I’ve been wearing the Sanuk Beer Cozy Light for years and have purchased them multiple times. They are my primary everyday choice of footwear. I literally almost never wear shoes! The soft yoga mat like soles are amazingly comfortable and they form to the shape of your feet over time. Not too sure what’s changed on the updated version, but I like the design on the inside of the strap that the new versions don’t have and the overall look of the lights, even though they are very similar overall. I’ve never had one break and because I live in sunny SoCal, I am very active and wear them 365 days a year so they do hold up to intense abuse. I still have the first pair I purchased years ago, but from daily wear over several years, holes have developed where my feet’s highest pressure points are, all the way down to the outsole, but that’s a harder material so that’s as far as it will wear down. So it’s not like my feet will make contact with the ground which makes it still usable! The old pairs just become garage sandals or work around the house sandals and still way too comfortable to toss. Much like tires, where a softer material will perform much better but wear faster, it’s a small sacrifice to make for the great comfort these sandals provide. Not going to lie, I have stocked up on multiple Beer Cozy Lights, in case they stop producing them just to ensure I’ll have my favorite sandals for life haha!