apr 20, 2015 23:18:48 GMT -5 @misoangry said:

She knows shoe design.

No joke.

I trust @kirkette's shoe recommendations 100%.  She has yet to fail me.

Ah yes, one of her 5 degrees. lol

It actually is!

[MrsAxilla]

Almost all of these are spot on for me. I once went barefoot at a music festie because my flip flops tore the inside of my toes up (I was not the only one, either)

#birksforlyfe