Crocs

Mrs. MacGyver

What are your views on Crocs? Love 'em , hate 'em or think they are class? Are they the new converse/uggs?

Discovered they have a croc shop in Arnotts yesterday evening so i hoppped in on impulse (and because my poor little feel were protesting with pain) and i brough a pair of green ones. Although they may look ugly they feel so comfortable. Walked into work in them this morning (never a good idea when breaking in new shoes!) but i has no problems and my feet feel grand.

ClareBear

Mrs. MacGyver wrote:

What are your views on Crocs? Love 'em , hate 'em or think they are class? Are they the new converse/uggs?

Discovered they have a croc shop in Arnotts yesterday evening so i hoppped in on impulse (and because my poor little feel were protesting with pain) and i brough a pair of green ones. Although they may look ugly they feel so comfortable. Walked into work in them this morning (never a good idea when breaking in new shoes!) but i has no problems and my feet feel grand.

I have nooooooooo idea what you're talking about but I can tell already that I wouldn't like them!

Mrs. MacGyver

Sorry i should have explained. They are like flip flops made of a type of rubber and are odour resistant but comfy and have great arch supports for happy tootsies.

see the link below since i don't know how to put a pic as an attachment her.


www.crocs.com

ClareBear

Mrs. MacGyver wrote:

Sorry i should have explained. They are like flip flops made of a type of rubber and are odour resistant but comfy and have great arch supports for happy tootsies.

see the link below since i don't know how to put a pic as an attachment her.


www.crocs.com

Oh those yokes! No really don't like them...they're a bit fugly don't you think???

Karl Hungus

Mrs. MacGyver wrote:

Are they the new converse/uggs?

How are converse in the same league as hideous things like uggs, or the even worse crocs? Converse actually look decent.

simu

Yeah, cons look cool. Crocs don't.

I would only wear them pottering about the house, personally.

misssouthside

OK, I know I wear Uggs and that Uggs are hideous.
But crocs???
I'm sorry, but nnnooooooooo.
And please don't put them in the same league as Converse. Converse is so quentisentially (have NO clue how to spell it!) cool.
Crocs are icky rubber things. Is there any comparasion?

Mrs. MacGyver

Well you can get them in as many colours as converse! Converse are cool, but crocs have a certain je ne sais quoi (i'm not saying they're cool but they have a certain somethng.) They are ugly but I can see a new trend forming though.

misssouthside

The "trend" has been around for years in America. They're selling for some reason! Check out this...He's a serious Croc hater:
http://www.shoeblogs.com/index.php?s=crocs

Ruu_Old

Horrible yokes, didn't know they only came about in Ireland now. Have been living in the US for 2 years and they've been around a while.

Extreme-LoopZ

Was on holidays in Austria a few days ago, and this woman had three kids each dressed head-to-toe in a different colour, one in blue, one in red, and one in yellow, and they all had blue red and yellow crocs on.:p

Attol

Just not my thing. Would wearing rubber shoes not be seriously uncomfortable in heat?

Steak

Mrs. MacGyver wrote:

Sorry i should have explained. They are like flip flops made of a type of rubber and are odour resistant but comfy and have great arch supports for happy tootsies.

see the link below since i don't know how to put a pic as an attachment her.


www.crocs.com

eww. are they made from recycled car tyres?

Claire_lou1983

Sweetest Jesus they are hidious. The flip flop ones look quite comfortable but the Beach ones are vile. They look like plastic safety/nurses shoes.

I cannot see a trend forming with these.

http://shop.crocs.com/pc-15-4-beach.aspx?reqid=15&reqProdTypeId=41p&subsectionname=footwear&section=products

Stench Blossoms

I hate them. Everywhere i looked in Flordia people were wearing them. They look like clown shoes.

UnReg123

one word: disgusting!! :eek:

and how could you put converse in the same league with them!! Converese are class!!

Femelade

I just dont "get" them...
but then again i didnt get uggs..but i gave in and bought a pair..but i do only wear them with my pj's around the house.


do you wear these with no socks...would they not be very uncomfotable..they look ....hard.

Nightwish

They're everywhere in america. I saw people wearing them sans socks, during a snowstorm in NY in February. I think they're horrible looking things, and as someone pointed out, like clown shoes.

purplegeko

OMG! I seem to be the only one who really likes them actually i think i'm in love with them. They are so comfortable its hard to wear shoes after them. In the heat if you wear them without socks your feet are kept cool with all the air holes. The rubber is made in such a way that bacteria don't survive they are supposedly good for your posture. I have them in orange, purple and yellow. Great for the beach.

stovelid

I think they look hideous but like MBTs, if they are good for the feet and you want shoes to be that above all else, fair play I guess. Not for me though.

Mrs. MacGyver

Femmy wrote:

I just dont "get" them...
but then again i didnt get uggs..but i gave in and bought a pair..but i do only wear them with my pj's around the house.


do you wear these with no socks...would they not be very uncomfotable..they look ....hard.

