<p>I'll never give up the Birkenstocks; most comfortable sandals I've worn. Also, I hate the little thing that goes between the toes on thong sandals.</p>
<p>I bought Rainbows for school in SoCal, figuring they'd be better cause they last so long. The first day I was there I walked pretty far in them and they KILLED my feet. I've hardly worn them since and so have yet to break them in. Instead I wear my very cheap Old Navy sandals, which are always comfortable. You can wear them down really easily though.</p>
<p>Perhaps I should start trying to break in my Rainbows again... But, ow. The pain.</p>
<p>Quiksilver are good. You can get leather, but that's your choice. I once tried my friend's Rainbow sandals to take a walk to the park, and I barely made it back to his house. My feet hurt so much that day, I personally wouldn't call them sandals. I have a Banana Republic one, but I use my Reef ones more. They are really comfy.</p>
<p>rainbows have tons of different colors but the tan and brown and black ones are the most popular</p>
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Quiksilver are good. You can get leather, but that's your choice. I once tried my friend's Rainbow sandals to take a walk to the park, and I barely made it back to his house. My feet hurt so much that day, I personally wouldn't call them sandals. I have a Banana Republic one, but I use my Reef ones more. They are really comfy.
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<p>I'm also comfy but you can't wear me!!!!!!!!!!!!!</p>
<p>theres these reef sandals that ive seen that have a bottle opener in them. like underneath them. weird/cool. but rainbows are still the best!</p>
<p>Abercrombie and birkenstocks pretty much rock my socks!!!</p>
<p>basically, light tan suede thick strap rainbows are the default shoe for southern californians. you can even wear em in december in upstate new york as i have recently been glad to have found.</p>
<p><em>isn't it a little bit boring that everyone looks the same?</em></p>
<p>I was wondering when someone would bring that up. Sometimes (especially in the summer), I feel like I'm the only person who doesn't wear flip flops at my college...</p>
<p>if you want some sandals that will last a longtime i recommend ralph laurens Lolland Sandal's there made well and there on sale right now <a href="http://www.polo.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2167976&cp=&origkw=sandal&kw=sandal&parentPage=search%5B/url%5D">http://www.polo.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2167976&cp=&origkw=sandal&kw=sandal&parentPage=search</a>
saving a 150 bucks not too bad EDIT: oh i just saw its only one size oh well im sure youll be able to find them in ralph lauren stores.</p>
<p>j crew makes great flip flops but these sandals <a href="http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod68395441&catId=cat130083%5B/url%5D">http://www.jcrew.com/catalog/product.jhtml?id=prod68395441&catId=cat130083</a> dont look too bad either</p>
<p>maybe it's time to wear real shoes. sandals are strictly for beach and showerroom.</p>
<p>I lived in Southern CA all my life. Rainbows are definitely the most popular, but they're way expensive. I usually wore Old Navy flip flops. Cheap (2 for $5 in the summer), and they're comfortable enough for me. But then, I usually wore closed toed shoes. (Though some of my friends wore flip flops year round.)</p>
<p>By the way, the term is usually flip flops, not thongs, at least in CA. The term thongs usually brings underwear to people's minds. ;)</p>
<p>I had no idea sandals had such a following.</p>
<p>Where are you from? I'm in Texas now, and I'm noticing that the use of sandals here is much less than where I was in CA. And even though it makes sense in the winter - even Texan winters are colder than Southern Californian winters - its even somewhat true in the summer.</p>
<p>I guess in a way, the stereotypes of people from southern CA that say we're all surfers/beach people is right... ;)</p>
<p>Wish I lived somewhere wher sandals in december would be possilbe</p>
<p>It is possible in SoCal, bmulez. ;)</p>
<p>Quite possible in Houston at the moment. It's 63 degrees and muggy outside.</p>
<p>Rainbows are nice, if you want to be the trendy kid who follows what everyone else is doing.</p>
<p>Ocean Minded sandals are similar and have a little more cushion in them, for about the same price </p>
<p>and reef sandals are probably the softest with a nice feel to them, great if you are one of those kids who needs to wear sandals to the shower cuz ur paranoid, </p>
<p>because they are rubber and stay grippy while the leather rainbow and ocean minded sandals get slippery and dangerous</p>
<p>.."popular guy's sandles"...become sociable and whatever you wear will be "popular"</p>