Customer Reviews Sperry Water Strider

This water shoe was a complete disappointment. Should have realized by the other reviews that no one was using it for water or the people reviewing it didn't buy it for themselves. This shoe my look cool and does have a comfortable thick sole but that is where the positives end. I purchased this water shoe to wear while fishing in rivers. The thick sole was nice as I didn't feel the points of rocks and sticks while I walked through the river. About 5 minutes into my first fishing trip with these I had already made up my mind they were going to be sent back. These shoes have no traction for traversing anything other than flat ground. There are holes in these shoes, however there aren't holes flush with the inner sole so the water completely drains or allows the little pebbles, sand, and dirt that will wash into the shoe while in the water. While walking the trail back to my car I was splashing around in water still in the shoe. On the way home from my first fishing trip with these was able to still pour water out of the shoe after a 10 minute car ride, and I drive a car with a manual transmission so my feet were moving and not just sitting there. This shoe feels more narrow than advertised and once the shoe is wet and out of water it would pull on my skin causing discomfort and if worn to long like this would most likely create blisters. I have owned $10 water shoes that out perform this over priced shoe in traction, draining, and keeping debris out of the shoe. If you plan on wearing this shoe for none water use it's okay. If you want a shoe for the water I highly suggest you keep searching.

They are kind of ugly, but fit well and keep your feet safe in the water/at the beach.

I bought these as quick slip-on shoes and they work perfectly for that.