This is so weird about the flipflops from Wal-Mart burning people.  I think it’s “allergic contact dermatitis” instead of chemical burns.  But in any case, it seems like to me that there’s something wrong with the materials used to make the flipflops if several people are having problems with them.   Go to the links below to read more info.  (I plan to write another post later about my experience with another brand of flipflops. )

http://www.snopes.com/info/inthenews.asp

http://www.consumerist.com/consumer/health/at-least-nine-cases-of-walmart-flipflops-burning-customers-heres-the-latest-295327.php