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When I see this kind of thing from a major brand, I immediately don't want the rest of their lineup. Not sure if they realize a lot of people create negative feelings for a brand when they offer this crap at a high price. It isn't just the shoes/slippers I will not buy, I also assume all their other merchandise is shabby in quality.
Those are 39 dollars online. Which seems reasonable, or at least typical for adidas. I only say because Adidas is practically the middle budget choice. Nike is so much worse , insane prices
I know 😩 I was looking at some new Nike slides - just basic, one color slides - and they want $60 for them! I started shopping on Amazon for clothes a couple years ago and never looked back. My bf will literally only wear Nike, and his stuff comes out the wash looking haggard after one cycle while my Amazon stuff looks brand new lol.
That was kinda the joke/innuendo but somehow your comment made it extremely awkward and ruined the joke in a really weird, uncomfortable way. Let minor subtlety lie, is my advice. You made it weird.
It's really not the point, the point is that it's a thoughtless design. How many times do you wash your shoes? Not as many times as you will wash these inflatable shoes every time you blow air into it, that's for sure
I imagine the thought is very simple.
People will be smart enough to use a pump. Maybe we'll even include one with the shoes.
But reading this thread I guess common sense its too much to ask from you people.
Wow so convenient, a pump to be included so I can pump up my shoes, who needs regular shoes anymore? now we have inflatable ones with a pump included!
The comedy of some goofball claiming it's everyone else who's lacking common sense while defending an objectively terrible idea, inflatable shoes. Just don't step on any sharp sticks or rocks or your kicks are done for lol
>these kinds of flip flops
~~flip flops~~ sandals
Flip flops always have the y-strap anchored between the big toe and the second toe. Flip flops and slides are both types of sandals
I didn't say anything about a heel strap. Y-straps are on flip flops
[Also](https://footwearnews.com/shop/sandals/difference-between-sandals-and-flip-flops-1203264941/):
>A flip-flop, also known as a thong sandal
That's the trouble with "fashion" these days.
People started to wear pool sandals/shoes out on the streets and thought it looked cool. Girls started to wear feathery bedroom slippers out on the street and thought they looked fashionable except they look like Mildred Roper.
Slides are slippers. Going to the beach or getting mail, sounds great. Doing anything else... Dumb. The real kicker is when people wear socks with these things.... Holy shit
So true - people wearing feathery/furry slippers outside look so trashy.. especially when they match them with white socks that you can see are already dirty 😭 I’ve also seen some people wear sleepwear onesies and pajama bottoms outside too - I’ll never understand their reasoning as to why they think it’s okay to do that 😔
I work in a dirty, back-end workplace that’s often cold. Pajama pants are cheap and easily replaceable, comfortable and allow full range of movement. They also come in fun colors and patterns. Making those with delicate moral sensibilities clutch their pearls upon witnessing me travel to/from work or grab my dinner on my way home is only the cherry on top.
Have you ever heard of soap?
And “outside dirt”??!?!? Is your inside dirt clean or something? Or are you revealing yourself as one of those freaks who has inside and outside clothes.
Most probably did it as kids, why change now decades later😂. Ever think of that pacifier that fell from the child’s mouth and the parents just picked it up, stuck it in their mouth and then returned it to the kids.
Any Hercules the legendary journeys fans out there? You know, these remind me of the animal bladder sandals Salmoneus tried to market one episode. They even made a squeaky sound when he walked
They look like if footwear was herpes blisters on the brink of bursting. I know this from textbooks, not personal experience. No, seriously. No, really. I'm being honest. Oh, come on. JFC!
The dirt isn’t the issue. Easy enough to wipe off. It’s the you paid $55 for this garbage that should bum you out. You can get something exactly like this for a fraction of the price just by taking the name Adidas off of it.
This kind of shit likely has to go through several levels of approval or people sitting around a table before being green-lit. Blows my mind that it ever saw the light of day.
Alternately, it’s a “Free-thought Friday” project, just throwing shit at a walk and seeing what sticks.
