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For a long time now (as in several months… that’s a long time in the wedding planning world) I’ve wanted to have a basket of flip flops at our wedding for all the ladies (and men, I suppose) with tired toes. I am not one that is known to dance all night, but I know that when I do get on the dance floor at weddings in my taller-than-necessary heels, my feet usually hurt, and I want nothing more than to take off my shoes and dance around barefoot. I try to refrain from removing them though, for fear of dirt, and men with shoes on, waiting to step on my toes. I’m sure plenty of other ladies have been in this same boat. Enter the very thoughtful and strategically placed basket of flip flops near the dance floor, there to come to every girl’s rescue.
The basket o’ flip flops is one of those things that I really want at our wedding, but do not want to spend a lot of money on.
I’ve been telling myself from the beginning that I will not spend more than $1 per pair. I’ve seen them at this price at Michaels, but the quality is lacking a little, even if they do only cost a dollar. After doing a little investigating on the subject, I learned that one day each summer, Old Navy has a sale where all of their solid color flip flops are $1! I did some internet searching to find that last summer, the sale was in June, so I signed up for Old Navy spam and waited for the ad to arrive in my inbox.
Yesterday, it arrived.
For a minute I was excited, and then I realized that it’s my bridal shower this weekend (yay!) and I will be in the Upper Peninsula… aka, the land of no Old Navy stores. Or any stores, for that matter. The closest Old Navy is an hour and a half from where I’ll be… so I won’t be driving to pick up my $1 flip flops. Hopefully some of you who’ve been looking for some cheap flip flops will be within a reasonable distance of an Old Navy this Saturday, so you can capitalize on this great sale! Good luck, and happy shopping!
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Oooo, I might have to look into this…or at least let my gals know about it in case they want cheap and comfy back-up shoes.
I found out about the sale last week and was so excited! But I think they have a limit of 5 pairs per person too. Bummer.
This is where we bought our bucket of flip flops from! I would check the ad this year, though, because it is usually a limit of 2 for the $1 price. Last summer I had to find a manager to convince him to sell me 40 pairs for $1 each…it took some persuasion, but he gave in. Just tell them its for a wedding!
Can you get someone to run over there and buy them for you? it’s too good to pass up!!
thanks for the heads up… I’d almost given up on this idea since we are only 3 weeks out but perhaps the FI and I need to do a little Old Navy Shopping this weekend! 
Crap! I second those who say… get someone to do it for you! Groom? Bridesmaid? Friend? Someone ought to be up for the task!
Oooo… I love this sale!
But be advised if you don’t get there quick enough, you will be left with overly huge/overly small sizes to choose from. I made a plan to get some last summer, but I went to the store a day after the sale, and it was petty picked over.
But I love the idea of a flip flop basket!!!
We did this for our wedding! The ladies snatched up their flops as soon as they walked in the door! I got them at Old Navy for $2 each. I would have LOVED to have had loads of size options, but I opted for only 25 pairs…and it looked super cute and was well received!
why don’t you go to target and buy some from the dollar section there? they always have tons of them. Sometimes they go on clearance for less than $1.
I like the old navy flip flops but they sell out so fast on that day and the limit sucks. It definitely wouldn’t be worth it for you to go. The Michael’s flip flops will be welcomed just the same by people with strappy sandals and sore feet.
I had to laugh at you saying how the UP doesn’t have any stores. My nieces and nephew live up there (near Houghton) and it is, unfortunately, very true. When the Walmart came in to their town, they were all excited because they didn’t have to drive all the way to Marquette and go to the Kmart. When they come down here to PA, they are mesmerized by even our dinkiest malls.
I second Heathaah’s question
What sizes did you pick? I makes sense to me to buy large ones becuase they will fit more people.
Aw, man! I’d so get them for you… there’s an Old Navy less than a mile from home. :o(
Last year I did the bridesmaid run for my best friend. 10 of us showed up when the store opened, so we bought 50 pairs.. It was a little daunting though, everyone wanted their $1 flip flops!!
For those of you interested…I simply went to Old Navy with my mom and sister with the instructions to grab as many navy and white flops as possible. We ended up with around 50 flops, and most were in the women’s 7, 8, ansd 9 range. We only grabbed a couple of men’s sizes and a handful of smaller women’s sizes. At the end of the day, we only had 2 mens 12’s and 2 women’s 5’s left. I had 180 guests, and as this was not my main favor, I wasn’t so concerned with the sizes and number I had. It was just a nice gesture for those who wanted them .
Oh, and most men and older guests did not take them.
Surely there’s someone — or a few people, depending on the limits the stores put on the deal — who can grab some for you! I might have to go grab some myself. My wedding/reception is outside and I’m afraid no one will heed my warnings to wear comfortable shoes!
I paid $2 each for ours about a month ago, I wish I knew about the sale first! Oops.
I bought about 30 pairs of various sizes from 6 to 10. I think most of them were 7, 8 & 9 and just a few 6’s and 10’s. I think it’s more of a nice gesture that guests will appreciate, but not a necessity where I needed to totally stress over which sizes to buy.
I went with the Michael’s ones (they’re actually really comfy) and with a coupon I only spent .85 cents each!
Just so ya know - there is a per person limit at Old Navy. So if you are sending someone else out to buy for you, it needs to be a couple people.
