Teva Men''s Terra FI 3 Sandal

Terra Fi 3 is a first-rate successor to the ''classic'' Teva sandal. Fit and comfort are excellent from first use, and, unlike the flimsier Hurricane model, footbed construction is comparable to the classic Teva. Footbed improvements include more-upturned heel cup in back, and ''shock-pad'' directly under heel for added support; after a month of wear, I like both. I wear my Teva''s all day, every day from April thru November, and wish every shoe I bought was this comfortable and functional. Just bought a second pair for beach/biking/whatever.

I was hoping to replace my old Teva Terra Fi (SN 6673). But the new version Terra Fi 3 was a huge disappointment.

The harder sole (due to the ShocPad) and the new (not as comfortable) footbed made me look elsewhere.

Teva, please give us the original Terra Fi back!

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--It seems that amazon removed the last Terra Fi 3 product and then imported select reviews to the new Terra Fi 3 listing.I just noticed when looking back on my original review that it no longer existed and neither was there a link to the product.Fortunately my review history still had the product so I just cut and pasted the last review I made -you can verify by looking at my reviews.Lesson learned -amazon reviews are not necessarily trust worthy.

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REVIEW

I had a pair of Terra Fi 2 sandals for the past 8 years, they were wonderful. When I saw some Terra Fi 3''s for sale for ~$35 from sierra trading post I jumped on it even though my TF2''s still have some life in them.

What a dissappointment -don''t get me wrong, they were worth every penny of $35, but they are a let down after the great quality of the TF2''s.

Pros

The foot bed is an improvement from the TF2

Cons

1. Shock pad is a nuisance, it doesn''t add anything, just feels like some extra dense , less giving material under my heel -thanks but I would rather something softer under my heel.

2. There is less padding layer between the straps and your foot as compared to the TF2 -this makes the TF3 a bit less comfortable.

Bottom line -I would reccomend if you can get them on sale, otherwise, I would pass.

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I tried the original Fi 3, then the newer model with a supposedly software shock pad, and they both had the same effect. It feels like you have a stone in your shoe. Why would ANYONE want a shock pad that''s harder than the rest of the footbed? Doesn''t the heel take the most pressure? This remains the dumbest design idea I''ve ever seen, and I will never buy another pair of Tevas until the shock pad is completely removed.

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The shoc pad is very painful.

The sandals themselves are fine but after some wear the shoc pad starts digging into your foot. Walking in them is painful.