A neighbor has a grandson a few years older than JM. That grandson is an only child and an only grandson. We get his hand me downs, and they are nice! When JM was four, they gave us a pair of Teva sandals. I would never spend the money on those. My reasoning was they cost more than a pair of my shoes! But we definitely took the hand me downs, and JM is just finishing his third summer with them. They were a bit big the first summer, and they are just perfect now.
I will now pay the money for expensive sandals. The first summer he wore them, he was just out of toddler age, and not too rough on them. They definitely got some wear and the pet's fur embedded into the Velcro, so they look unsightly. That is the icky pair pictured. He also had another pair that summer that got worn a few times.
The next summer, he wore them a lot. My sister in law thought they looked hideous with the nasty pet fur in the Velcro and bought him a new pair. They looked great and broke in about three weeks.
This summer. He has worn them out finally. The sole of one of them is cracking. I went out and bought some clearance sandals for both kids. Both pairs of those sandals are gone now. Straps have pulled out of the sole and the Velcro is not holding up, even on BH's and he's only two. He doesn't stop moving either.
Now my kids are not horrible to their belongings. They are boys. The skateboards, beach combing, running, and biking for hours on end are hard on any shoe. They are active.
So all in all, for the last three summers, I have forked out about $50.00 in cheap sandals. I am a convert. The Teva's are worth it.
I will now pay the money for expensive sandals. The first summer he wore them, he was just out of toddler age, and not too rough on them. They definitely got some wear and the pet's fur embedded into the Velcro, so they look unsightly. That is the icky pair pictured. He also had another pair that summer that got worn a few times.
The next summer, he wore them a lot. My sister in law thought they looked hideous with the nasty pet fur in the Velcro and bought him a new pair. They looked great and broke in about three weeks.
This summer. He has worn them out finally. The sole of one of them is cracking. I went out and bought some clearance sandals for both kids. Both pairs of those sandals are gone now. Straps have pulled out of the sole and the Velcro is not holding up, even on BH's and he's only two. He doesn't stop moving either.
Now my kids are not horrible to their belongings. They are boys. The skateboards, beach combing, running, and biking for hours on end are hard on any shoe. They are active.
So all in all, for the last three summers, I have forked out about $50.00 in cheap sandals. I am a convert. The Teva's are worth it.
I did it. I just went to www.teva.com, and because summer is coming to and end, they have some select ones on sale with free shipping in the $30 range. Yes, I just bought two pairs in bigger sizes for next summer, and I am not going to buy cheap sandals again.
So I recommend if you have the same longevity problem I had with sandals, I am definitely a believer in Teva's. I bought JM a pair of Hurricane's in Manzanita Azul (what a color description! sounds possessed!). Those are the exact pair he just wore out. I got BH a toddler version of Hurricane's in a funky Velocity Red.
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