Also, I did the JoAnns $1 flip flops, and everyone (guys too!) loved them. No one is expecting reefs or rainbows, they are just happy to have something else to slip in to.
awww, man. This is what I get for planning ahead. I bought all my old navy flip flops back in February for 2.50. Which I then thought was an excellent deal!!
I don’t know how many you need but if you order them online and order 3 or more pairs the are only $1.65 each. I am doing flip flops from Old Navy. Last year I found some on an end of season clearance when they did 50% off all clearance items so they only cost $1 because of the timing. I was able to get some cue colors BUT there were no blues and since our main color is navy, I just ordered some navy ones yesterday for $1.65. I don’t have a formula but I thought about my guests and decided that 40 pairs would be a good # for 100 guests (I’m getting the bridal party special flip flops). I bought sizes 6-9 based on availability and tried to get the majority in 8 and 9 (because I could wear those if they are left over)but seriously because I know a lot of my friends and my aunts wear that size. I didn’t buy anything higher than a 9 because I only know a couple of people who wear a size 9.5 and in flip flops they tend to buy a 9. I guess I went with the sizes I knew and left the rest to chance. I didn’t get any for the men, does anyone have experience with guys looking for flip flops in the basket?
I just called the Old Navy near me. The manager said I best be getting there at 8 AM! She said they sell out by 11. To get forty, I need to bring 8 people with me!
I am so there! I am going to get about 40 pair for our 120 guests. I am thinking that not a ton of people will utilize them but I love the idea of having them there as an option!
Thanks for posting this! I was waiting for this sale to do the exact same thing. Haha, we are totally going to commandeer the Old Navy this weekend–watch out!
Is there ANYONE that can go get them? Maybe one of the guys that won’t be going to the shower??
Thanks for the tip!
i am SO mad at old navy right now for not having the lime green color i need online, and not having the right sizes at my store!! ugh!
we bought 30 pairs for a wedding of 100 guests and had about 10 pairs leftover. Not a bad thing all in all to have extra flops laying around the house!
We bought 100 pairs (75 women’s, 25 men’s) for our 187 person wedding and they were almost all gone (we had maybe 3 or 4 pairs left over). We bought a random mix of sizes, mostly in the middle range
Thank heaven for Wedding Bee! and you Miss Mascara! Lol! =)
OK, here is my question. Where do you put the basket of flip flops? Near the DJ?
I had the forethought to pick these up during last year’s sale!! Be warned that some of the stores will only let you get 10 at a time!
Thank you so much for posting this! I’m going to head out early on Saturday morning to scoop up my flip flops!
Good news! My MOH emailed me after reading my post and volunteered to pick some up for me. Then my FMIL called (also after reading my post) and said she was going to call some family members that can’t come to my shower and ask if they’ll pick up some too! Apparently, blog and ye shall receive
@ilovetommy: The sign in this post says:
“For those who chose fashion over comfort… don’t sit down and admit defeat. Kick off your heels and enjoy this treat!”
@tess: I think we’ll put the basket somewhere near the DJ.
This is a great idea! How many pairs are you going buy compared to how many guest you are inviting?
Thank you Miss Mascara!!!!!! I love the saying!!!! Does Old Navy replenish the sandals after the sale???????
@JennyBryde: We’re estimating around 325 guests, but I’m probably only going to get like 30 pairs. Only the people who really need them will get them I guess! I should probably buy more but since I can’t pick them up myself, I can’t be too demanding!
OH YAY! I’ve been wanting to get some ON flip flops for my BM’s so this is perfect!! THANKS!
I checked out Michael’s last night, and I think the quality is not bad at all. The soles are almost comparable to my Reefs that I live in. They’ll certainly do the trick. They’re on sale for $1 until Saturday, the 23rd. I bought 15 pink pairs in various sizes and a green basket that was also on sale! All they’re baskets are on sale right now. They had the flip flops in pink, bluish white, yellow, brown, turquoise blue, and black. They even had XXS for kids. I’ll post about it in my blog tonight…
Definitely looking into this! Hopefully you’ll still find a sale! Thanks for the heads up!
I went this morning and almost got trampled! It was complete and utter mayhem. I had to give up after barely 15 minutes, but I left with about 35 pairs. I am pondering trying again later today. We shall see if it happens. But for anyone gong, good luck!
This is our photo. Hahaha. My photographer just told me. Hahaha.
We got the flip flops at Micheals for $.27 last August. They are about the same quality as Old Navy’s.
We purchased 25 pairs for our guest count of 120. We came home with 8 pairs. We set them up next to the DJ. Also a good idea is to have flip flops for the bride and bridesmaids. My bridesmaids loved it….make sure people leave with their shoes at the end of the night. ahaha
I had to go back to the venue the next day to pick up 3 pairs of guests shoes. And bring them to their owners. Hahaha.
please take alook at partyflops.com its worth it, they dont charge 1 for each flip flop but their designs are so beautiful
best
alexandra
I got a dozen Chinese Mary Janes for $17.88 from http://oldbridge.olx.com/fire-sale-1-box-of-mary-jane-kung-fu-shoes-12-pairs-iid-14431733 It was $1.49 a pair rather than $1. However, I really liked the fact that they could be worn with hose.
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Age and Occupation: 25, Biomedical Engineer
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 25, Process Engineer
Engagement Date: July 27, 2008
Wedding Date: September 2009
Venue: Catholic ceremony, reception at local armory
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