Explain to me why Crocs are so popular

[skygazer]

The shoes, not the reptiles. I understand why people would like them. But the shoes are hideously ugly and don't look all that comfortable to me. Yet I see them everywhere - yesterday I saw a pair on a little girl of about 2. Didn't look like a real comfy shoe for a toddler. :shrug:

[Haole Girl]

1. I have no idea!

Finally, after seeing the ugly plastic things everywhere I decided to go check them out. Guess what? They don't even make them in my size. I kid you not. The adult sizes are too big and the children sizes are too small. I guess they don't think it's worth making a size 2 1/2. Oh well. I think they are ugly anyway!

[La Lioness Priyanka]

2. apparantly they are comfy. too hideous for me to even consider wearing in private

let alone public

[_testify_]

3. They are a godsend for doctors and nurses and others on their feet all day.

They are extremely lightweight and comfortable and your feet don't sweat in them. They don't look comfy, but wear a pair for a day, you'll be surprised. I agree that they're hideously ugly though! :)

[skygazer]

4. I wear Dansko's`

Extremely comfortable, they support my feet in all the right places, make me feel like I'm getting an all-day foot massage AND they're nice looking.

Looks do count for something - I don't care what anyone says! x(

[Phillycat]

13. They're more comfortable than Danskos, apparently.

Mainly because they're much lighter. They have a massaging action on the bottom of your foot, too.

I don't own any Crocs (and I do have Danskos) but that's how it's explained to me. :shrug:

[AlCzervik]

24. I love Dansko clogs, totally worth the money.

[Blue-Jay]

15. I wouldn't let a doc or nurse TOUCH me if they were wearing Crocs.

If they don't take their job seriously enough to wear real shoes to work, I'm going to need someone else.

[Deep13]

33. What a neurotic thing to say.

What does choice of footwear have to do with ones job. I have no confidence in someone who sacrifices his or her own well being for some arbitrary standard of appearance.

[lost-in-nj]

30. I had heard about Dr. & nurses wearing them

but I also know of some hospitals that ban them
because of the holes on to and how fluids can easily leak on the Dr. or nurse...
Private practice though would be reasonable...


lost

[Midlodemocrat]

5. They're very comfortable.

I wore them all night at the Post Prom in May and my feet were the only things that weren't tired.

[BlueJazz]

6. I don't care for them because they try to eat little dogs. ..Kinda' aggravating.

[RebelOne]

7. My daughter swears by Crocs.

She is a teacher and is on her feet most of the day. Some of the students make snarky remarks, but it doesn't bother her because her feet don't hurt.

[cobalt1999]

8. Never try to apply logic to fashion...

In the seventies we had platform shoes and polyester clothing...nothing logical in that.

[skygazer]

9. I didn't wear that shit either

:P

[Arkansas Granny]

21. I loved the platform shoes and had several pairs. I did not like

polyester clothing, however, and it was hard to avoid.

[SteppingRazor]

10. There's a certain fun, giddy feeling that comes with looking like a complete doofus. n/t

[skygazer]

11. Yeah, well, I don't need to wear ugly shoes to do that

I do just fine on my own. :rofl:

[Submariner]

12. I'm an oceanographer

and Crocs are the best deck shoe I've ever used. We haul up water and sediment samples on deck in the Caribbean, and with the wet deck pitching and rolling in the swells, I finally have footwear that gives me outstanding traction and foot support in those conditions. Thongs and other sandals-like footwear would either rot, give me blisters, jam between my toes, or get stinky quick. Great footwear for ship work in warm waters.

[riverdeep]

17. Thank you for that info. N/T

[ghostsofgiants]

41. You have a legitimate reason.

What about people who wear them in day to day life?

[Midlodemocrat]

42. Well, I suffer badly from plantar fasciitis, and the crocs

along with Teva sandals relieve a lot of the pain.

Pain from plantar fasciitis can be pretty debilitating because every step you take hurts like hell.

[ghostsofgiants]

44. That sounds unpleasant.

Especially if it makes you need to wear Crocs. :P

[Midlodemocrat]

45. LOL. I'm used to it by now.

The crocs are somewhat of a remedy and believe me after 10 years of this, how my shoes look is WAY down on the list of things I am concerned about.

[ghostsofgiants]

46. Okay, you get a pass as well, haha.

Anyone who wears them for a legitimate reason, that's cool.

[huskerlaw]

14. I do not know.

But I was horrified...HORRIFIED...to see them ALL OVER EUROPE this summer. I mean, if it's some ugly-ass American fad, that's one thing. But it's gone GLOBAL!

