Birkenstocks

And I wore these for years until they were wrecked.

BlueBelle

What’s so wonderful about Birkenstocks I seem to have managed without ever having them on my feet
They re expensive aren’t they ?,

Never a sniff of a Birkenstock has passed my in-grown fungal toenails either!
I have sort-of leared-over very nice pictures of them in fancy magazines but I gave myself a good talking to, along the lines of Mrs Ilovedogs!......
"You are not a lemming!!!"
Which thankfully did the trick & I'm
now happily shuffeling along in a comfy pair from a well know massive river. 😎

Completely comfortable and can walk miles in mine.

I’ve worn Birkenstocks for years - I love them and I’ve a few different pairs. As they are expensive I’m always on the look out for sales. I also wear Haflingers - very similar to Birkenstocks. Both very comfortable once you get used to the footbed. I drive in them and they certainly don’t pose a problem as my feet don’t slip out of them. I can walk around all day in them. I like and buy them for the great arch support.

I’ve worn them and found them very comfortable. I’ve also got M&S and Hotter dupes which are also comfortable. I wear indoors and out, all through the summer.

The very first time I wore them I thought I’d made an expensive mistake. They felt just awful.
but I persevered and suddenly a couple of weeks they became the most comfortable things I’d ever worn. I now own about 8 pairs and wear them winter and summer. I also wear them to trot about during the day and so a standing up job at a Theater.
After having plantar fasciitis I never want the pain again and birkies do it for me.
So my advise is to measure very carefully to get the correct size and push through. Good luck

My Moshulu sandals, several years old, worn day in day out.

Love my Birkenstocks, wear them like slippers, once they mould to your feet they are just so comfy

Delila

My Moshulu sandals, several years old, worn day in day out.

Snap! You have great taste. here are mine plus a pink pair. I think I have four more pairs in the cupboard. They just do not wear out. I know these are very well worn.

Haha! Here’s my red pair - slightly older, slightly on the big side, but love ‘em anyway!

I can’t wear them, the side of the footbed by my big toe is too narrow for my feet, so it digs in and gives me blisters. Shoes and sandals are such a personal thing, I don’t think anything beats trying them on, and seeing if they suit your foot shape and give you the support you want.

I love my Birkenstock sandals they are so comfortable for my short fat feet. Have just bought a new pair for £22.50

When we lived in Seychelles I often drove in flip flops and sometimes bare feet.

I have just bought a pair of the traditional Birkenstocks. I have been coveting them for ages but always thought they were too expensive. I am still trying to break them in after three weeks. The footbed is very hard. Not sure if its Emperor's New Clothes!!

For years I have been wearing Hotter Tourist sandals (as picture) which have a similar footbed. They have a strap around the back which I really prefer. I can walk for miles in them. They have never rubbed my feet and I am the world's worse for getting blisters. They are not cheap (about £65). I have them in loads of colours and try to get them when I have a discount code.

I also bought a pair of fake Birkenstocks from Temu for about £10. They are so comfortable but don't look like they will last long

Not particularly. Find they have no grip on sole

Mwdebbie

Some advice please- do you find Birkenstocks comfortable? To wear all day and walk a few miles on errands, sightseeing etc

I find Birks very comfortable. I walk miles in Birks.

I would love to have a pair (or two!) of Birks but I can’t stand anything between my toes. Despite persevering, wearing them for 10 minutes, etc., I just can’t bear them! Shame because I love the look of them, and the quality.

Yes, but has to be the toe posts.

I was recommended them by a podiatrist once. I had never heard of them. I realised that ~I had seen them but not been familiar with the name but thought them too 'clunky' looking.
However I tried on a pair of the 'toe loop' ones earlier this year. The sales assistant said that they normally take a week or so to get used to and she wasn't wrong. I LOVE them and have now ordered another pair in a different colour. Very comfortable; would highly recommend.

I where the Madrid syle can walk miles in them no problem. I cannot wear toe-post sandals at all -wish I could.

* wear!!

Deviating from the subject a bit, sorry, as a teen in the sixties I lived in Dr Scholls wooden sandals. I’m not at all convinced that they helped my feet one bit. Anybody else?

My friend talked me into buying a pair a couple of years ago.
She wears hers all the time through the summer and so does her teacher daughter who is always on her feet.

Mine were about £65, which I thought was expensive.

I’ve tried and tried but don’t find them at all comfortable .i can’t see me wearing them again . Might give them away !

Delila I just had a quick look in cupboard and here is my sandal collection. Plus the two pairs I already showed you. Several Mosulu pairs here. 😉. The thing with Moshulus are they don’t wear out but the footbeds look well worn. They are still comfy though.

Then of course there are walking sandals, smart shoes, walking boots, biker boots, welly boots and smart trainers.

tattygran14

Deviating from the subject a bit, sorry, as a teen in the sixties I lived in Dr Scholls wooden sandals. I’m not at all convinced that they helped my feet one bit. Anybody else?

I’ve still got a pair floating round my house. I don’t know how I used to wear them with my mutant feet. I tried on my Clark’s trekking sandals the other day after looking at some photos of me walking the Samaria Gorge in them. I’ve walked so many miles in them and they’re still good as new but I can’t wear them now. Crocs and trainers for me.