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We've been obsessed with FitFlops for years now—every summer we buy a new pair of flip-flops and in the winter we even sport the woolly boot version. Right now, the black suede "Oasis" style are on sale at Piperlime for $39.99 down from $50, which we're only pointing out because it's really hard to find a basic color FitFlop like this on sale in the middle of the season. We encourage stockpiling—a project we are about to embark on right now... [Piperlime]