What's the big deal about crocs??

[Blondie]

Hey Cookie, they aren't too far off from Crocs!

I'll be the first to admit Crocs aren't the best looking shoes around, but they sure are comfortable! The fact that they come in an array of colors is a plus. Who wants to live in neutral world? Not me! I have a pair to match all of my scrubs now!

 

[LiteBrite]

I'm one of the people who kind of likes the way Crocs look, but only under certain circumstances. I wear them with jeans that are plenty long enough and boot cut, so that when I'm standing, the jeans cover part of them, or I wear them with capris, so that I have a little bit of leg showing between the top of the Crocs and the bottom of my pants. That's it. I don't wear them with shorts or with skirts or with pants that are even a little bit short or straight legged. Somehow that makes a difference - don't ask me to try to make sense of this.

As for the colors, I'm not fond of a lot of them, either. My first pair were the light blue ones in my signature pic, which are not too blatant of a color, and since then I've added a khaki colored pair and a chocolate brown. Both of the latter two are quite neutral.

I'm planning to go hog wild this fall, though, and buy a pair of the orange ones, just because I love orange, but I will be *very* selective about what I wear them with.

 

[ead79]

Comfort doesn't have to be ugly...but apparently no one told the inventors of Crocs that

Ugliest shoe I've ever seen. They remind me of clown feet and look silly on everyone.

Gee, thanks. I happen to think I look cute in mine, thankyaverymuch!
Perhaps having very small feet helps avoid the "clown" look.

 

[luvflorida]

This is what I've always thought about Crocs.

One day, a group of people were sitting around and were bored and decided to come up with a brand new product. Maybe they were even enjoying a few "refreshing beverages" or they were They decided to have a contest to see who could come up with the ugliest looking pair of shoes.

They took the ugliest design from each person's idea of the ugliest shoe, put them together, and Crocs were born. Then they dared each other to actually wear the shoes to get them out in the public eye. Somehow, Crocs caught on, and the rest is history.

They now sit around on park benches in theme parks, shopping malls, and wherever else people tend to gather. They chuckle to themselves everytime they see someone walking by in Crocs. They also utilize a point system and the person with the most points at the end of the day has to treat all the others to a meal at a nice restaurant.

The first to spot the following earns the points:

A grown man wearng Crocs= 50 points

An entire family in Crocs= 100 points (an additional 50 if the Crocs are all the same color)

Crocs with crazy socks= 25 points

Bright neon colored Crocs= 75 points

Sorry, but the heat is getting to me. I really don't mean to offend anyone. Yes, I think Crocs are extemely ugly and yes, I think some people will wear anything if they believe it's the "in" thing, regardless of how ridiculous it looks.

I also can understand the comfort factor and that some people wear them at jobs that require a lot of standing on ones feet.

 

[MOMTOMOOTOO]

Apparently they are hand made by angels who fill the shoes with clouds and the laughter of children.

Dude, sounds like you know what you are talking about Comfy are they?

 

[SRUAlmn]

Here is how ugly they are!

My sister and I love to be part of what's 'in.' We love name brand clothes and shoes and bags...all of it! I live in SC (where Crocs are HUGE right now) she lives in PA (where they aren't at all.) She came down and met me in Myrtle Beach last week for a family vacation and we went back and forth and back and forth about buying them. She thought maybe she could bring the trend further north with her We went to a few different stores, tried on different colors (smaller sizes thinking they would maybe look less 'boatlike') and finally decided it wasn't worth being 'in' if we had to look like a clown

Honestly, I sort of like them on other people, but I feel like they look hideous on me! I wear a size 9 or 9.5 normally so they make my feet look HUGE!!

Also, I'm a teacher and really considered them for the comfort factor, but I just couldn't rationalize spending $35-$40 on shoes I would only wear once in a while. I have really arched feet too like someone else mentioned, so I'm glad to know they are good for that!

 

[thewishfire]

I wear them with jeans that are plenty long enough and boot cut, so that when I'm standing, the jeans cover part of them

That's exactly what I do. I feel sort of silly wearing them with anything else.

 

[Cool-Beans]

I don't care so much about people wearing them. I think they're ugly, but I wore the neon clothes in the 80s, so cannot throw stones. And I'd a heap rather see a pair of Crocs than some of the Hooker Wear out there.

I am tired of all the threads.

Don't imagine they'll be around in ten years, but who knows.

 

[maddiemouse]

When I was in my teens and twenties, I rammed my size 10 feet into smaller little pointy toed high heeled shoes that really looked cute and sexy, IMO, and all but ruined my feet, Today, I don't care if I look like Bozo the Clown designed my footwear, as long as it is comfortable . I'll be the one in the lime green crocs at WDW in September

 

[Micca]

Apparently they are hand made by angels who fill the shoes with clouds and the laughter of children.

and they are completely immersible

 

[disney4us2002]

My 17 yr old son came home talking about all the girls wearing these horribly ugly, HUGE shoes that were plastic and he cracked me up by calling them "Gators". It took me a few minutes to stop laughing to let him know he had the wrong animal.

I've seen them on young children and sorry but they still look huge to me. Clown feet... now I know why I don't like them, lol. Too freaked out by clowns to even consider them.

 

[SRUAlmn]

My 17 yr old son came home talking about all the girls wearing these horribly ugly, HUGE shoes that were plastic and he cracked me up by calling them "Gators". It took me a few minutes to stop laughing to let him know he had the wrong animal.

I've seen them on young children and sorry but they still look huge to me. Clown feet... now I know why I don't like them, lol. Too freaked out by clowns to even consider them.

ME TOO! I have hated clowns since I was little. Maybe that's my problem with them

 

[MzDiz]

What I want to know is why people are constantly, obsessively making threads about how ugly they are. So many harsh and nasty things are said about them, it's really unnecessary. Really. So you think they're ugly, so effing what. Seriously.

Go argue about pool hopping or resort mugs or gay marriage.... enough with the shoes.

 

[IwasatWDWforamonth]

Hey guys how come none of ya all told me they STINK

I just got my first pair and holy moly did they stink, I almost put them in the trunk because I couldnt stand the smell. they gave me a headache

I was bummed because I told my mom how cool they were ,then I find out they make me sick.

I think the smell may be going away, maybe mine came from a fresh batch?

 

[MzDiz]

Hey guys how come none of ya all told me they STINK

I just got my first pair and holy moly did they stink, I almost put them in the trunk because I couldnt stand the smell. they gave me a headache

I was bummed because I told my mom how cool they were ,then I find out they make me sick.

I think the smell may be going away, maybe mine came from a fresh batch?

What exactly do they smell like?

 

[IwasatWDWforamonth]

IM not quite sure, I have lots of shoes, and even like that new sneaker smell,
but the crocs had a terrible smell, never smelled anything like it,
maybe a cross between plastic and pepto bismol

 

[SRUAlmn]

They smell like a new shower curtain liner You know, that intense rubbery, plastic smell?

 

[wallyb]

Ugly - 10
Comfy - 20

 

[maliboomer]

Yeah... they're ugly... I would never wear them!
*carefully slips hot pink beach crocs off his feet*

 

[jl]

The "real" crocs don't stink - that's why you have to spring for $30 to get the brand name - the knock-offs are the ones that stink. Say what you will, I wore crocs @ Disney & it truly was like "walking on marshmallows"! So wear whatever suits you & your feet - who cares as long as your feet love them!