Bought for a beach trip to the Dominican Republic. A few days later the tongues on the right boot fell off. I used to have a few of these that got heavy use, no issues with tabs. The tab issue is a quality control issue on the part of the manufacturer. This shouldn't happen, at least after a few days of use. Without a manufacturing defect I would have given the shoe 5 points. Pesky tongues aside, the shoes are great for use on the plane, at the beach, and elsewhere. water activity. The sand is easy to wash out. They also look good, which is a plus in my book.