I feel like I’ve joined a cult with my love for my chacos.
Like those crazy people who swear by whatever it is and you think it’s a total hoax – yaaa surreeee, you just want me to spend my money. Here’s the deal. This is no pyramid scheme. I am not sponsored. Just an honest review.
My husband HATES hiking sometimes because his feet get all hot and sweaty (even with wool socks he says) so we had been looking into getting some “sandal” type shoes for our upcoming Southwestern Trip with the fam.
My sister-in-law Amanda had told us she really liked her chacos and that even after 6 years when there was an issue, she sent them in, they fixed them – no problem. Lifetime warranty. Amazing.
I am totally not one to buy anything full price – that’s the Slovenian in me. It’s more of an attribute to brag about the good deal you got (which is what I’m about to do) so chacos just seemed soooooooooo expensive. Why would I EVER pay $100+ on SANDALS.
Any who it was either Amanda or Ricky who saw that Chacos was having an end of the year sale (30% off their sale shoes) but again I kind of hate buying things online. SOOOO we went to a nearby REI – tried on the shoes and different sizes (the salesman told us he tells people all the time to look online HA) and then we bought them! 30% off the sale price made a $105 pair of shoes cost $45/$50 in the end. Amazing.
Now here’s the deal. I normally wear a size 10.5 in tennis shoes, heels I’m anywhere from a 9-9.5, so when I got a 9 in these I was sooooo nervous they weren’t going to fit. I debated a long time but the 10s just felt huge and they don’t have half sizes. So I went with the 9s and just hoped they worked.
They were a little uncomfortable at first and I felt like I had to mess with the straps every time I put them on, but now after a few months of wearing them they are perfect (they got perfect like after a month).
We’ve worn them in Mexico on the sand, in Utah hiking, in the Smoky Mountains hiking and walking 13 miles all around D.C. and our feet NEVER HURT. Seriously. I have no idea how.
So this is my endorsement for Chacos. If they never went on sale and I know what I know now, I’d probably buy them – and that’s saying a LOT.
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