TONY SNOW:
"I'm sorry...I'm going to have to direct your question to the Secretary of State..."
Posted on 06/30/2006 4:35:51 PM PDT by paulat
Crocs Shoes Making Great Strides
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The bulky clog with a strap along the heel and holes across the top and around the toes is winning consumers over with its versatility and comfort. Food service and factory workers, hair stylists and hospital personnel buy them for comfort. Boaters and swimmers buy them for function. And some just think they're fun.
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Crocs, which got its name because the shoes are water-friendly and tough, now lends its cartoon crocodile logo to more than a dozen styles. There are flip flops, slides, a calf-high boot, a hiking shoe and a Mary Jane that's set to hit stores this fall. They come in 20 colors — from chocolate and sea blue to lime and fuchsia — prices range from about $30 to $60.
Tim Kaiser, store manager at the Tradehome Shoe Store in Bismarck, N.D., said he sells to many nurses who say Crocs are more comfortable than $100 walking shoes and easy to sanitize.
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Crocs Inc., based in Niwot, Colo., reported $24,000 in revenues and sold 1,500 pairs of clogs in 2002, its first year. Last year, the company sold 6 million pairs of shoes and total revenues, including shoes, accessories and clothing, hit $108.6 million
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In May, Crocs said it expected sales for 2006 to reach $200 million to $205 million.
Crocs went public on the Nasdaq Stock Market in February at $21 per share; the stock rose 1.8 percent June 28 to close at $23.69.
"There's no doubt that they are very, very hot right now," said Michael Wood, vice president of the marketing firm Teenage Research Unlimited. "The key to it is they're comfortable, they're practical and they're fun ... and they're also affordable so you can buy into the trend without making a big investment."
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Love 'em. Absolutely love 'em!
ping-a-ding-ding!
Holey, moley!! In before the ping!!
I'm impressed!!
What's this about calf-high boots?
Seeing as how I'm an ex-skateboarder, I've still got some residual loyalty to Airwalks. A pair of which I am wearing right now. I've got those, some sandals, and a pair of steel toes. I may retire my sandals for some Crocs if I am sufficiently impressed with them.
clicked on it thing it was about alegator shoes.
When my uncle based his tuna boat in Costa Rica 50 years ago he brought all the women in the family alegator dress shoes and purses.
TONY SNOW:
"I'm sorry...I'm going to have to direct your question to the Secretary of State..."
Not "alligators," silly..."crocodiles"....
I really don't understand this fad. They're ugly, and I have much more comfortable shoes, clogs and otherwise.
If you have shoes that are MORE comfortable than clogs, you MUST tell me what brand they are. Crocs feel like what walking on a cloud must feel like.
These things are great! I started seeing them used by hockey players on my rec team. I thought they were silly but after my sister got me a pair...I wear nothing else to games and now around the house.
They are the most comfortable things and they won't absorb odors. I hear they are also popular with medical staff for their comfort and that they won't absorb fluids and other nasty stuff.
I despised them too....until I tried a pair on.
They have the same hide!
Tough plyable and wears like iron!
I am wearing my pink ones right now!!
It doesn't look like they would get stinky...and even if they did it's just a matter of scrubbing them with hot water and setting them aside to dry. I see them in hospitals all the time.
~ Blue Jays ~
I have boots like those of Condi's. I'll bet she puts on crocs as soon as she shucks the boots kind of like I do.
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