Feet First

Call this what it is. Feet First is mostly novelty, and that is the point of it. The biggest group by far is character plush: Cuddle Cat Plush Slippers, Sneaky Cat Paw Slippers, Shark Cozy Warm Soft Slippers, Bear Claw Winter Furry Slippers, Big Cat Claws Warm Slippers, Happy Penguins Plush Comfy Cozy Slippers, Comfy Crocodile Plush Slippers and Realistic Unisex Fish Slippers. Plain quiet house slippers do exist here, like the Cloud Step Soft Breathable Slippers, but they are the minority, not the theme.

Then there is the food and gag section, which reads like a menu. Creative Toast Bread Winter Slippers, Soft Sandwich Indoor Slippers, Hamburger Style Casual Beach Slippers, Second Banana Funny Plush House Slippers, Lobster Comfy Casual Slippers, Funny Poop Warm Plush Slippers, and both Big Foot Funny Slippers and the Funny Giant Foot Plush Winter Oversized Slipper. These are gift items. They photograph well, they get the laugh, and plenty of them will spend most of the year in a cupboard. Buy them knowing that and they are excellent value.

A more useful run hides underneath. The Comfy Unisex Massage Slippers are shower and poolside slippers, with raised dots on the footbed and drainage holes through the sole so they dry after a swim. All Season Colorful Foldable Travel Slippers and the Foldable Ultra Thin Travel Massage Slipper pack flat for a hotel floor. Rechargeable Heated Indoor Winter Slippers charge over USB and are made for indoor use only, which the listing says outright. Lazy Men Floor Mop Slippers are mop covers you pull over your own shoes, free size, for picking up dust and pet hair as you walk. One item is not footwear at all: DIY Funny Slipper Accessories is a kit of plastic button charms for slippers you already own, and no slippers come with it.

Around a quarter of the shelf never goes indoors. Quick Dry Non-Slip Summer Beach Slippers, Wavy Comfy Breathable Beach Slippers, Unisex Light Durable Beach Slipper and Hollow Out Futuristic Beach Slippers are outdoor slides. There are heeled slippers too, like the Ultra Soft Transparent Women High Heel Slippers and High Heel Soft Sole Platform Slippers, and a few kids pairs including Cute Helicopter Kids Soft Slippers and Cozy Cat Winter Kids Plush Shoe. A couple of things filed here are technically other shoes, like the Fluffy Cozy Woman Warm Home Boots.

The honest catch is sizing, and it is the reason to open the reviews first. Plush slippers here mostly come in paired bands, 36-37, 38-39, 40-41, so a band either fits you or fits neither of your sizes, and once a thick fleece lining is in, that band gets smaller than the number suggests. Read the reviews where buyers name their usual size and say how the band ran, and if you sit at the top of a band, consider going up one. Two more things a photo will not tell you: plush slippers have thin soles and are indoor shoes whatever the outsole looks like, and plush flattens where your heel lands after a few months of daily wear. Prices start around 15 dollars and most of the shelf sits near 30. Shipping is free and most orders move within a day.