Now’s the Time to Get On-Sale Sandals
All the Memorial Day sales are in full swing now (as are the not-holiday-specific ones like Nordstrom’s Half-Yearly Sale), and there’s no better time to buy a pair of on-sale sandals, whether you’re in the market for some gorp-y Keens or jelly fishermans. This year, I hunted down deals on everything from almost half-off Birkenstocks to under-$20 Havaianas. (It’s like Christmas for deal freaks.) But I say this as the writer behind our guide to the best sandals: Get going while the going’s good. You won’t find deals like these again until summer is over.
Updated on May 24, 2025
We updated prices where necessary, and added notes on availability to the Teva and St. Agni styles. We also removed Old Navy’s Fisherman Jellies (which are no longer on sale), and swapped in Havaianas Top Flip Flop for their Slim style (which is sold out in all but the smallest size.)
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Keen Women’s Newport H2
As seen in a recent installment of Secret Strategist, the Keen Newports are the new Teva Voya Infinities. They’re the Strategist’s sandals of this summer.
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Keen Women’s Elle Backstrap Sandal
Or there are the Keen Elles, which Strategist senior editor Winnie Yang wore to restaurant-hop through the Hamptons.
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Birkenstock Arizona Big Buckle
If you haven’t heard: The prices of Birkenstocks are going up. So the best time to get some discounted Arizonas is right about now.
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Another find from Birkenstock’s sale section is the Madrid, which has been around since 1963 (making the design older than the original Arizona).
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Catbird founder Rony Vardi thinks these might be mistaken for something other than J.Crew (and she’d be right).
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These will match with your L.L.Bean Boat and Tote or Trader Joe’s grocery bag.
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For the wedding guest whose invite stack includes ceremonies at a Newport country club, a New Orleans church, and/or a Greenpoint rooftop.
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Unlike standard round-toe Havaianas, these have a square-toe (a big distinction, if you ask me).
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Crocs Stomp Fisherman Sandals
These are basically the Crocs from the Simone Rocha collaboration (just without Simone Rocha).
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Crocs Mega Crush Triple Strap Sandal
They’re more “openly orthopedic” than “vaguely orthopedic.”
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At first sight, I was fully convinced these were Campers.
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Dr. Scholl’s Time Off Sea Sandal
Unlike Dr. Scholl’s slides, you’re getting real arch support here.
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These seem to be a more manageable heel than many Docs platforms have!
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A slim-strapped version of Teva’s Original Universals, created back in 1984 by a Grand Canyon river guide.
[Editor’s note: Size availability of the on-sale colorway is very limited at the moment]
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Shopbop’s Designer Sale includes an extra 10 percent off all markdowns, making Staud gingham-print slides almost 40 percent off.
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This Tory Burch logo might be less obvious than the one on the Millers.
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Literally the cheapest price on Ancient Greek Sandals’ Egopis I’ve ever seen (even better than what’s at Ssense and Net-a-Porter).
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They might be the most Ancient Greek Sandals of the Ancient Greek Sandals.
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The cutouts in metallic are meant to resemble little embellishments.
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As the saying goes, You want a dupe, you go Jeffrey Campbell. Or something like that. This one’s a ringer for Miu Miu’s Rivieres.
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The closest thing to being barefoot.
[Editor’s note: Size availability is very limited at the moment]
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Every magazine editor seems to have some form of A.Emery flip-flops lately.
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The answer to “What will go with a straw sun hat and eyelet skirt?”
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This edition of Adidas by Stella McCartney is made with “scenic trails” in mind, if you wouldn’t go through the great outdoors in Salomons.
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All the comfort of an UGG slipper, but summer-fied.
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Emilia Petrarca, author of the newsletter Shop Rat, took them on a recent trip to Jamaica (with her other Baris packed in her suitcase, too).
Some more summer shoes on sale
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