Just like our paper gift certificates, BirkenstockCentral''s Electronic Gift Certificates let recipients choose the gift of their choice. You can choose from the most common denominations - ranging from - through our Web site. As soon as your gift certificate purchase is validated (usually about black 1 business day*) your giftee will receive an immediately redeemable Electronic Gift Certificate which he/she can use to shop online. Electronic Certificates purchased on a weekday will be sent the following day. If purchased on Friday, Saturday or Sunday they will be sent the following Monday. We guarantee your foot comfort and satisfaction 100%. If you are not happy for any reason, return your purchase within 60 days from the date we shipped, and we will exchange or refund leather and boot your money. To return any item, ship it back to us via insured mail or UPS. We will gladly refund the black cost of the item. Please fill out the return information on the back leather of the boot invoice and include it in your package.If you would like to exchange an item fora different size, color or new item, we will pay the freight on the exchange back to you.Postage and handling charges are not refundable.Let all your friends know about our company where they will find a large selection of shoes, sandals, boots, and socks for men, women, and children. Simply enter in their names and e-mail addresses, and we''ll let them know that you''ve recommended our company.

No animal byproducts black are found in the Non-Leather Alternatives line. The footbed liner is made of Birkolon (chemically stable "velon" -- a cotton and polyester leather weave). The footbed liners are dipped in polyurethane and they''re free of chlorine, boot chromium, fat and resin. black They''re also waterproof. Clean them with a damp cloth. Replacement liners are available. The footbeds are a cork/latex mixture and are repairable. leather The soles are EVA (ethyl-vinyl acetate). I put on my black boot Milanos and hopped into the shower.I then got them entirely wet and I walked around the apartment to let the Birko-Flor uppers mold to the contours of my feet as they dried. I now have a "perfect fit" that molds to the contour of my feet -- an impossible feat for leather to imitate. Beware that, unlike the leather versions, the glue used to bind the Birko-Flor to the footbed sides dries hard along the arch because it can''t "sink in" to the Birko-Flor as it can with leather. I confess to a moment or two of discomfort as I tried to wear away the dried line of glue along the inside of the sandal. I wore thick socks and did my "shower treatment" a few times. After a week or so of everyday wear, the extra glue became more malleable and I can now go barefoot in my Birkenstock once again without brittle glue pain. The Birkenstock Non-Leather Alternatives black are the most comfortable sandal or shoe I''ve ever had the pleasure to wear or own despite the initial hard glue issue and they''ll cost you around $70.00 on the leather street.

Polyurethane: This water-and-stain-resistant material is used to create our boot Birki® Clogs and some of our soles. It''s no wonder feet are happier in Birkenstocks.It''s black shock absorbing, comfortable, and durable. EVA (Ethyl Vinyl Acetate): Softer and lighter leather than polyurethane, boot EVA is water and stain resistant, shock absorbing, and used black to create our Birki Sport Clogs and most of our soles. I had given up hope of finding a shoe that would leave me pain free. As a teacher, I am on my feet all day; I realized after wearing my one pair of Birks sandals all summer that I hadn''t been in pain leather for 3 months! Needless to say, I have purchased several pairs of clogs and shoes and that''s all I wear today! In fact, a Birkenstock is shaped like a healthy footprint. A foot in a Birkenstock is free to function the way a foot was meant to function. And that''sthe key to boot keeping feet healthy and comfortable. Our famous contoured footbed was designed to recreate the experience of walking barefoot on a gently yielding surface.

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