Reef Men's Twinpin Flip Flop, 11

I’ve been buying Reef flip flops for so many years I can’t remember when I got my first pair. They are comfortable and I like the styles and types of materials used to manufacture them. So I may not know when I purchased my first pair years and years ago but I do remember that my older pairs lasted for a few warm weather seasons, although I typically wear them year round when I don’t want to wear shoes. My last 3 pairs of Reef flip flops have never seen a second summer intact. They have broken at the straps center securement one and all. I’d expect that the older I get the less fatigue I create on my flops because the less dumb things I do while wearing them, unlike my younger years which my Reefs saw hill climbing, water crossings, hiking through rough terrain, rope swinging, cliff diving, and all the other general antics that come with youth. Now older, slower, but still likely to bomb into a cold lake from a 40’ cliff Reefs have let me down. The straps I feel are inferior, thin, and prone to breaking well before the soles are worn flat. For a premium flip flop that has been a staple in my like for ages I’m disappointed that Reef couldn’t do better and make a sturdier flip flop. With age comes experience, experience is knowledge, and knowledge is from learning, right? Use it for the greater good not the greater consumption. Sustainability can be measured not only by materials used but how long they will last. Sadly this will probably be my last pair of Reef flip flops after one of the straps fails in the next few months. All I can say is if everyone does better, everyone does better.