# Crocs (the shoes): what do you think? **URL:** \ **Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\ **Created:** [April 2, 2007, 3:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380 "2007-04-02T03:26:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Thudlow\_Boink](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/thudlow_boink/32/320_2.png) [@Thudlow\_Boink](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Thudlow_Boink)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/41 "2007-04-03T01:55:56Z")
Oh, is _that_ what those are? I’ve seen 'em, but I never knew what they were called. And now **RickJay** has put into words my instinctive reaction to them: [QUOTE=RickJay] They look ridiculous, like toy shoes. [/QUOTE] They look like shoes made out of wiffle balls. ---
**Author:** ![Elen\_Luyddog](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/848f3c/32.png) [@Elen\_Luyddog](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elen_Luyddog)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 5:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/42 "2007-04-03T05:03:49Z")
They are a huge don’t that should not be seen by the light of day. ---
**Author:** ![Caricci](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/85f322/32.png) [@Caricci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Caricci)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/43 "2007-04-03T14:04:18Z")
I have them in fuschia and just adore them. I fought it and fought it and waited so long that I had to get a friend in Missouri to get them for me. I am so glad I did, even if they look like oven mitts. Comfy AND they make your ankle look smaller. ---
**Author:** ![Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/e480ec/32.png) [@Least\_Original\_User\_Name\_Ever](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Least_Original_User_Name_Ever)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/44 "2007-04-03T14:08:44Z")
They’re frickin’ great. Try them on in the store and fall in love. There’s already one convert of mine in this thread. There WILL be two! ---
**Author:** ![JThunder](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/e95f7d/32.png) [@JThunder](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/JThunder)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/45 "2007-04-03T14:43:03Z")
Crikey. ---
**Author:** ![Bobotheoptimist](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/919ad9/32.png) [@Bobotheoptimist](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bobotheoptimist)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/46 "2007-04-03T14:54:58Z")
While edible, Crocs have no nutritional value - [QUOTE=Crocspeople] Although Crocs are non-toxic, there is little, if any, nutritional value in the material we use. We highly recommend you do not eat or attempt to eat your Crocs. [/QUOTE] They are, however, great for boating. ---
**Author:** ![Nutty\_Bunny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/d07c76/32.png) [@Nutty\_Bunny](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nutty_Bunny)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 5:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/47 "2007-04-03T17:03:32Z")
I’d never buy the original Crocs, but I checked out their website after **Merneith** said there are different styles, I thought I might buy some of the more attractive ones. From the looks of the material, it seems like they would make your feet sweat and give you blisters. Do they do that? ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/f07891/32.png) [@Little\_Plastic\_Ninja](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Plastic_Ninja)\ **Post date:** [April 3, 2007, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/48 "2007-04-03T20:40:19Z")
I don’t wear 'em. I wear [these](http://www.chacousa.com/products/ProductOptions.cfm?cID=3&pID=9&gID=1) just about every day. They’re 'spensive, but they are cool and comfy and last forever and you can walk through rivers with 'em. My mother wears them. She’s a rather large woman who wears bright colors anyway and has a job that involves her being on her feet all day. She LOVES them and rarely wears anything else, having switched to Crocs from her usual Birkenstocks. I’m pretty sure my mother is straight but you never know. :dubious: 😃 ---
**Author:** ![singular1](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ba9def/32.png) [@singular1](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/singular1)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 12:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/49 "2007-05-25T12:41:31Z")
Zooooommmmmmmmbbbbbbbbbeeeeeeeee! I love my Crocs, but they’re so noisy! \*screeek-flap…screek-flap…screek-flap. Anybody else have this problem? ---
**Author:** ![badkittypriestess](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8baadc/32.png) [@badkittypriestess](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badkittypriestess)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 3:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/50 "2007-05-25T15:05:03Z")
I have umpteen of em’ and I can’t live without em’! My mom got knock off kinds and she hates them. I think it’s worth the price to get them. You can wear them with anything, I do. Buy one pair and see what you think about them. ---
**Author:** ![Mama\_Zappa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/71e660/32.png) [@Mama\_Zappa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mama_Zappa)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2007, 4:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380/51 "2007-05-25T16:20:44Z")
We got a pair for each of the kids last summer - they’re great going-to-the-pool shoes. I think they look sorta dumb for anything else. I do have one friend who loves wearing them for gardening; they provide protection for the toesies and are easy to clean off the mud. Funny but :smack: story from Moon Unit. We were told to send her to camp with sneakers, and a pair of shoes that could get wet. That’s why we bought the crocs. Guess which pair she wore the day they went wading the creek? :smack: :smack: :smack: [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/crocs-the-shoes-what-do-you-think/398380.md?page=2)