Okabashi Torino Mens Sandal, Slip Resistant Summer Shoe

OKABASHI TORINO-STYLE MEN'S SLIDE SLIPPERS HAD BEEN MY INITIAL INTRODUCTION TO THIS "PROUDLY MADE IN THE U.S.A" PRODUCT, APPROXIMATELY A DECADE AGO. I HAD BECOME AQUAINTED WITH OKABASHI-MADE IN U.S.A. VIA THIS ORIGINAL STYLE, WHICH I UNDERSTAND WAS THEIR ORIGINAL INVENTION OF AN INCREDIBLY COMFORTABLE AND DURABLE SLIPPER THAT MAY BE ALSO USED AS AN INFORMAL OUTDOOR SHOE. IT IS CONTRUCTED OF A FLEXIBLE AND SOMEWHAT CUSHIONEY, YET VERY STURDY, RUBBER-LIKE MATERIAL. THE FIT IS IMPRESSIVELY SUPPORTIVE, AND QUITE SIMILAR TO THAT OF A MEDICALLY ORTHOTIC MOLDED FOOT SUPPORT. THE OBVIOUS DIFFERENCES ARE THAT THE OKABASHI HAS A NICE APPEARANCE AND IS REALLY COMFORTABLE TO WEAR UNDER VARIOUS CONDITIONS. I, BEING A LARGE GUY, POSITIVELY PREFER TO USUALLY ENJOY THESE AS A SPECIAL SLIPPER, NOT AS A SHOE. THEY ARE ALSO WASHABLE AND CAN CERTAINLY LAST FOR A COUPLE OF YEARS, WITH REASONABLE USE. AGAIN, THIS STYLE HAD BEEN THE ONLY MADE BY OKABASHI THAT I HAD KNOWN FOR MANY YEARS, AND THIS IS THE STYLE I FIND MOST COMFORTABLE AND SUPPORTIVE. ACTUALLY, DURING THE PAST FEW YEARS I FELT RATHER DISAPPOINTED AT NEWER SELECTIONS OFFERED OF BULKIER, LESS PLEASANT FITTING STYLES, AND, FOR A BRIEF WHILE, I COULD NOT FIND THIS ORIGINAL STYLE, WHICH OKABASHI HAS NOW NAMED "TORINO". I WAS TRULY PLEASED TO FIND THIS STYLE DESIRED ON THE WALMART WEBSITE, AT A FEW BUCKS LESS THAN COMPARED TO THE OKABASHI OFFICIAL SITE. THE TWO COLORS I HAD INITIALLY FOUND AND OWNED WERE LIGHT BROWN AND DARK BROWN, THOUGH WALMART OFFERS THEM ONLY IN DARK BROWN AND BLACK. HOWEVER, THAT'S ALL RIGHT, AESTHETICS AREN'T OF PRINCIPLE IMPORTANCE REGARDING THIS SORT OF PRODUCT; BESIDES, THEY LOOK FINE IN DARKER SHADES, TOO. AT A FEW DOLLARS LESS FOR EACH PAIR, I PURCHASED ONE IN BLACK AND THREE IN DARK BROWN. SHORTLY FOLLOWING MY ORDER AT WALMART, I RECEIVED DELIVERY. MY FEET ARE IMPRESSIVELY COMFY, AGAIN, AND MY WALLET IS SATISFIED, AS WELL.

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