Anyone NOT like CROCS?

[WantToGoNow]

"My main reason I don't buy a pair...I have an allergy to plastic, latex, and some rubber materials and I dont want to fork out the money only to find out I can't wear them!"


My ds is allergic to latex as well. I was nervous about having them in the house. I contacted Crocs directly and although they said they couldn't tell me what the shoes are made of (proprietary), they did say there is no NRL (natural rubber latex). You might contact them to see if they contain any of the other materials that you are allergic to.

T.

 

[TAKitty]

I hear all the excitement over the CROC shoes.

Are they any folks out there that don't like them?

I hate them. I purchased a pair, wore them once, and will be selling them. They are not as comfortable as my tennis shoes. My feet always felt sticky.

 

[laura001]

I like them, but I think they're highly overrated as an "orthotic" shoe. They do not have any stability at all, and only a small amount of arch support. I think they make wonderful gardening shoes, and are great to wear as slippers around the house if you're plagued with sore feet after work. As to ugly...hmmmm, it's hard for me to really judge. Every shoe is ugly in a women's size 12...

I completely agree.....they cannot be classed as an orthotic shoe (they have no real arch support etc.). I am a foot specialist (make and fit people with orthotics). First off.......I LOVE CROCS! I bought my first pair a week ago and haven't taken them off... Orthotics are a device that changes/corrects the way that you walk (your gait cycle), providing support and change (while you are wearing them) in all the right places, which can relieve moderate to major stresses that can affect your feet (plantar fasciatis, heel spurs etc), knees, lowback etc.

Crocs do not make or correct any of the same problems that orthotics do, but what they do do is provide comfort and circulation in the foot, hence the "walking on marshmellows" helping to relieve the everyday stress applied to your foot by walking (especially long days).

I heard somewhere that the Crocs mold to your foot, which if you have a problem that requires an orthotic, this would be containdicative as it would exacerbate the problem.

So.........wear them because they are COMFY and help to let you walk on a cloud all day at WDW (I think I am going to buy a couple of pairs for my upcoming trip). WOOHOO!

 

[KarenAylwood]

I think they are HEINOUS looking. Although I do like the flip flop kind and want to try a pair on- although the two places I found that sell crocs don't sell the flip flops yet. I don't want to order them online incase I don't like them so I'll keep up my search. WDW isn't until Sept anyway!

I've worn athletic shoes, flip flops and Birkenstocks to the parks before and have never found anything that doesn't end up rubbing somewhere at some point. The last trip we bought moleskin and wore that with tennis shoes and it helped but still wasn't great.

I'll keep searching!!!

 

[jennydavejace]

I HATE ugly bulky shoes! I am the last person you'd expect to seek out a pair of bright rubber clogs. However, I was talked into trying them on, and they are so comfortable that I've almost convinced myself that they are cute! Most of the "comfort shoes" out there are pretty ugly anyway, and athletic shoes can look kind of big and bulky too if you think about it. After I'd worn them for the first time and took them off at the end of the day, I actually missed having them on. I did make sure to buy a neutral color, so that people's eyes aren't drawn to them. I'm feeling really glad that I'll have them to walk around Disney World. At any rate, it never hurts to just try them in the store

 

[ENSOCK]

I purchased a pair of the flip flops for myself and a pair of the regular crocs for each DS. My husband hates them and said they remind him of "jailhouse shoes" the shoes you see on inmates in jail. I purchased them anyway. The flip flops I love but reading my daily Disboards I ordered a pair of Teva Mush flip flops today. I will bring both pairs and also a pair of walking tennis shoes for our trip.

 

[sarehm]

Way way way too ugly to ever be caught dead in them! Pair those crocs w/ a huge fanny pack and there you go!

 

[Binkrin]

I think they are the ugliest things ever and I could never wear a pair of the clogs. I am oddly attracted to the material and want to try the flip flops. The material is fascinating to the touch, and I can't imagine it anything but delightful on the tootsies!

But why do they have to look like that?!?!

 

[Minniespal]

I don't like them. I know that they are very comfy but I just wouldn't feel as if I had been to Disney unless I cam home with sore feet

 

[LISAMWDW]

Well, guess who was out shopping last night for Crocs? After having said I can't stand them! Well, I still can't but my darling DD-9 wants them! I just thought that was funny and wanted to share!

 

[laura001]

Well, guess who was out shopping last night for Crocs? After having said I can't stand them! Well, I still can't but my darling DD-9 wants them! I just thought that was funny and wanted to share!

LOL!! Wonder who will be wearing them next???

 

[Laurajean1014]

I think they are ugly. I can't bring myself to wear plastic clogs.