WHYYYYYYYYYYYYY?

[xchrom]

16. man those shoes are UGLY. hate them. n/t

[momto3]

18. I admit - I wore them when i was pregnant

When I was pregnant with my son, I had horrible back pain and sciatic pain starting at 14 weeks. My OB suggested I try wearing Crocs. I bought a pair and they completely alleviated my back problems. They are hideously ugly, but can't be beat for comfort.

Also, they are great for gardening. If they get dirty you can hose them off and let them dry in the sun.

[skygazer]

19. I can see the gardening thing

And fashion be damned when you're pregnant - comfort is key then. :)

I'm just rather conscious of how I look when I go out in public and I wouldn't wear Crocs any more than I'd wear bunny slippers (and I've seen people out in those, too - gotta love California, land of casual :eyes: ).

[SmokingJacket]

20. They are incredibly comfortable, especially for people with wide feet.

I bought mine at the garden store to do muddy stuff in -- they're easier to hose down than sneakers and not as hot as rubber boots. They're perfect for going in and out of the yard over and over-- they kick off, slide on. But I wear them other places too, now. I love them.

I could give two shits if they're ugly, or trendy, or untrendy.

[NewJeffCT]

22. I thought they were good summer shoes for my daughter (4 1/2)

At her daycare/preschool, they would have waterplay outside where the kids would run through a sprinkler. I found that crocs stayed on her feet a lot better than your standard flip-flops, and were better for waterplay than sandals or sneakers...

[Rabrrrrrr]

23. They are TOTALLY ASSKICKING COMFORTABLE and completely waterproof.

I love mine!! I can stand on them for hours and hours.

[Arugula Latte]

25. hay if there good enuf fer my presydent there good enuf fer me...

http://www.complex.com/blogs/wp-content/uploads/2007/06/bush+crocs.jpg

[skygazer]

28. Well, that clinches it

I'm NEVER wearing them, just on principle. x(

[Bake]

26. To quote ... ahem ... OJ ...

Those are some ugly-ass shoes!

:rofl:

Bake

[Fran Kubelik]

27. They're comfortable and lightweight

I don't see what's so bad about them. :shrug: I wore mine all summer in the garden and around the neighborhood.

[Hand]

29. Insh'Allah. nt

[krispos42]

31. I don't understand either

But, I don't mind wearing heavy footwear and my feet never hurt.

At work I wear steeltoed Wolverine Durashocks. Expensive, but comfortable as hell. So comfy that I don't even have to break them in. Just take them out of the box, put them on, lace them up, and work a 10-hour shift.

The most recent pair of sandles I bought were a year and a half ago, and once my skin got used to the locations of the straps, no problem at all. They're all I wear all summer when I'm not wearing work boots.

I have this sneaking suspicion that I'm the generic male foot they design shoes around!

[Deep13]

32. They're comfy. Plus all the colors are cool.

Make sure you get the real Canadian shoes and not the Chinese version.

[Der Blaue Engel]

34. They are incredibly comfortable

I bought a pair that's basically a flip-flop sandle, so it's not obnoxious looking, and I love them.

[CabalPowered]

35. They're great to drive in

I always pack a pair on a long road trip. There also one of the safer products coming out of China these days. Just be careful on the escalators..

http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=2530368

[ileus]

37. They feel too mushy for me driving...

They don't feel unsafe, just I'm not comfortable driving with mine on.

[ileus]

36. my 5yo wore her's to school, wife her's to work, and I've got mine on.

However.com I can't wear them to work...I wear them around the house all the time.

[RubyDuby in GA]

38. Beats me. Not only are they ugly, but when I tried on a pair when pregnant

they hurt my feet.

And they're dangerous. A couple of months ago, I read where they are dangerous for young children who ride on escalators. They can get stuck and can do serious damage to a little ones foot. I'll look for a link to the article.

[1gobluedem]

39. Very, VERY comfortable

Especially if you have high arches and are slightly swaybacked like I am.

[ghostsofgiants]

40. Apparently people don't realize that you can get comfortable shoes that aren't utterly hideous.

[Zavulon]

43. Some people don't care how they look.

I'm not saying everyone who wears Crocs IS an asshole, but every adult person I've seen wearing them sure as hell looked like one, no exceptions.

The kids? I'm going to give them the benefit of the doubt and assume (hope, anyway) they're wearing Crocs because their parents told them to.

[applegrove]

47. Cause you can hose them down when they get stinky.