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In the fashion of David Letterman’s famous 10 Top Lists, I bring to you Gina Mama’s “Top 10 Ways To You Know That You Are a Birkenstock Addict”.  This list was created with the  help of other Birkenstock fanatics that follow me on Facebook and Instagram.  Thank you to everyone who answered.

Without further ado……

Top 10 Ways To You Know That You Are a Birkenstock Addict

10.   It is the only brand you wear, all year round, even during periods of inclement weather.  Rain, sleet, or snow….you are sporting your Birks like a champ.

Hail Storm and Spartas

9. You spend more time figuring out which Birkenstocks you will wear each day and less time on your outfit.  You might have so many pairs that selecting just one causes a bit of anxiety.  In which case, you have to rotate your Birkenstocks during the day based on the activity. ​

Hard to choose just one.....

8. You have a pair of “dress Birks” that you save for those special “formal” occasions. ​

​My dress Birkenstocks

7. You preach the Gospel of "The Birkenstock Way" to every soul that crosses your path and try to convert them.

My Birkenstock Family

6. You customize your Birkenstocks to make them even better.  For example,  you  turn boring brown Temaras into a pair of sparkly ruby red goodness.  And you cannot comprehend the reason that Birkenstock never made this colorway in the first place!!!

Customized Temaras

5. You secretly convince yourself that wearing socks with Birkenstocks is fashionable, so that you can get away with wearing them when the temperature drops.

Birkenstocks with socks: cool or faux pas?

4. You have memorized your favorite cobbler’s phone number…in case of any and all Birkenstock emergencies. ​

Thank you Custom Made Birkenstocks for this recraft!

3. Wearing non Birkenstock shoes hurt your feet. ​

Converse are cute and hurt like crazy when I wear them.

2. In an effort to destash and make room for the new seasonal Birkenstocks, you list your rarely worn Birkenstocks on eBay, and break into a cold sweat and start to feel panicky that they might actually sell.

Reluctantly on eBay

1. When you start your own webpage dedicated to all the reasons that you love Birkenstocks because your family has told you to stop talking about your Birks. ​

My Birkenstock Blog makes me HAPPY

Are you a Birkenstock Addict?  Shoot me a message.  It is comforting to know that I am not the only one.