The second pair lasted only 4 weeks before the exact same thing happened. These offer all that but a whole lot more. They wash up great, keep their fit well, and are skid resistant, with little tiny beads on the bottom to keep you from slipping. These came right away which was greeat. I will order another and return this one. They felt generally true to size, but became increasingly more uncomfortable in the toe box, where they were too short. I made the switch because I wanted a USB mic. I have about 15 pairs of the Croc flip flops and I also buy them for all my family. 5 shoe size across the board. 5 which fits pretty good.