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1.0 out of 5 stars
Dangerous on wet poolside tiles, August 31, 2010
This review is from: Speedo Women's Beach Runner Water Shoe (Apparel)
I'm in my 30s and I've got a healthy respect for the intersection of gravity and my own skull. I don't run around or do crazy stunts around things I know are likely to be wet and slick. As a result, I'd never slipped and fallen next to a pool before -- not until I got a pair of these shoes.
The first reviewer must have been wearing them on a textured surface or something. They were fine when the surface was bone dry or when I was on carpet. Once I got them wet, though, all the physical properties of the sole's grip changed.
In the two swim classes I wore these shoes to, I fell from standing upright to flat on the concrete four different times between the locker room and the pool edge and lost my footing in the pool itself too many times to count. My hipbone still hurts from the impact with the tiles.
I took these back to the store I got them from, warned them that they might be OK for beach wear but were a hazard in indoor pool settings, and picked out a type with a different sole texture. (From my comparison at the store, these and the Speedos with the zipper on top have a very similar sole plastic and texture, and the pull-on ones with the drawstrings have a different texture. Here's hoping the different-textured ones turn out less hazardous to wear around wet concrete and tile.)
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Water Shoe, July 21, 2010
This review is from: Speedo Women's Beach Runner Water Shoe (Apparel)
I have a 7.5 foot. I ordered a 7 and it fits great. The shoes are comfortable and look good.
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13 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Gorgeous Little Shoe, June 29, 2010
This review is from: Speedo Women's Beach Runner Water Shoe (Apparel)
I was very hesitant to buy shoes online because they never seem to work out. I bought these in a size 6 (my usual size), in aqua and it fit perfectly. If you have wide feet, the material is stretchable enough to accommodate for that. Physically, it is a gorgeous shoe and very, very comfortable. We took it whitewater rafting and it stood the test of class 4/5 rapids. My girl friend got hers in black/pink but I think the aqua one was much prettier. Look at the bottom of the shoes to compare their designs-- the aqua one is definitely more detailed.
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