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Monday, April 20, 2020

Those Pesky Straps of Havaianas Flip Flops

I have several pairs of Havaianas flip flops, but I cannot use any of them.  Do you know why?  All of them have broken straps and mostly on the left side.  

The first time it happened to me, I blamed myself for being so careless, I thought it was because I used it for hiking on rocky terrain.  The next time it happened, it snapped without any reason.  It just happened.  This problem happened again and again.

Havaianas flip flops are not cheap for something so familiar to many Pinoys.  We wear this footwear every day.  But they are from Brazil.  With its price, users like me would expect Havainas not only to be the most comfortable slippers but also durable to withstand regular wear.  But no, my flip flops didn't even last more than a year.  And I only wear them inside the house or occasionally, to the grocery.

I once tried to look for replacement straps for one of my pairs, but the store clerk said they do not have any.  She even tried to convince me to buy another pair because they have new designs.  

Whenever I clean my room and run across these useless Havaianas, they remind me of that incident.  When some of my non-Havaianas slippers got old and worn out, a friend took out their straps and put them in some of my broken Havaianas.  They fit!  I now use strange-looking pairs of Brazilian flip flops around the house with no apologies.

4 comments:

  1. The quality of Havaianas has dropped! Bought two pairs this year and the second has just broken. Didn't even last a year! Bottoms show almost no wear, both straps broken at the toe!!! No replacements to be found online? 😳 mickhuerta@gmail.com

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  2. Womens flipflops are available in a variety of styles, colors and designs, and they have become a huge part of many women's wardrobes.

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  3. Havaianas is a vanity product. I stopped buying them after the first pair broke and it wasn't even six months old.

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