Anyone else hate Crocs, Crocs threads, and even typing "Crocs"

[cleo]

Geez, ya try to warn people and they go out and do it anyway.

I'm looking at them and I swear I cannot see how they could be comfortable at the end of a long day of touring. I know people say they are, but I'm betting my bottom dollar they say it because they get to the end of the day and realize they have rubber shoes that slip on their feet, get sweaty, look awful and they're stuck with them. So instead of throwing good cash out the window they try to convince others they're 'wonderful'. And they are.....for the 5 minutes you try them on in the store and get hooked by the hype.

Ugly. UGLY UGLY UGLY. Just UGLY!

 

[TiggerTails57]

I first read this thread when there were a few posts on it. (I have not read all 10 current pages though). Like the OP I thought Crocs were ugly and just had to be uncomfortable and sweaty to wear. Yesterday I stopped at the local shoe store to see what all the hype was about. Guess what? I bought 2 pair I them! I wore mine grocery shopping last night and throughout the house. They are so comfortable! They really don't look as bad on as you would think. They shape of them reminds me of the "Earth shoes" that were out in the 70's. I didn't go with the real bright colors (I got sage and khaki) and I'm thinking of getting the black ones for work. Try them before writing them off!

Yes! we have a convert!

 

[AJKMOM]

Cleo, you are wrong. They are comfortable, your feet do not slip or get sweaty, and you can wear them all day. "Ugly" is only in someones mind. Personally, I think pointy-toed, 6 inch heeled shoes are so ugly, my feet hurt looking at them. I am all about the comfort of a pair of New Balance or even Crocs.

 

[Matt]

Crocs are like fanny packs. They may be useful, but you'll have to wait until I'm dead to get them on me.

Let me ask you this though, how many of the Croc haters wear fanny packs? Fanny packs are easily lamer than Crocs. You just can't get fuglier than fanny packs.

How about putting your whole family in matching neon shirts? Looks like a pack of dorks to me. I'll bet some of you are guilty.

Heck, I'll bet there are people in matching shirts, with fanny packs and Crocs! I bet they're having fun though...

You are correct. Fanny Packs just make you geeky. Matchy Shirts? Dorky. Wearing Crocs? Crocy. All of them together? You have no hope.

 

[cleo]

Ok. I'm wrong. *wink wink*

I can look at 'em and know exactly how my feet would feel at the end of the day, not to mention my 'self esteem'.

 

[sweetinmaine]

Ok. I'm wrong. *wink wink*

I can look at 'em and know exactly how my feet would feel at the end of the day, not to mention my 'self esteem'.

Cleo, I'm telling you...I felt the exact same way that you do. But until you try them you can really only state how ugly they are. (and they are, I still agree with that ) But the comfort is certainly something else. I challenge you to try a pair on and see if you can't say that if nothing else they are comfortable! Off to work....in my crocs

 

[goofy4tink]

Oh man.....I am SO doomed. We all wear Crocs and have fanny packs!!! But, we don't have matching shirts!!! And we never wear those fanny packs outside of WDW. Now, all my dh has to do is wear some nice black support hose with his tan Crocs and his fanny pack...please dear God, don't let there be a DISer with a camera in sight!!!

Don't want to beat that proverbial dead horse to death, but....my feet have fared so much better at day's end with my Crocs than any other shoe. Others may not have the same experience. I can only speak of my own experience.....my entire family wear the stupid things. And last night, I wore my nice bright blue ones to a Lenten supper at church. The priests wife, a nurse, asked me about them, saying that she saw others at work wearing them. I told her my experiences and said that they really weren't 'mainstream' until the younger folk wore them. At this point a 14 y/o girl walked in and said that Crocs were very popular at the high school! Who knew!!!! All I know is that MY feet don't get sweaty or slip around in them. They never smell and they are very happy puppies at night. Do they look wonderful? Nope. They, in fact, look kinda silly.

 

[Miss Jasmine]

Crocs are like fanny packs. They may be useful, but you'll have to wait until I'm dead to get them on me.

Let me ask you this though, how many of the Croc haters wear fanny packs? Fanny packs are easily lamer than Crocs. You just can't get fuglier than fanny packs.

How about putting your whole family in matching neon shirts? Looks like a pack of dorks to me. I'll bet some of you are guilty.

Heck, I'll bet there are people in matching shirts, with fanny packs and Crocs! I bet they're having fun though...

