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44. I wore my ugly Orange Crocs all summer long for the past 3 summers.
Loved em'
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  -Once-trendy Crocs could be on their last legs Javaman  Jul-16-09 09:02 AM   #0 
  - Hmmm. I just finally bought my first pair.  stubtoe   Jul-16-09 09:03 AM   #1 
  - I still wear mine every day, because they're comfortable..  tridim   Jul-16-09 09:04 AM   #2 
  - Me too!  blueamy66   Jul-16-09 09:06 AM   #5 
  - I wear mine around the yard because, yes, they are comfortable. n/t  sarge43   Jul-16-09 09:16 AM   #15 
  - Most comfy pair of shoes I have ever worn in my life  proud2BlibKansan   Jul-16-09 09:04 AM   #3 
  - Same here  madokie   Jul-16-09 10:48 AM   #42 
     - Just heard there is a Croc outlet store at Lake of the Ozarks  proud2BlibKansan   Jul-16-09 03:02 PM   #86 
  - i've never found any that were my size.  dysfunctional press   Jul-16-09 09:06 AM   #4 
  - i wear a size 15, and found some crocs that work well  Blue_Tires   Jul-16-09 09:10 AM   #9 
  - "Toxic waste dumps for your feet"  GoneOffShore   Jul-16-09 09:07 AM   #6 
  - Someone just ran the Badwater ultramarathon wearing a pair  seemunkee   Jul-16-09 09:07 AM   #7 
  - They may be comfortable - but they are FUCKING UGLY AS SIN!  HopeHoops   Jul-16-09 09:07 AM   #8 
  - I don't care  proud2BlibKansan   Jul-16-09 09:13 AM   #12 
  - Wouldn't you rather be in pain but meet strangers' beauty standards?  noamnety   Jul-16-09 09:51 AM   #34 
  - I refuse to watch that show  proud2BlibKansan   Jul-16-09 10:28 AM   #35 
  - I watched that show once. What a disgusting premise for a show  Hugabear   Jul-17-09 01:04 AM   #117 
  - When I first saw them I thought they were gardening shoes  Taverner   Jul-16-09 03:04 PM   #88 
  - I feel the same way. They are about the ugliest shoes I've ever seen.  Arkansas Granny   Jul-16-09 09:15 AM   #13 
  - Lots of comfy shoes are like that...Birks, Docs, Crocs, Mephisto, etc.  Vickers   Jul-16-09 09:19 AM   #18 
  - Docs are ugly?  moggie   Jul-16-09 09:23 AM   #21 
     - They're so ugly I've bought 7 pairs of 'em.  Vickers   Jul-16-09 09:30 AM   #24 
     - Docs are comfortable!?  ContinentalOp   Jul-16-09 11:16 AM   #54 
        - You have to break them in...for about 8 months.  Vickers   Jul-16-09 11:34 PM   #115 
  - They are still popular with nurses  rainbow4321   Jul-16-09 03:02 PM   #87 
  - My daughter is a middle school teacher and wears Crocs  RebelOne   Jul-16-09 09:11 AM   #10 
  - My middle school girls have given up on my fashion sense.  LWolf   Jul-16-09 11:15 AM   #53 
  - That is odd.... this hasn't made the news  NOW tense   Jul-16-09 09:12 AM   #11 
  - Never could get over the thought of wearing plastic on my feet...  hlthe2b   Jul-16-09 09:15 AM   #14 
  - They aren't plastic  Hawkeye-X   Jul-16-09 11:11 AM   #52 
     - What are they made out of?  hlthe2b   Jul-16-09 02:35 PM   #85 
        - Here you go...  Javaman   Jul-16-09 03:38 PM   #93 
           - After reading that.. I'm still not sure...  hlthe2b   Jul-16-09 08:05 PM   #97 
              - I'm with you...  Javaman   Jul-16-09 09:44 PM   #107 
  - I better buy every pair I can find. I love 'em. I own a rainbow of them.  Stinky The Clown   Jul-16-09 09:18 AM   #16 
  - I had a rainbow pair, too!!  rainbow4321   Jul-16-09 03:07 PM   #89 
  - Thank GOD! n/t  Horse with no Name   Jul-16-09 09:18 AM   #17 
  - My kids love 'em...  SidDithers   Jul-16-09 09:20 AM   #19 
  - Ugly Shoes  MichellesBFF   Jul-16-09 09:49 AM   #32 
  - I could never bring myself to buy such hideous foot wear....  LeftHander   Jul-16-09 09:21 AM   #20 
