it takes awhile to toughen the tops of the feet. I bought a pair of leather slippers in Mexico and slowly got my feet used to them. I have no idea if it's healthy or not, but I do like the fact that I can wear different types of shoes and straps with no issues now
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You probably have to develop callouses there before it gets easier. Do you have bunions?
yes, i alternate between the leather strap shoes, regular flipflops (flat soled) and shoes and barefoot. sometimes bandaids are necessary but eventually it gets easier to wear any type of sandal.
bunions? *looking at feet. hehe, i dont think so.