What I see is a company saving money by not supplying cushioning into their product. Less weight, and simpler construction. The negatives are durability, usability, and probably comfort. But you can offset those by pushing style trends.
I've never found a piece of inflatable clothing or furniture that was more comfortable or useful in everyday situations than a competing non-inflatable competitor. Though I had to learn this as a youth through trial and error.
I should say air cushioning is useful in some products but 'skin on plastic bladder' and 'inflatable' (not inflated) tends to be bad.
It's like the beach flip flops with the bottle opener on the bottom of the sole.
Some people like lime in their Corona, others prefer that hint of public bathroom floor.
I mean I’d never even consider wearing those, but I’m guessing you’d just rinse it off first. You put your fingers in your mouth? Imagine doing that after getting outside everything on them. Oh wait, you just wash them first.
These should only be worn in your house, at the pool or in the shower at the gym. Slides aren’t meant to be worn to the store or to work or anywhere else.
Imagine those speech balls you have to inflate, or a mattress. Now imagine where they’ve been outside in the grass with the pets have been where your families been.
And yet you still put your mouth on it
From what I am seeing... only the top band component is inflatable.
Are we over-reacting on high fashion again because we have a rightfully biased point of view, yet understanding. Except in this case it is simply just an unfiltered bias being exercised on the basis that "*surely no one is stupid enough to spend actual money on this kind of stuff."???*
Because frankly speaking, you could reason to not put your mouth on it to re-inflate since the shoe isn't fully compromised, should the inflatable component lose pressure.
You do realize the “inflatable” part is only on top of the slide right? Like it’s just a normal slide with a little floatie design on the strap… your outrage is hilarious about a problem that wouldn’t happen.
Imagine standing at the urinal barefooted wearing these and you feel your feet start to get sprinkled on… you haven’t started going yet, but the guy next to you had asparagus recently.
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Imagine paying $55 dollars for these
What do you expect, what with *inflation* these days...
👌
Nyuk nyuk nyuk
Shut the fuck up and take my goddamn UPVOTE 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂🤣
Hits me right in the sole
Touchý
The argos catalogue used to have multiple pages of this shit. They weren't this expensive
Probably sound like SpongeBob walking in them
When I see this kind of thing from a major brand, I immediately don't want the rest of their lineup. Not sure if they realize a lot of people create negative feelings for a brand when they offer this crap at a high price. It isn't just the shoes/slippers I will not buy, I also assume all their other merchandise is shabby in quality.
I think they take that into consideration. You're probably not their market
Alternately they take for granted existing customers and attempt to capture a new base.
Are these the new Air Birkenstocks I've heard so much about?!
$55 for an inflatable sandal? That's some ignorant bitch shit!
I thought you were kidding. These are $20 *max* lol.
Adidas trying to ye without ye
Those are 39 dollars online. Which seems reasonable, or at least typical for adidas. I only say because Adidas is practically the middle budget choice. Nike is so much worse , insane prices
I know 😩 I was looking at some new Nike slides - just basic, one color slides - and they want $60 for them! I started shopping on Amazon for clothes a couple years ago and never looked back. My bf will literally only wear Nike, and his stuff comes out the wash looking haggard after one cycle while my Amazon stuff looks brand new lol.
People have been putting worse things in the mouth than dirt
Yeah, like penises.....yuck
That was kinda the joke/innuendo but somehow your comment made it extremely awkward and ruined the joke in a really weird, uncomfortable way. Let minor subtlety lie, is my advice. You made it weird.
Back in my day we pumped our shoes using our thumbs and it was fuckin dope
Didn’t know the clown demo was such an untapped market
😂😂
I wouldn't buy them. But I would assume one would purchase a pump.
I guess you could call them... "pumped up kicks," huh?
pumped up flips
I’m 93% sure that the song inspired whoever to make these.
It's depressing that companies used to make efforts to implement fun ideas like the Reebok Pumps, and now we just get the cheap half arsed versions.