  - .....but could you wear these?  grasswire   Jul-16-09 11:06 AM   #50 
     - What are those?  senseandsensibility   Jul-16-09 11:24 AM   #59 
        - crocs  grasswire   Jul-16-09 11:33 AM   #63 
           - I went to it after I saw your post downthread  senseandsensibility   Jul-16-09 11:39 AM   #66 
              - it's some kind of technology they call foam  grasswire   Jul-16-09 11:46 AM   #69 
                 - Where would you find some like that?  bobbolink   Jul-16-09 08:13 PM   #98 
  - I bought a pair each for both my daughters for $1. Ashley the 4 year old wears hers all the time.  ejpoeta   Jul-16-09 09:25 AM   #22 
  - I don't have the Croc brand but I like mine. Sometimes my foot and leg swell so much that  Blue Diadem   Jul-16-09 09:29 AM   #23 
  - I bought them for my kids  Stargazer09   Jul-16-09 09:38 AM   #25 
  - Why won't you allow your kids to wear them to school? (nt)  noamnety   Jul-16-09 09:19 PM   #103 
     - I don't like them  Stargazer09   Jul-16-09 09:58 PM   #109 
        - Wouldn't the kids keep sneakers at school for PE?  noamnety   Jul-16-09 10:20 PM   #110 
           - My Croc-owners are still young  Stargazer09   Jul-16-09 11:11 PM   #113 
              - sneakers every day makes sense.  noamnety   Jul-16-09 11:26 PM   #114 
  - Time to buy a case of them  Bluenorthwest   Jul-16-09 09:39 AM   #26 
  - The victim of cheaper knock-offs, I guess.  surrealAmerican   Jul-16-09 09:41 AM   #27 
  - Too many varieties and styles. They should have stuck with their basic model.  Clear Blue Sky   Jul-16-09 09:44 AM   #28 
  - I'm glad they have their Rx line  noamnety   Jul-16-09 09:48 AM   #30 
     - Yes they are popular for folks with foot ailments.  Clear Blue Sky   Jul-16-09 09:51 AM   #33 
     - Yup. I have two pairs. My husband thinks they are the ugliest thing ever.  Jennicut   Jul-16-09 10:31 AM   #36 
     - hated them until I went to Disney world resort for 10 days  proud patriot   Jul-16-09 08:47 PM   #100 
  - All fads eventually gow away.. remember go-go boots?  SoCalDem   Jul-16-09 09:46 AM   #29 
  - Pet Rocks? n/t  cherokeeprogressive   Jul-16-09 10:52 AM   #45 
  - You wouldn't happen to know any place where I could find a  mlevans   Jul-16-09 11:18 AM   #56 
  - Maybe ebay? That would be my first choice of places to try  SoCalDem   Jul-16-09 11:28 AM   #62 
     - Thanks. I only wish that taking the home economics course  mlevans   Jul-16-09 02:12 PM   #77 
        - I took home ec..yeeeech.. I hemmed my cooking apron on the wrong side  SoCalDem   Jul-16-09 10:25 PM   #111 
  - Those things all looked cool though! -nt-  ContinentalOp   Jul-16-09 11:19 AM   #57 
  - or blue jeans...  LanternWaste   Jul-16-09 03:11 PM   #90 
  - "Colorful...brash and bright"  marmar   Jul-16-09 09:49 AM   # 
  - are these cute?  grasswire   Jul-16-09 10:44 AM   #40 
  - what about these?  grasswire   Jul-16-09 10:49 AM   #43 
     - and these?  grasswire   Jul-16-09 11:03 AM   #48 
  - No shit. n/t  OhioChick   Jul-16-09 08:51 PM   #102 
  - Submit your suggestions as to what other fads/trends you'd like to see GWB kill. n/t  Orsino   Jul-16-09 09:49 AM   #31 
  - There's still a market for them, but now...  krispos42   Jul-16-09 10:37 AM   #37 
  - those who say crocs are ugly haven't seen most of them.  grasswire   Jul-16-09 10:39 AM   #38 
  - I saw someone wearing the Patricia yesterday, and they were so cute  RayOfHope   Jul-16-09 11:27 AM   #61 
  - I love my Crocs, I have arthritis in my ankle and normally only wear running shoes with orthotics  buzzard   Jul-16-09 10:43 AM   #39 
  - I'm wearing a pair right now  madokie   Jul-16-09 10:46 AM   #41 
  - I wore my ugly Orange Crocs all summer long for the past 3 summers.  MadBadger   Jul-16-09 10:49 AM   #44 
