Earth Spirit shoes
1 report to CPSC, the latest made Mar 3, 2012. A report isn’t a recall.
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At a glance
From SaferProducts.gov, released Oct 25, 2026.
- 1report to CPSC
- Mar 3, 2012the latest report was made
- Mar 3, 2012the earliest
- 1with the company’s comments
- Brand
- Earth Spirit
- Maker
- Walmart Stores Inc.Makers, importers or sellers, as the reports name them
- Product
- ShoesAll footwearCPSC’s product type: Footwear (code 1615), in Clothing and Accessories: Shoes and other Footwear
By month
The numbers, as a table
| Month | Reports |
|---|---|
| March 2012 | 1 |
How badly anyone was hurt
- First aid 1 CPSC: Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
As each report says it, in short words; CPSC’s own words are under each.
The reports, as CPSC published them
Reports people made to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. CPSC publishes each one after sending it to the company named, and doesn’t guarantee they’re accurate. A report isn’t a recall.
Each report is the words of the person who made it, as CPSC published them. The company’s comments, where CPSC published any, are set apart as the company’s own.
CPSC, SaferProducts.gov public database export. Released Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily.
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First aid Made Mar 3, 2012, sent to the company Mar 12, 2012, published by CPSC Mar 26, 2012
The product, in the report: Earth Spirit Gelron 2000 ladies sandals/flip-flops, Oak 2558612, USA size 8, Leather Upper, Balance man-made, made in China, 25033100 S11
I bought a pair of Earth Spirit Gelron 2000 shoes at Wal-mart. The tag said they were leather and they looked quite comfortable so I paid $20 + tax for a pair of what I thought were good quality flip-flops.
The first time I wore them, after a half hour the tops of both feet were red and itchy where the center piece sat atop my foot, resembling the shape of a triangle. It took almost 2 weeks for the redness and itching to subside, and the skin still looked dry and rough. So I thought perhaps there was some chemical residue left from manufacturing or something, and I cleaned the lining with some peroxide and dried it off. Turns out the lining was vinyl, not leather, and the triangle section contained the black ink stamp with brand and content information.
Yesterday, after I wore the shoes just 4 hours, I had to return home and take them off. My skin was beet red and looked like a 3rd degree sunburn with raised blisters full of clear liquid. The itching was extremely intense, as well as the pain as I could not bear to touch them. I put on solarcaine aloe gel every 2 hours to try to numb the skin. I was unable to wear any shoe as they all involved touching the arch of my feet. I have had vinyl-lined shoes throughout my life without ever having any experience such as this. I cannot imagine what type of chemical can inflict this damage and I do not have the money to research the cause. I only know that I am not the first one, after looking online I see there are many such incidents going on for 6 years already. It is not an anomaly and I believe the manufacturer and Wal-mart should be held responsible for my pain and suffering. My once-beautiful feet are now scarred for life, and I may wind up with cancer as a result--who knows?
- Model
- Oak 2558612
- Serial number
- 25033100 S11
- Bought from
- Wal-mart, California
- Bought
- Aug 19, 2011, about then
- Where
- San Marcos, California: Mobile/
Manufactured Home - Who was involved
- Age 53, Female
- The reporter’s relation to them
- Self
- As this report names them
- Brand Earth Spirit, made or sold by Walmart Stores Inc.
- How badly, in CPSC’s words
- Injury, First Aid Received by Non-Medical Professional
CPSC’s disclaimer
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Sources
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, SaferProducts.gov public database export.
Released Oct 25, 2026 and checked Oct 25, 2026. Updated daily. Public domain (U.S. Government work). CPSC asks to be credited, and that no endorsement be implied.
Reports of harm are from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), on SaferProducts.gov. CPSC does not endorse Hearth Record.