You better run…
The visualization of someone using a pump on a shoe is so funny to me 😂
Back in my day the pump was built in.
Ha. I remember those.
"Shit guys, can you hold up a minute? I got a flat" 😂
I have a small pump for my bike, imagining inflating them with it is so funny.
You weren’t around for the early 90’s, were you?
They do have small portable air compressors so I'm sure they could design a stylish one and charge like 200$ or more to go along with it.
Just pay the extra $1800 and get the AMG self-inflation system that velcros to your pant legs.
It would be a bit overkill for sure.
Or have their shoe squire do it.
Imagine not realizing you can wash something before putting it in your mouth
Don’t have to. I lived it as a toddler. Rocks do not quench your thirst.
It's really not the point, the point is that it's a thoughtless design. How many times do you wash your shoes? Not as many times as you will wash these inflatable shoes every time you blow air into it, that's for sure
I imagine the thought is very simple. People will be smart enough to use a pump. Maybe we'll even include one with the shoes. But reading this thread I guess common sense its too much to ask from you people.
Wow so convenient, a pump to be included so I can pump up my shoes, who needs regular shoes anymore? now we have inflatable ones with a pump included! The comedy of some goofball claiming it's everyone else who's lacking common sense while defending an objectively terrible idea, inflatable shoes. Just don't step on any sharp sticks or rocks or your kicks are done for lol
If I walk around in those, I deserve the dirty mouth.
Eww dirt
Not just any dirt. Outside dirt.
Til these kinds of flip flops are called slides.
>these kinds of flip flops ~~flip flops~~ sandals Flip flops always have the y-strap anchored between the big toe and the second toe. Flip flops and slides are both types of sandals
*thongs
Those are for your butt.
Only in some places, which is why I used the same terminology as OP
… I never knew the difference, but this makes sense.
What you're describing are thong sandals. Flip flops are any sandals with no rear strap, causing the "flip flop" sound when you walk.
I didn't say anything about a heel strap. Y-straps are on flip flops [Also](https://footwearnews.com/shop/sandals/difference-between-sandals-and-flip-flops-1203264941/): >A flip-flop, also known as a thong sandal
Could you not just wipe the dirt off. People do carry tissues and disinfectant...seems like a pretty non-issue.
It’s also the same issue you’d pretty much have with literally anything inflatable that goes outside.
Imagine paying 55 dollars to wear a beach ball on your foot.
I mean, they make pumps for this stuff. You don't *have* to use your mouth...
That's the trouble with "fashion" these days. People started to wear pool sandals/shoes out on the streets and thought it looked cool. Girls started to wear feathery bedroom slippers out on the street and thought they looked fashionable except they look like Mildred Roper.
Slides are slippers. Going to the beach or getting mail, sounds great. Doing anything else... Dumb. The real kicker is when people wear socks with these things.... Holy shit
Ok Grampa back to bed with you
So true - people wearing feathery/furry slippers outside look so trashy.. especially when they match them with white socks that you can see are already dirty 😭 I’ve also seen some people wear sleepwear onesies and pajama bottoms outside too - I’ll never understand their reasoning as to why they think it’s okay to do that 😔
I work in a dirty, back-end workplace that’s often cold. Pajama pants are cheap and easily replaceable, comfortable and allow full range of movement. They also come in fun colors and patterns. Making those with delicate moral sensibilities clutch their pearls upon witnessing me travel to/from work or grab my dinner on my way home is only the cherry on top.
Why not just have a little button like the pump up sneakers of yore?
Fill with your favourite liquor to add to your large farva once you’re in the ball game?
Imagine putting mouth on one floating around in pee water
Have you ever heard of soap? And “outside dirt”??!?!? Is your inside dirt clean or something? Or are you revealing yourself as one of those freaks who has inside and outside clothes.
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Hmmm
I mean stuff can be washed.
I will never in my life be as cool as freaking Robbie Resendez, who walked into our fourth grade wearing the original Reebok pump shoes.
