{"id":656,"date":"2008-02-24T14:16:58","date_gmt":"2008-02-24T06:16:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/http:\/www.nargalzius.com\/blog2\/archives\/2008\/02\/2008_02_24_1416.php"},"modified":"2008-02-24T14:16:58","modified_gmt":"2008-02-24T06:16:58","slug":"slipper-talk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/nargalzius.com\/blog\/archives\/2008\/02\/24\/slipper-talk","title":{"rendered":"Slipper talk"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>After 2 long years, my colorful <a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/farm1.static.flickr.com\/67\/180357275_431e37dcd8_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\">Nike flip-flops<\/a> finally hit the bucket. I guess that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nargalzius.com\/gallery\/set.php?\/72157603929634100\" title=\"view gallery\">last beach trip<\/a> we had was too much for it to handle.<\/p>\n<p>So Cris and I went shopping for a new pair in Rustans. After much ado, I decided on these black <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cobiansandal.com\" title=\"visit site\">Cobian<\/a> El Cap<\/em> sandals:<\/p>\n<div align=\"center\">\n<a rel=\"lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2250\/2286795935_2be0322ca0_o.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"You may click on the image for more details\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"http:\/\/farm3.static.flickr.com\/2250\/2286795935_19afb34906_m.jpg\"><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<!--more-->\n<h1>Havaianas<\/h1>\n<p>I guess given I was looking for all-purpose <em>&#8220;panlaspag&#8221;<\/em> slippers; one could say that the <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.havaianasus.com\" title=\"What are Havaianas?\">Havaianas<\/a><\/em> brand would be a prime candidate. They have a good balance between style, simplicity, and all-purpose-usage. Their classic shape and &#8220;dimensions&#8221; have always been simple but elegant, but the reason why I didn&#8217;t consider them was that I always thought they were too expensive for what they truly were. <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_656_1('footnote_plugin_reference_656_1_1');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_656_1('footnote_plugin_reference_656_1_1');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_656_1_1\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">1 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_656_1_1\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">Plus literally EVERYONE had them.<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_656_1_1').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_656_1_1', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script><\/p>\n<p>As nice as they look, the sum of their parts are ultimately just as valuable as a sub-100 peso pair of local <em>Spartan<\/em> sandals you can buy even in the most impoverished areas of our country. Simply put, I submit that <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.havaianasus.com\" title=\"What are Havaianas?\">Havaianas<\/a><\/em> are ridiculously marked up <em>Spartan<\/em> sandals. They feel the same, and are just as durable as their <em>Spartan<\/em> equivalent. The only difference is where they&#8217;re made, and the print options they come with.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;d sooner just cough up extra dough to buy hideously looking <em>Crocs;<\/em> because at least with those you can see an attempt to put some engineering effort into their products. Or better yet, go really radical and get some <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dopiewear.com\" title=\"What are Dopies?\"><em>Dopies<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n<h1>Crocs<\/h1>\n<p>Speaking of <em>Crocs,<\/em> I was actually considering [against my better judgement] to get a pair of <em>Crocs<\/em> <a href=\"http:\/\/shop.crocs.com\/pc-380-4-mens-ithaca.aspx?reqid=380&amp;#38;reqProdTypeId=41p&amp;#38;subsectionname=footwear&amp;#38;section=products\" title=\"Crocs slippers\">slippers<\/a> <span class=\"footnote_referrer\"><a role=\"button\" tabindex=\"0\" onclick=\"footnote_moveToReference_656_1('footnote_plugin_reference_656_1_2');\" onkeypress=\"footnote_moveToReference_656_1('footnote_plugin_reference_656_1_2');\" ><sup id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_656_1_2\" class=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text\">2 <\/sup><\/a><span id=\"footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_656_1_2\" class=\"footnote_tooltip\">And I must not fail stress the fact that I was only considering their slipper line, not their clog line&#8230; ever!<\/span><\/span><script type=\"text\/javascript\"> jQuery('#footnote_plugin_tooltip_656_1_2').tooltip({ tip: '#footnote_plugin_tooltip_text_656_1_2', tipClass: 'footnote_tooltip', effect: 'fade', predelay: 0, fadeInSpeed: 200, delay: 400, fadeOutSpeed: 200, position: 'top right', relative: true, offset: [10, 10], });<\/script>. And while the <em>Crocs<\/em> slipper line doesn&#8217;t look as hideous as their mainstream clogs, I have to say it the brand as a whole <em>still<\/em> looked <em>too hideous<\/em> for me to purchase.<\/p>\n<p>My motto is that once you think something to be stylish because of the brand and not the actual look then there&#8217;s something seriously wrong with you. Crocs (or at least their <em>clog<\/em> line, to me, only look good on children&#8230; and fat people. I do however, respect the people who wear them for <em>comfort,<\/em> for as long as they still have enough sense to admit how hideous they look. Anyone else claiming otherwise is deluding themselves.<\/p>\n<h2>Ultimately&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p>There were other brands to choose from, but ultimately, I ended up choosing between <em>Sanuk<\/em> and <em>Cobian;<\/em> as they were the brands that offered models that had <strong>both<\/strong> the comfort and style I was going after. 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