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Kristina [Visitor] — Mon, 28 Jun 2010 18:32:49 +0000

I have a problem with the chaco straps bothering the top of my foot where the straps cross closet to the ankle. I have developed a bump on that part of my foot, and sometimes it hurts to the point where I have to walk barefoot. I bought the double strap Zong X ecotread. I also have experienced some blistering on the toe crossing as well. I´ve tried to adjust the straps but nothing seems to be working. I´ve had them for about 2 months and I´m beginning to think chacos aren´t for me.

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gks [Visitor] — Mon, 29 Mar 2010 00:10:27 +0000

I bought the same kind you have yesterday. Today I wore them for a few hours and the straps rub my feet in the wrong places. I'm not sure if I should return them for a different style, if my feet are too wide and I don't have them correctly adjusted, or I should keep them to break them in. Any suggestions? :/

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Emily [Visitor] — Thu, 11 Jun 2009 17:46:31 +0000

I have the same problem (as Michelle) with the arch support, except it only bothers my left foot! Since I just bought my Chacos last week, I'm hoping that after I wear them enough, they'll stop feeling uncomfortable. My hypothesis is the same - that I NEVER used to wear shoes with arch support and so my foot just isn't used it.

I'm also having some discomfort with the toe straps (I bought the black double strap ones). At first the nylon rubbed against my toe, but I think that's not a problem anymore and now it just tightens around my toe in just the right way to make it ache. I'm hoping that I haven't found quite the right adjustment to the straps for my feet. Someone did tell me that washing the Chacos helps to stop the straps from slipping and tightening around the toe, have you heard that as well?

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Michelle [Visitor] — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:16:08 +0000

by the way, yes, i think it is the curve support that is bothering me. I don't have flat feet, so im not sure if this has anything to do with it. I also wear flats all the time, so something that has that much of a support might bother me...but im not sure if this is gonna last a lifetime, or if it's something i just need to adjust my feet to.

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Michelle [Visitor] — Sat, 09 May 2009 23:14:17 +0000

Im not sure how to explain it...i just feel like there is this huge support around the arch and it is not painful, but it was just there...and it was a little painful while im standing up. While im walking, they seem to be less bothersome....im thinking about returning them if i don't get used to them.

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Justin [Member] — Sat, 09 May 2009 21:46:16 +0000

Michael,

I'm curious to hear more about what kind of discomfort you are experiencing around the arch. Chacos tend to have more of a solid "arch support" than most other sandals. Is this curved "support" bothering you?

As far as the slipperiness, I mostly experienced it when it was monsoon in India and we were trying to walk on these slate stone pathways. Mind: I've not found any footwear that isn't slippery on this kind of surface (I even slipped and knocked myself out when I was around 15 walking barefoot on this type of surface on a natural falls in N. Georgia called -- wait for it -- slippery rock).

I think the Chacos sole is pretty decent even if it's not as grippy as I'd like -- I think you're just gonna have to try it out and see how it goes though. Just make sure you have got the straps adjusted securely to your feet.

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Michel [Visitor] — Sat, 09 May 2009 19:37:41 +0000

Hey, i came across your website because i was looking for some feedback on chacos. I bought my first pair yesterday, the same black ones you have. I was a bit disappointed because my feet feel a little uncomfortable (particularly around the arch). I'm not sure if they just need some "breaking in" as my friends like to call it. But i just wanted some feedback from someone who has had chacos before. Are they really that slippery? I will be going to tenerife soon and there might be rain....