Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

I’ve been wanting to get into aquatic aerobics and was thankful when God brought a house to my attention that had a pool. The problem I quickly learned is that, unlike some pools with tiled bottoms, this one has a rough bottom, and the pads of my toes got a little cut up. Not wanting to be deterred from my aerobics endeavor, I decided to find pool shoes. I came across this brand and read the reviews, which seemed to be split, 50/50. The bad reviews seemed to center around weak stitching that came apart in the water or had toes popping out at the top. Still, I decided to try them for myself and bought the pair in floral (though it was hard to choose because I liked a few of them, but I love flowers, so…). I’ve worn them three times now. I was fortunate enough not to have them fall apart in the water or my toes popping through. But I took as close-up a picture as I could get (and it might be a bit fuzzy) to show the stitching. (It's picture #6.) It doesn’t look as if it’s about to come undone, but it might be a little loose from use. The problem I’ve found differs. For me, during my third time in the pool with them, they kept coming off! As if I’m an aquatic Cinderella, the right one keeps slipping off my foot! I think I may know from where the trouble stems. Because of some of the reviews (and an inability to figure out the sizing chart), I erred on the side of going slightly bigger. I usually wear a size eight, but I ordered the 9/10 because, sometimes, my foot can stand a wider width, and I wasn’t certain how tight these ran. So, the Cinderella syndrome may be my doing. I will say that these completely satisfy the reason for which I bought them. I can walk and jump around in the pool without hurting my feet or toes whatsoever! It’s really made quite a difference. I’m thankful for these shoes. When I order another pair, I’ll order them in my regular size and see if that doesn’t solve my Cinderella syndrome. 😊 As to the pictures, PLEASE forgive how terribly the floral shoes clash with my pajamas! I usually forget to get pictures of a product right away, so, when I remembered these just out of bed, I sought my phone to snap some pictures lest I forget to do so. In a couple, I tried to show how big the shoes were in the back, which, as I said, may be why the right one started slipping off. Still, all said, I give these five stars. (It’s not the product’s fault that I may’ve ordered a size that turned out to be too big.)