  - They really help my hip and lower back pain when I walk. Great water shoes also.  timeforpeace   Jul-16-09 10:54 AM   #46 
  - Go to a medical uniform...  Davis_X_Machina   Jul-16-09 10:54 AM   #47 
  - love mine and even bought croc "dress shoes" that I wear to school  greenbriar   Jul-16-09 11:03 AM   #49 
  - I'm wearing 'em right now. I love 'em and will continue to buy them  Hawkeye-X   Jul-16-09 11:09 AM   #51 
  - good  Liberal_in_LA   Jul-16-09 11:16 AM   #55 
  - I have seen dollar store knockoffs for 4 years on these. Once it hits the Dollar store GET OUT ...  slampoet   Jul-16-09 11:23 AM   #58 
  - the knockoffs are stiff and clunky  grasswire   Jul-16-09 11:42 AM   #67 
     - Of course they are, That isn't the point.  slampoet   Jul-16-09 02:11 PM   #76 
  - Love my crocs.. :) nt  southernleftylady   Jul-16-09 11:26 AM   #60 
  - If they are as comfortable as everyone says, I'll buy some and I couldn't care less about  Political Heretic   Jul-16-09 11:34 AM   #64 
  - check out the web site  grasswire   Jul-16-09 11:37 AM   #65 
  - Hi! I never bought a pair before because they didn't seem comfy enough  happychemtrails2u   Jul-16-09 11:45 AM   #68 
  - go to the web site  grasswire   Jul-16-09 11:47 AM   #70 
     - Well, I am of the mind that clogs are not ugly (I own several pairs)  happychemtrails2u   Jul-16-09 11:53 AM   #72 
  - ugly shoes  JitterbugPerfume   Jul-16-09 11:48 AM   #71 
  - out of curiosity  noamnety   Jul-16-09 09:22 PM   #104 
  - Never owned Crocs  cherish44   Jul-16-09 11:57 AM   #73 
  - you obviously haven't gone to the web site  grasswire   Jul-16-09 12:26 PM   #75 
  - I saw a bunch at a Hallmark Card shop. Started at $30. No way would  Ilsa   Jul-16-09 12:03 PM   #74 
  - THANK GOD.  Arkana   Jul-16-09 02:16 PM   #78 
  - Hated them until I broke a toe a few summers ago  Dappleganger   Jul-16-09 02:16 PM   #79 
  - I wear them on the boat. Waterproof, so launching the boat  MineralMan   Jul-16-09 02:18 PM   #80 
  - Don;t like them, I have sensory issues and so I don't like the feel of rubber foam on my feet.  Odin2005   Jul-16-09 02:18 PM   #81 
  - Comfy and cheap, thank you very much. Love them for yard work and around the house...  Hekate   Jul-16-09 02:22 PM   #82 
  - I can't imagine not having my crocs to water my garden.  PassingTimeHere   Jul-16-09 02:24 PM   #83 
  - I have a few pairs of Crocs, not the clog kind  tammywammy   Jul-16-09 02:33 PM   #84 
  - I have several pair and I love them.  Greybnk48   Jul-16-09 03:20 PM   #91 
  - I´ll stick with my Birkenstocks n/t  Stockholm   Jul-16-09 03:32 PM   #92 
  - My wife has 2 pair andloves them...they are evidently very comfortable  old mark   Jul-16-09 04:32 PM   #94 
  - If only they had taken my advice and made them out of recycled materials  librechik   Jul-16-09 04:36 PM   #95 
  - Hopefully I'll be able to find some on sale.  LWolf   Jul-16-09 04:40 PM   #96 
  - People are saying they're ugly, but  pipi_k   Jul-16-09 08:21 PM   #99 
  - Honestly?  SmileyRose   Jul-16-09 09:25 PM   #105 
  - "I love ugly shoes."  Vickers   Jul-17-09 12:53 AM   #116 
  - We call them house shoes. I never wear mine out!  mamaleah   Jul-16-09 08:48 PM   #101 
  - I always thought they were hideous, but I needed something to wear  The Velveteen Ocelot   Jul-16-09 09:31 PM   #106 
  - I honestly don't understand why people think crocs are ugly  rhiannon55   Jul-16-09 09:52 PM   #108 
  - Wasin our local mall last weekend.  bumblebee1   Jul-16-09 11:06 PM   #112 
     - You should check out their website  tammywammy   Jul-17-09 01:16 AM   #118 
 

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