Flip flop sandals: The true enemy of the paparazzi

First Big Head lost his Sasquatch sized sandal chasing down Kourtney Kardashian after dinner at the Commons, now some poor pap lost both his flip flops chasing a chunky LeAnn Rimes at the same center in Calabasas. 
This would imply that the photographers shouldn't be wearing flip flops for their work, it seems to be a hazard as well as a way for celebs to make a quick getaway...