Locals Sandals are the ideal footwear for hitting the beach

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The original brand of rubber slippas in the Hawaiian Islands are  Locals Sandals . They have been the  surfers choice  for twenty years and running. Virtually everyone living in Hawaiihas at least one pair. These low-priced, island style slippers arealso gaining popularity on the mainland as people begin to relizethey dont have to spend $30 to $50 to get a good pair of everyday sandals.

FUNCTIONAL

If you spend a lot of time outside, at the beach, waterfalls oreven around the house, chances are you could use a pair of Locals.Locals can be worn virtually anywhere . They are the ideal footwear for hitting the beach, theyre lightweight, dont fill with sand and offer protection from hiddendebris.

Locals also make a great shower shoe or around the house slipper.They easily fit in your bag and most of us living on the islandstore at least one pair in the car for those times when we forgetour shoes at home ( its a barefoot lifestyle out here ). Locals Sandals to the rescue!

STYLISH

When it comes to style, Locals have something for everyone. By farand away the most popular is the traditional solid black sole with a smoke strap. Locals also come in a rainbow of othercolor straps, and for good reason.

In Hawaii everyone kicks off their sandals before entering a house (it is a sign of respect and helps keep dirt outside). Its notuncommon to see fifteen pairs outside a front door. Havingdifferent colored straps help distinguish your sandals fromeveryone elses and avoids the dreaded Eh brah, you take my slippahs?

AFFORDABLE

Probably the biggest scam the surf industry has ever pulled is convincing the general publicthat they need to spend up-words of forty dollars for a pair ofcool sandals. Wrong. Theres a much better alternative that weHawaiian locals know about.

Besides the comfort and easy-going style, the coolest thing aboutLocals sandals is the price. Prices can range from $3.99 to $8.00 . At such a ridiculously affordable price your Locals collection issure to blossom (I have about four pairs).

Also when your dog chews them up or you forget them on the beach,you can breathe easy. The low price also makes these rubberslippers the ideal footwear for the kids (who seem to grow a sizeevery month).

SIZING

Depending on where you purchase your Locals Sandals, sizing may bedifferent then youre use to. In Hawaii locals are sold by the inch (not by shoe size), which can get a little confusing. We suggestyou buy from a website that does the conversion for you.

Here is a basic guideline of the more popular sizes to help youselect the right size.

WOMENS:
4.5 - 5.5 = 9.5
6 - 7 = 10
7.5  8.5 = 10.5

MENS:
7.5 - 8.5 = 10.5
9  10 = 11
10.5  11.5 = 11.5

Sizes are now available (at select locations) in mainland sizes,but they typically only come in whole sizes, so round up . If you wear a 7