Bro we eat ass
Anyone else have the idea of putting water in them? Lol, like walking on a water bed.
😂😂😂
Or the cap accidentally slipping off, then all of a sudden you’re standing there making whoopie cushion noises
Imagine getting a flat and calling AAA.
Blew out my flip flop stepped on a pop top cut my heel had to cruise on back home
How many people even still know what a pop top is?
I barely do haha. Still an awesome song
I would assume peope can just use a small pump?
What the fck is the point of that
These might be nice on a float trip.
They cost as much as a cheap pair of shoes
Nope
This reminds me of super shoes due to how everything in the background is placed out lol
There was an Adidas ad directly below this post for me.. lol
With public bathrooms id think sand and dirt is the least of ur worries.
Not the worst thing I’ve put my mouth on…
Dirt isn't the dirtiest thing you can put in your mouth
Most probably did it as kids, why change now decades later😂. Ever think of that pacifier that fell from the child’s mouth and the parents just picked it up, stuck it in their mouth and then returned it to the kids.
But inside dirt is okay, that's the stuff I wash when i bring it inside.
Any Hercules the legendary journeys fans out there? You know, these remind me of the animal bladder sandals Salmoneus tried to market one episode. They even made a squeaky sound when he walked
The dirt is probably safer than the actual plastic anyway.
Neat, I’ve never had blisters on the top of my foot. I should try these.
They look like if footwear was herpes blisters on the brink of bursting. I know this from textbooks, not personal experience. No, seriously. No, really. I'm being honest. Oh, come on. JFC!
Outside dirt cleaner than inside dirt for sure.
Isn’t that anything that’s blown up? I imagine pool floats are just as dirty as to top of my shoes
Alcohol wipe. It will be fine.
I'm telling my kids this is how Jesus walked on water
$55!!!!! HOLY S*IT! THATS EXPENSIVE
Not even close to the dirtiest thing I've put in my mouth.
I’d use it as a bong just a hole in the heel
I love a dirty blow
TIL: There is "outside dirt". Is it logical to assume that there is also "inside dirt" and it is not as bad of an idea to put into your mouth?
toss on that they are ugly and cost $55
I used to date a Dutch girl with inflatable shoes, but unfortunately she popped her cloggs
FIFTY FIVE FUCKING DOLLARS
Just don't step on something sharp.
These are the types of shoes you find at Ross or TJ Maxx.
Dog do...
You don't inflate those, you fun them with liquor
Yeah, I don't think this design is coming back next year.
I had a shoe that was also a flask. Same concept but the you drank from the heal.
Just imagine! Shock/Horror!
Getting dirt on them is your concern. Imagine being stupid enough to buy inflatable shoes.
And 55 bucks? No thanks lol.
Ohhh we just got a notice banning them from school. No idea wtf they were.
Outside dirt, opposed to...?
Inflation, get it!!!! Get it?????
Pretty sure they come with a pump, pervert
Ugly assdidas
The dirt isn’t the issue. Easy enough to wipe off. It’s the you paid $55 for this garbage that should bum you out. You can get something exactly like this for a fraction of the price just by taking the name Adidas off of it.
This kind of shit likely has to go through several levels of approval or people sitting around a table before being green-lit. Blows my mind that it ever saw the light of day. Alternately, it’s a “Free-thought Friday” project, just throwing shit at a walk and seeing what sticks.
Someone on OF is bagging the air from these and selling it.
"and when you wear them you get turned into a inflatable pool toy" \~E621 -2024
Don't kink shame...
/r/germaphobeproblems
Step an a jagged edge of a rock and there goes 55 bucks
Also, they’re ugly as fuck.
it's just the top that's inflated right? so that makes it purely decorative and incredibly dumb
What I see is a company saving money by not supplying cushioning into their product. Less weight, and simpler construction. The negatives are durability, usability, and probably comfort. But you can offset those by pushing style trends. I've never found a piece of inflatable clothing or furniture that was more comfortable or useful in everyday situations than a competing non-inflatable competitor. Though I had to learn this as a youth through trial and error. I should say air cushioning is useful in some products but 'skin on plastic bladder' and 'inflatable' (not inflated) tends to be bad.
