I bought these sandals as a blind leap of faith, because I know that Columbia makes quality products, and Amazon is great about returns (if things didn't work out). Well, I won't need the return policy because these sandals are excellent. They arrived quickly, were packaged well, and live up to my expectations of Columbia's perceived reputation. I took them to Maritime Canada for a two week vacation and wore them everyday. I hiked along the rocky coast, strolled through the sand, played beach sports with these shoes on most of the time. They held up well, kept my feet comfortable, dried quickly, looked good, and most of all, THEY WERE WAY CHEAPER THAN MOST OF THE TEVA'S I LOOKED AT. THE COLUMBIA'S ARE HALF THE PRICE, YET ALL OF THE QUALITY. I'd buy them again and again. I'm not blowing smoke here, these sandals are a true value for the price. I expect to get at least a few summers out of them. For $40 bucks they can't be beat. Teva who?? 5 stars

It is helpful to have the high ridges on the back so that my foot doesn't spread past the heal. I have dry skin and get the skin cracks on the back of my heal and I don't get them with this shoe. It is great! 5 stars