BS: crocs...

Subject: BS: crocs...
From: Bobert
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 05:49 PM

Goodbye, plantar faciatis, hello crocs...

And fir 29 bucks, the price is right...

I've had mine now for a week and the only time I take 'um of is to shower of go to bed...

Great shoes... Great price...

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: bobad
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 05:52 PM

We've had Holey Soles in Canada for a few years now - like Crocs but without the wimpy strap.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: GUEST
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 05:57 PM

Y'all real fancy there.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: bobad
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 05:58 PM

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Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: bobad
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 06:00 PM

got it by clicking "Walking on Broken Glass"

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: JennyO
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 10:24 PM

Oh... I thought this was going to be another Steve Irwin thread.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: John O'L
Date: 23 Sep 06 - 11:25 PM

So what is this thread about?

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: NH Dave
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 12:07 AM

Plastic Sandals.

Dave

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Liz the Squeak
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 05:20 AM

Ah... they're a cross between clogs and sandals and those nasty plastic shoes that were so popular in the 1950's & 60's.

They do come in some amazing colours and there were a lot of people wearing them at various festivals this summer.... See what you think... Personally, I'm not keen on them. As a lifelong leather sandal wearer, they're too enclosed and make my toes sweat.

LTS

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: John O'L
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 05:25 AM

Are they worn with socks?

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: catspaw49
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 05:33 AM

What the hell are socks?

Spaw

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Bobert
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 08:53 AM

No wonder LTS didn't like 'um... Reckon I wouldn't like 'um either if I wore 'um without socks...

But what I like the most is that they take the plantar fasietis pain away much better than the Berkenstocks... Okay, they ain't all that purdy but the Berks ain't either...

Bobert Crocsman

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: LilyFestre
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 09:17 AM

I have Crocs too....I opted for the flip-flop type...hot pink and green...WOOOO WEEEE...LOL! I didn't get the clog types but next year I definately will...they are THE most comfortable shoes on the planet! I'm with you Bobert....I wore them day in and day out! I'm into my slippers now while it's a tad chilly for the flip flops....oh, how I miss them!! My only wish is that they were a tad more fashionable so I could wear them while I'm on cement floors all day teaching!!!

Michelle, Fellow Croc Fan

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: GUEST
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 10:47 AM

I love em..just got a pair of croc wellies...some grand.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: NH Dave
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 11:15 AM

Michelle,

    Many local teachers wear Brikenstocks, especially on concrete floors.

    Dave

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: LilyFestre
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 11:45 AM

Thanks Dave! I'll have to look into that!

Michelle :)

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Sorcha
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 01:02 PM

They hurt my feet. I hate shoes.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Carly
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 07:28 PM

I love my crocs. My sister, who is a teacher in Colorado, sent me a pair a couple of years ago, before they were available here in the east. She found out about them from friends who are nurses and doctors; apparently they were either designed by, or developed for, a surgeon, looking for comfotable, supportive footwear for the operating room. I wear mine year round, with and without socks; during our hottest months I have a "holey" pair. Beware, there are now many lookalikes on the market, made of different stuff and with a different foot bed--not at all comfortable to me. Of course, no shoe is right for everyone; I love the theory of Birkenstocks, but they do not work for my feet, and my husband finds crocs are not comfortable for him. Never buy shoes without trying them on; do try crocs.

Carly

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Carly
Date: 24 Sep 06 - 07:39 PM

I sit corrected. I just looked at the croc website, and learned that these shoes were first designed for boaters! A perfect example of urban folklore in the making.

Carly

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 07:36 AM

They hit here this summer but of course we pay pounds for dollars here!! I have a pair of purple ones and they are incredibly comfortable and make my feet a lot less sweaty than leather due to the air flow design. Stopped a lot of my back and achilles problems too. Only problem is I can't drive in them. Would like to get another pair when I can afford to do so.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Mr Red
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 07:46 AM

Crocs - I got a red pair - and spam from the company ever since.

Very comfortable for dancing.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Mr Yellow
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 07:50 AM

I got a yellow pair at Sidmouth.

very easy on the feet. Tell you what - I turn the strap over once the heel is in - it tightens the hold even tough they wouldn't come off. The Orthaheels I insert (insoles with an instep) just make give them a little less er confidence is the word I am looking for.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Mr Yellow
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 07:54 AM

two pairs of thin yellow socks for me. I do find a toe pokes out of one of the holes a bit but I dance in them. Miss Yellow dances in them too. Says a lot.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: GUEST
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 12:12 PM

29 bucks, boy you spent way more than me..16.99 at the tire.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: *Laura*
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 01:07 PM

they are hideous but, from what I've heard, lovely. *shudder*

There were a lot of them at the festivals yes - but I was in New York in June and very surprised to see so many people wearing them there too!

xLx

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Mrs.Duck
Date: 25 Sep 06 - 03:13 PM

Any US folk coming over could make a fortune carrying them in their luggage. As I said here they are £29 which is around $49!

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: GUEST
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 06:47 AM

They are made in Canada and are very cheap there, even cheaper than in America.

Subject: RE: BS: crocs...
From: Mr Yellow
Date: 26 Sep 06 - 01:13 PM

Made in Italy too - I thought there was a factory in the US.

There is definitely a difference in the molds - the detail and the words "crocs" may or may not be displayed depending on where made. Colours vary a bit too.