Are these sandals?

Shoe

I’m taking a little poll. Anne Marie and I are having a little debate on whether or not these shoes would be called sandals. I won’t say which side I’m on just yet, but I’m curious what you think… are these sandals, or not?

UPDATE: OK, Now that many people have chimed in, including Anne Marie, I can give my opinion, without being accused of trying to skew the results. These are NOT sandals. I Win! Oh, and for all who inquired… they came from Macy’s.

Friday, June 2nd, 2006 General

23 Comments to Are these sandals?

  1. At first thought anything with a heel seems out of the running for a sandal by I checked out Dictionary.com and they might qualify by there definition.

    1. A shoe consisting of a sole fastened to the foot by thongs or straps.
    2. A low-cut shoe fastened to the foot by an ankle strap.
    3. A rubber overshoe cut very low and covering little more than the sole of the shoe.
    4. A strap or band for fastening a low shoe or slipper on the foot.

    2. Marek on June 2nd, 2006

  2. Uh…I don’t care what the dictionary says. Those are NOT sandals. Those have heels. If you would believe what the cartoonists draw, Jesus wore sandals and I don’t see him pimping those things.

    3. Brandon on June 2nd, 2006

  3. N-o.

    4. Laurence Anderson on June 2nd, 2006

  4. I say those are not sandals.

    Wikipedia disagrees:
    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sandal_%28footwear%29

    Who cares what wikipedia says? No me.

    5. steve garfield on June 2nd, 2006

  5. Those are not sandals in my book.

    6. Alec on June 2nd, 2006

  6. My wife says they are not sandals.

    But now she wants a pair of them. Thanks a lot.

    7. SelfishGene on June 2nd, 2006

  7. “But now she wants a pair of them. Thanks a lot.”

    Sorry about that ;)
    I”ll find out where she got them.

    8. paul on June 2nd, 2006

  8. In my opinion they are not sandals.

    9. Frank on June 2nd, 2006

  9. The wife and I say no way. Too dressy.

    10. Kelly on June 2nd, 2006

  10. I’d say they’re strappy heels. Very kicky! Very cute! If I wore heels, those would be lovely. Kudos to Anne Marie for a very fashionable, yet classy, pair of shoes.

    11. Alice on June 2nd, 2006

  11. No way are those sandals. I mean absolutely not!

    12. MacPilot on June 2nd, 2006

  12. A firm NO.

    13. UsrBinBoy on June 2nd, 2006

  13. in response to Alice, SelfishGene and p a u l: i’m a flat-soled, walking-type of girl myself and rarely buy heels (i can actually fall off of flats in some cases) , but i needed a pair of nice ’sandals’ for the trip, so I splurged and got these…they are tremendously comfortable… minus an occasional wobble due to uneven pavement….admittedly I am the one who called them sandals…and now I stand corrected…moreover…I am truly glad that I didn’t bet a drink on the outcome with p a u l….thanks all for joining in the poll…oh by the way….macy’s

    14. your sweet chick on June 2nd, 2006

  14. Oh, too late on the poll! I would say they are not sandals. Sandals are like Tevas and Birkenstocks. But I’m impressed you got 13 responses, and it wasn’t even multiple choice! Paul, you have such the following!

    15. randomshme on June 2nd, 2006

  15. Stop while you are ahead. Delete this post and all references to it. Agree with her, if her feet look that great in them it’s meaningless what you call them.

    16. Branedy on June 3rd, 2006

  16. whatever they are, they’re ugly.

    17. latisha on June 3rd, 2006

  17. They’re not ugly! I think they look good - but they’re definitely shoes!

    18. Simon on June 3rd, 2006

  18. I don’t think they are sandals. I agree that the heel throws the sandal category out the window. Unfortunately, the boss tells me I’m wrong. She states they are and that is the final word. Chris knows his role..

    19. Chris on June 3rd, 2006

  19. These are shoes!
    (My wife says they are sandals…)

    20. c_g_a on June 4th, 2006

  20. Alright so what should I say….. NOOOOOOPE Those aren’t even close!!!

    21. T-Man on June 4th, 2006

  21. no way. raised heels is an automatic disqualification. sandals = informal, raised heels = not informal

    22. bbb on June 4th, 2006

  22. Ladies here in South Korea typically refer to this sort of footwear as a ’sandal’. Who am I - a mere male - to argue?

    23. gbnhj on June 4th, 2006

  23. Don’t think they are sandles Paul - look like fancy shoes to me.

    24. Tim on June 5th, 2006

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