I wear them with no socks around the office. My feet don't appear to sweat. It's like they have this clima cool thingy. Try mine next weekend and i'll convert you!

event

Karl Hungus wrote:

How are converse in the same league as hideous things like uggs, or the even worse crocs? Converse actually look decent.

well in the same league that everyone seems to be wearing them

and the fact that they are all hideous

eth0_

stovelid wrote:

I think they look hideous but like MBTs, if they are good for the feet and you want shoes to be that above all else, fair play I guess. Not for me though.

MBT's are most definitely NOT good for your feet, or the rest of your body for that matter! They throw your hips and spine out of alignment.

Croc's are absolutely disgusting. I can see why people wear them - comfortable and allow air to get at your feet - but they look like the clogs that surgeons/nurses wear in an operating theatre, and butcher/deli staff in supermarkets wear similar.

daveirl

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ciaran76

Ruu wrote:

Horrible yokes, didn't know they only came about in Ireland now. Have been living in the US for 2 years and they've been around a while.

They have been selling in Ireland for about 1 1/2 years now I reckon.

stovelid

eth0_ wrote:

MBT's are most definitely NOT good for your feet, or the rest of your body for that matter! They throw your hips and spine out of alignment.

Croc's are absolutely disgusting. I can see why people wear them - comfortable and allow air to get at your feet - but they look like the clogs that surgeons/nurses wear in an operating theatre, and butcher/deli staff in supermarkets wear similar.

Have no knowledge of - or interest in - them. The point was that lots of people wear horrible looking shoes for reasons other than fashion.

flikflak

I have had mine for about a year now and hardly wear anything else. They are so comfortable and your feet remain cool and bacteria free when wearing them.

I would advise anyone with foot problems (bunions, sweaty feet, fungal infections, blisters) to give them a go. An aunt of mine has really bad bunions and these are the only shoes she can wear.

They mould to fit your foot and help circulation. They even have special ones for diabetics.

I usually suffer from bad blisters from new shoes or shoes I have not worn in a while esp in the summer - not with my crocs. No blisters this summer for me.

hunnymonster

They are hideously ugly but very useful for people like me who spend our time on beaches or walking around with blisters or generally with knackered feet.

fits

Anyone know if the boots are available anywhere in Ireland? I quite fancy a pair. I spend a lot of time in wellingtons...
http://www.wellieart.co.uk/products.php?cat=74

hunnymonster

I know I've seen them. It may have been in office.

doctor evil

My dad wears those yokes when out skinny dipping, nice image aye?.

I could be persuaded to buy them.

tabatha

i love my crocs. i became a convert this year after trying a pair on and feeling how comfy they were. i have a good friend thats a doctor and he said that a lot of doctors/nurses wear them as they are on there feet all day.

katiemac

I hate them.

Karl Hungus

You know, I've seen a few pairs around lately, but it seems almost always middle-aged women wearing them.

Pythia

I have major feet problems so maybe I should give these a go.
Are they supportive and well fitting or more like flip flops?
I find shoes a nightmare. Never seem to fit or support my feet.

zoos

Rubber CLogs!

Says it all really!

lady_j

VILE!

How can anyone wear them, god damn ugly things

qwertyface

fits wrote:

Anyone know if the boots are available anywhere in Ireland? I quite fancy a pair. I spend a lot of time in wellingtons...
http://www.wellieart.co.uk/products.php?cat=74

I work in the only all crocs shop in Ireland, and we don't have the boots in yet. The minute we do I'm robbing me a pair! oh yeah.. they've grown on me so much. But maybe that's because I'm paid to convince people to buy them.

Shabadu

I have to say, they are incredibly handy when you live on the Southwestern coast of Canada and you're constantly in and out of the free waterparks, Pacific Ocean, cycling along the sea wall etc. Everyone over here wears them. They're hideous, but so handy and comfortable. The Mary-Jane versions are really nice. I won't disclose the number of pairs myself and my toddler have between us.

MooseJam

look like holey wellies

girloperfection

They are the ugliest things I have ever seen, you would have to pay me a lot of money to wear them things!!

Pythia

qwertyface wrote:

I work in the only all crocs shop in Ireland, and we don't have the boots in yet. The minute we do I'm robbing me a pair! oh yeah.. they've grown on me so much. But maybe that's because I'm paid to convince people to buy them.

Where is this shop?

Jesus Wept

Mrs. MacGyver wrote:

Sorry i should have explained. They are like flip flops made of a type of rubber and are odour resistant

:rolleyes:

Mrs. MacGyver

Pythia wrote:

Where is this shop?

The croc shop is in arnotts (dublin) downstairs.

CuddlyBunny

Hey I totally agree with you.check out the crocs Hanalei they are totally fashionable I am going to get a pair.

My whole family have loads of pairs.

Dont insult them they are feeling sad.

Bye

OldGoat

CuddlyBunny wrote: »

Hey I totally agree with you.check out the crocs Hanalei they are totally fashionable I am going to get a pair.

My whole family have loads of pairs.

Dont insult them they are feeling sad.

Bye

CuddlyBunny - welcome to the forum and to Boards in general.

There are a few pointers that will help you get the most out of your time posting here and one of them is in regards to what are known as Zombie Threads. Digging up threads that are almost 3 years old is kinda frowned on. Starting a new thread is much better then raising the dead.

Delighted that you still find Crocs fashionable though for the life of me I can't understand why.

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