I didn't have high hopes for these shoes when I read the reviews but they have been a lifesaver for me! I just got back from the beach and all my friends had to leave because the beach was too rocky but I didn't! I would step on the rocks and feel nothing. Also when I washed the sand off the shoes I thought the sand would get into the shoes but no, as soon as I washed them all the sand came out. During the pool, I got in and out without worrying about where my sandals were.