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I, too, love everything but the Velcro straps but decided to keep the sandals because they are indeed like my dream sandals (design, comfort, function). As many have noted, the straps were too short and made my ankles feel uncomfortable, like the feeling of being choked (not that my ankles need to breathe!). I think if the straps were made of elastic material, it would have made a huge difference but they aren't. I intended to remove the straps entirely but I came up with this idea instead: using small hair ties. I took out the whole strap from its loop, looped a hair tie through the strap loop and put the strap through the hair tie loop. Please see picture. I would prefer if the color matches my sandals but I only have black ones on hand. At least the black still matches the black rubber sole. Nevertheless, I am very happy with the sandals now and so glad I had not unstitched the straps before I thought of this other, simpler idea. Plus, I like that I can still keep the cute strap look, though it is not really serving any function other than the aesthetic purpose. Hope this could be useful to some of you!