A pox on Crocs! 
Posted on 06/22/2007 8:27:26 AM PDT by Millee
That’s where we differ, I wouldn’t be caught dead IN a mall :)
A number of people I know who work all day standing swear by them.
going to the mall in the middle of the week in the middle
of the day isn’t nearly as painful as you imagine. kels
and i had a great girlie day at the mall just yesterday. :)
A pox on Crocs!
Shoulda worn footies or short socks to begin with!
Gosh, what an abusive assault on the senses!
YUK!
They look about as comfortable as taping sandpaper to your feet and walking.
I thought they might be good for yard work. But they were not comfortable at all - I could put both my long, skinny, flat feet into one shoe.
President Bush takes a fashion misstep pairing socks with Crocs before a bike ride in Washington.Photo Credit: Ron Sachs via Bloomberg News Photo
These are probably a Father’s Day present from his daughters. After all, the did buy him an iPod.
Actually - that makes perfect sense.
Can’t wear your bike shoes running around town - and crocs are easy on/off.
I use kobayashi sandals in the same way - and have considered crocs for just this type of thing.
I just can’t seem to bring myself to buy them though.
What are they made out of petroleum (plastic)?
Going to a mall at any time is painful to me, I despise them and have avoided them as much as possible for many, many years.
I thought a Conservative was someone who (among other things) valued things which perform well and that superficialities were at best secondary, if not negligible. Function before form, that kinda thing. Like, the opposite of ... fashion.
I am on my feet all day through 12-hour shifts at the hospital. Crocs are comfy, durable, leightweight, provide secure traction even when unpleasant things are spilled on the floor - and they come in black. Shoes that cost more and are acceptably pretty may be fine for sitting behind a desk, but charming textured leathers and smart gold buckles mean little when running to a cardiac arrest.
Hollywood people obsesses over the way things look. Such things should be beneath us. There are plenty of websites for fashion-police wannabees.
Crocs (and their offbrand imitators) are nearly the best thing that's ever happened to anyone who works on their feet, and most folks who have actually tried them want to wear them all the time ...
because when the priority is function they are better than most alternatives...
so it's kinda a "walk a mile in my shoes" thing ...
in a literal as well as figurative sense.
If the priority isn't function, then there must be something on television that you'll like.
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