Kiwi Sandals

I wish I could remember when I bought my first pair. I believe it was around 1994 at the Gilroy garlic festival. I bought another pair that summer and two more about 10 years later. All different styles. They have been wet, dirty, abused and loved. I am about to order another because the last pair I actually wore out. I will keep buying them when needed as long as I can find them.

My girlfriend and I bought a pair each about a year ago. We LOVE them. They are so comfortable and what’s even better is that they are made for your foot shape; which is great because I have wide feet and usually sandals and flip-​flops are too narrow. Just recently the leather upper on my flip-​flops separated from the sole (a glue issue), and Kiwi fixed them no problem! My girlfriend is ordering a second pair because she wants a another style. Overall, they are very helpful on the phone, and their sandals are a quality product. Would definitely recommend!

Love my sandals! I met the folks from Kiwi at the Gilroy Garlic Festival. I promised them that I would take the brochure and buy from them later which I surely did. I sent out my payment in the mail on a Thursday and I got my sandals the following week. Excellent turnaround! Thanks Kiwi.

I’ve had these sandals now for less than a month but I want to say they are awesome and will wear these whenver I can. They formed to my feet within the first week and are so comfortable. They look like they are built to last though I can see I may be rough on the Vibram sole which could be due to the shape and angle of my feet. This is a small family business that puts out an incredible product. I can easily seeing these was outlast comparable sandals from the big names. Get something unique, long lasting and support small business! My wife saw how crazy i was about these and she has now placed her order.

In response to John S… when you purchase the sandals they ALWAYS say the guarantee is for the sandals to not come apart… not for the leather to snap for whatever weird reason you’ve got going on. If it’s their soles, rivets… whatever, they fix it for free. Dunno if your dog chewed on yours or what the deal was.
I’ve had my Kiwis for over FIVE YEARS, and took good care of them, and have never had any issues. Literally wore them every day for 5 years… in the rain, snow, sand, whatever! Had them resoled once, also got a pair of pink flip flops, and a second pair of black ones like the ones I have. Got a pair for my mom (5 years also) and recently got my best friend, and also a co-​worker a pair. (so what’s that? six pairs over 5 years… never ever with a single issue?) Nothing beats these sandals, and the people who make them. Best sandals around, made year around, by a hard working family carrying on Lee’s talent.
BEST PAIR OF ANYTHING YOU WILL EVER PUT ON YOUR FEET… EVER!!!

I really love sandals. The next best thing to running around barefoot. When I ordered these shoes from a booth at the Venice Street Fair last year I was stoked because I had been searching for some custom leather sandals for some time. Cost about a hundred bucks with s&h. I figured, what the hell, with their «Using only the finest leather & sole materials our sandals are guaranteed to never come apart.» (see photo) statement on their brochure, how could I go wrong? And their web site has nothing but rave reviews. A few months later when they came in the mail, I thought, they look good, they feel good, I’m happy. Sometimes people would ask me where I got the Jesus shoes and I would refer them to Kiwis thinking I was doing them a favor. I would like to apologize to those people now because I didn’t know then what I know now.
The Guarantee is a total fabrication. The sandals came apart in about six months. My plan then was I’ll return them for repair at this year’s street fair and purchase another pair for back up. Surprise! The sales person informed me that the leather parts of my leather sandals were not covered by their guarantee. I was speechless. I couldn’t even think of a retort. I know I can get these sandals fixed at a proper shoe repair shop but that’s not the point. Whats wrong with these people? Why don’t they know about customer care, referrals, reputation and fake guarantees? They chose to blow off a loyal customer rather than spend 30 minutes repairing their screw up.
It appears to me that they are either Hippie craftspeople pretending to be cut throat entrepreneurs or cut throat entrepreneurs pretending to be Hippie craft persons. If you see them at your local fair look em over. You’ll be impressed. Try not to get screwed.