Rainbow Sandals Factory Outlet — Attraction in San Clemente

After reading many reviews, I went to the outlet store today in San Clemente. The sales guy was super helpful. I purchased two pair of the 301ALT, a dark brown thick strap, and a premier black thick strap. Total with tax was $92.00 for both pairs. I’ve been wearing a pair for a few hours now and today are SO comfortable, no breaking in necessary. I’m really glad I did not order them online. I am almost always a size 9, every now and then an 8 1/2. So according to the sizing I would have purchased an extra large online. I tried them on in the store and they were too big. I ended up getting a size large which says 7.5 to 8.5. They fit perfectly, with a little bit a room at the back. The salesman did explain to me that the Rainbow “USA” sandals fit a bit differently than the Rainbow’s made overseas. The one without the “USA” on it that is made overseas is a bit longer and narrower. Both of them were on the same rack, you have to look at the lower part of the flip-flop to see if USA is stamped below the “Rainbow”. You can also tell the difference because they have different colored Rainbow tags in the middle. I prefer to buy Made in USA products, plus they happen to fit better, so it was a win-win. I will say, a couple of years ago I bought my first pair of Rainbows at a different store, and they only had the narrow strap to choose from, so that is what I got. I never really loved them. They were a little uncomfortable. I LOVE the thick strap. It is 100 times more comfortable. The only negative today was that some of the flip-flops looked a little scuffed up. Maybe that’s because it’s an outlet store? I’m not sure. Definitely worth the price though. They are $54 a piece online, in the outlet store they are...

An outlet store specifically selling Rainbow anything and everything?! Sign me up Scotty!!! My girlfriend and I have tried on coming here several times on a weekend coming back from SD but never make it on time since they close pretty early on Sundays (around 4 or so). We FINALLY were able to get a free weekend to make it down in the area and check the place out since she was in dire need of new rainbows and I was ecstatic to get my first pair. Parking is a bit of a pain since their private lot only has less than 10 spots, but there was plenty of street parking nearby around the time we went during a Sunday.

The moment you step into this store, you're greeted by a popcorn machine and an environment that makes you feel like you're in Hawaii. No matter what wall or direction you turn, nothing but rainbow sandals or foot wear, it's CRAZY! seems like they have twice the amount of women attire than men, but that's okay because us men are very simplistic creatures... or I am at least. The discount you get here may not be too drastic, but I think saving 10 bucks on a pair of perfectly good and new sandals that will last you several years isn't too shabby. Did I also mention that you get an additional 10% off your purchase if you bring your old rainbows in? I mean, where else will you find a...

As a resident of San Clemente I always try to support our local businesses. Unfortunately I will never again buy another pair of Rainbow Sandals. I have been shopping here since I moved to San Clemente almost 30 years ago and have always enjoyed taking out of town guests here to purchase our local sandal. They do not put prices on the sandals, they only post signs above each shoe category. I picked a pair of shoes today and the sign directly above their category said $40. When I went to purchase the sandals I was confused over my total. I asked about the price of the sandals and was told they were $51. There wasn't a single sign in that whole row of shoes that said $51. I told the manager that I felt he should honor the price posted directly above the sandal category. It is not the customer's fault that they do not have a correct sign posted for the shoe I had selected. He said that since there was a description on the sign that he would not honor that price. Then he said, "well they are $60 then, how about that?" If you are not going to place price tags on your merchandise then you need to honor your posted price, whether it is accurate or not. It's the store's responsibility to be sure it posts accurate signage, not the customer's. I was very disappointed in the poor...