Nope I don't carry a fanny pack. I think they are ugly as well. I do have a small backpack, but it's cute. Sorry I have turned into a bit of a fashionita over the past couple of years. And we NEVER do the matching shirt thing.

 

[Magickndm]

They really don't look as bad on as you would think.

Must be the perspective of looking down at them.

They must be a tourist thing, I've never seen anyone outside of WDW wearing them. I'm just so glad they come in so many different colors, makes it easier to coordinate with those Hawaiian shirts.

Oh, we don't own a single fanny pack and do not have matching shirts.

 

[curiouser]

"Crocs" Take A Bite of Women's Feet
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USoA Today

ANYTOWN, USA - The 'Crocs' phenomenon has found its first victim. These holey rubber wonder shoes, adored by 6 year olds and soccer moms alike have taken suburbanites by storm invading both shopping malls and the local Wal-Mart.

Daisy McDuck, 24, from Suburban Villa, was coerced into purchasing a pair of these super sandals by vehement members of a popular theme park message board who insisted her feet would fare better for it. She visited The Shoe Emporium at Suburban Villa Mall late Monday afternoon.

It was there that McDuck was found on the floor, violently shaking and crying and bleeding from large gaping wounds at her ankles.

She was immediately admitted to Suburban Villa Medical Center. Dr. Mouse later described McDuck’s condition as resulting from a “minor psychotic episode” resulting from overwhelming horror and disgust at the hideousness of the footwear she had just put on her feet. The cuts were a result of McDuck’s attempt to saw off her feet with a combination of a shoe horn and her car keys.

McDuck wounds will be treated and she will be checked by psychiatrists before being discharged.

 

[cleo]

I appreciate the offer to try them, but I'm afraid I'm going to pass.

 

[sajetto]

I paid $30 for a pair of the nile kind and they were the most uncomfortable things I have ever worn

Like the others said "Just say no to Crocs!"


.....................and I agree these boards are drowning in waaaaay to many crocs threads

 

[ElleBelle]

I started wearing Crocs about 2 years ago at work (before the whole croc mania hit...). I'm a labor and delivery nurse and myself + 60+ other nurses on our unit alone swear by them. Yeah, they're not the prettiest things in the whole world- But I must say they do wonders when you're on your feet for 12 hour shifts. Once all the "hub-bub" began and I started to see more and more people wearing them at wdw I figured "why the heck not???" You'll see me in "the world" in 8 days runnin' around in my pink beaches!!!

 

[snowbunny]

We needed an Official Crocs-bashing thread. It was a dirty job, but someone had to do it.

 

[curiouser]

umm wrong thread

 

[DisneyJen0504]

I have to say I was someone who said "Holy Cow those are the ugliest things I have ever seen!!!" Then I tried walking in my mom's. I didnt feel they were comfortable. They look and feel awkward and I still said "Holy Cow those are the ugliest things I have ever seen!!!" So I don't feel they are so comfortable they are worth making a horrible fashion statement. I would prefer to wear my new balance sneaks-they look and feel good. Crocs are just too heinous looking and they clash with anything and everything I see people wear them with!

Crocs and fanny packs-hand in hand fashion don't!

 

[HunnyPots]

They must be a tourist thing, I've never seen anyone outside of WDW wearing them. I'm just so glad they come in so many different colors, makes it easier to coordinate with those Hawaiian shirts.

Yeah, you would think so but apparently not. When I brought mine home, my 15 year old son took one look at them, rolled his eyes and said, "Aw, man. Now you're gonna be just like all those cheerleader girls at school." Then he proceeded to list all the colors he sees walking around school every day. They seem to be very trendy with the teen girls around here now.

Hey, I like the Hawaiian shirt idea! I may have to give that a try!

 

[curiouser]

Hey, I like the Hawaiian shirt idea! I may have to give that a try!

Don't forget to puffy paint them to match the design in the shirt

 

[palmtreegirl]

I love my ugly shoes and I wear them everywhere.

Side note- I dont wear a fanny pack.

 

[kjs1976]

Here in Minnesota, I see them everywhere. They have really caught on. First, I beleive they caught on in the nursing profession because of their comfort.

Style isn't everything. Look at some of the other past trends like clogs and high tops.

We have found the right fit for us. DH has the Crocs brand and loves them. I have the Payless version and love them. They are the only shoes that have given me complete comfort with no blisters or hotspots ever. Worn them through two WDW trips and a DL trip and have never felt better.