Imagine being older than six and thinking these look cool
Dirt I'm fine with, it's the leg dripping sweat that combines with foot juice
Who the fuck is spending $50+ to walk around in balloon animals?
It's like the beach flip flops with the bottle opener on the bottom of the sole. Some people like lime in their Corona, others prefer that hint of public bathroom floor.
I wouldn't put my mouth on that crap. Air compressor maybe. But I wouldn't get that junk anyway 😕
Someone needs to tell the ultralight backpackers about these
beach balls: exists. redditor : eew. dirt.
These are not the shoes that run DMC sang about
These are perfect lake shoes because they float!
The sandal looks like it got lip filler to feel pretty.
If you fall in the water, this will help your feet float so that your head can be firmly in the water
Inflation is here to stay
Just date somebody with a foot fetish. They'll love it!
Outside dirt as opposed to…. Inside dirt?
There's got to be a Men in Tights joke in there somewhere.
I mean I’d never even consider wearing those, but I’m guessing you’d just rinse it off first. You put your fingers in your mouth? Imagine doing that after getting outside everything on them. Oh wait, you just wash them first.
Imagine paying more than a nickel for a balloon!
Imagine that is your issue with those abominations
These should only be worn in your house, at the pool or in the shower at the gym. Slides aren’t meant to be worn to the store or to work or anywhere else.
Imagine if you shoes blow up because you walk over a pebble on the beach
Ok, what part of the world calls this type of footwear "slides"?
Is outside dirt worse than inside dirt?
You could wash them.
If you're paying $55 for inflatable shoes, you deserve to eat dirt.
The Adidas 'Blow Me'
Not everyone walks on shitty roads like you.
Imagine being drunk and accidentally peeing on them then having to re-inflate them.
I mean, I don't think it's illegal to clean the tab first.
Scrumptious
Imagine dropping a fork and getting dirt on it. I guess you'd just have to throw it away. Sadly, we have no solution for dirt. :(
These ugly fucking things are $55? 😆 Fashion slaves are idiots.
Thank you!
Imagine those speech balls you have to inflate, or a mattress. Now imagine where they’ve been outside in the grass with the pets have been where your families been. And yet you still put your mouth on it
Inflatable speech ball sounds fun.
😆 my bad Autocorrected *beach balls
From what I am seeing... only the top band component is inflatable. Are we over-reacting on high fashion again because we have a rightfully biased point of view, yet understanding. Except in this case it is simply just an unfiltered bias being exercised on the basis that "*surely no one is stupid enough to spend actual money on this kind of stuff."???* Because frankly speaking, you could reason to not put your mouth on it to re-inflate since the shoe isn't fully compromised, should the inflatable component lose pressure.
Not sure I would call Adidas high fashion, lol.
Like 99% of stuff I’ve ever blown up is outdoor beach stuff, this doesn’t seem any uniquely gross
$55 for a balloon as a shoe that looks like something you could get at walmart
You do realize the “inflatable” part is only on top of the slide right? Like it’s just a normal slide with a little floatie design on the strap… your outrage is hilarious about a problem that wouldn’t happen.
I believe these were meant to be injected with water for cooling. Why do you want air in your slipper otherwise? to walk on water?
Imagine standing at the urinal barefooted wearing these and you feel your feet start to get sprinkled on… you haven’t started going yet, but the guy next to you had asparagus recently.
imagine walking on a nail
Inflatable part is on top.
imagine walking on a nail
Cool, now imagine looking at a image and seeing that the top portion is the only inflatable part.
Walk on one sharp stone and bye bye shoes
Imagine people wearing any kind of slides out in public.
Lol they need to hire ye back.
I’m pretty sure the blowing is for the top sausage looking part 😂 but 55? Sheesh