To Croc or Not to Croc, That is the Question (Edited)

I'm gonna do something a little different this week for Friday Five. Instead of five questions, I am only going to ask you one. One VERY VERY VERY important life or death question. Are you ready? You can handle one question right?

I want to know YOUR opinion on Crocs ---

It's summertime and I am seeing them all over the place. Parks, malls, grocery stores, and yes even FANCY restaurants. It seems as though when it comes to Crocs, people either LOVE THEM or HATE THEM. I want to know where YOU stand. I KNOW you have an opinion and I want to hear it.

I won't be able to sleep at night until I know YOUR opinion. Kidding on the whole sleeping thing, it's the side sleeping that is killing me, but YES I want to know what YOU think of Crocs.

I would LOVE to hear from my regular Friday Fivers AND anyone with an opinion about Crocs, most people DO have an opinion.

Click BELOW to see whether or not I love them or hate them!

Ok, no feelings can be hurt here, we are ALL entitled to our opinions but yeah I seem to fall into the DON'T REALLY CARE FOR THEM category. They are okay on little girls, but I don't really care for them on little boys or adults of any age. Not my thing I guess.

Now BE HONEST, do you LOVE THEM OR HATE THEM?

PS Yes, I do realize that Dooce has already covered this topic but damn it I want to hear from MY READERS! And since when does anyone own any blog topic?! She doesn't think that of herself but clearly some of her readers do.

* Edited - I think my blog title is a little misleading, like I am currently thinking about getting some but I'm not sure. I know FOR SURE that I won't be getting any. They aren't for me.

Comments

[CaraH]

NOT!!!

(Although I did see a little girl in Liah's dance class that wore a larger size of them over her jazz shoes when she would go in an out of the building... especially in the rain... which I thought was pretty smart.)

But after that tangent, I still can't stand the things. :)

[islandgirl]

I am with Cara on this one.
I don't care for them.

[VirgoJen]

Don't you EVEN dare! You know I already spased on the whole "mini van mom" thing...if you buy a pair of these and wear them WHILE your driving your minivan I might as well go into a fit.

ICK! They are ugly and past their "prime." My opinion only, of course. ;)

[VirgoJen]

Spazed? Oops! :)

[JenniferD]

I think they are Soooooo ugly and you'll never find a pair on my feet. However, my son Gabe LOVES them and says they are very comfortable. He has a pair of lime green with yellow swirled in....ewww! When he picked them out I made a nasty face of disapproval and he goes "mom...are you mad at me for getting these?" I laughed and said no, it's just something that I'd never put on your feet if it were up to me. But my twins are old enough to dress how they like now (within reason of coarse) and he likes them, so we bought them. Ugly things!!

[MP]

I'm pretty much with everyone else and think they're pretty butt-ugly. I'm a big "no"...

[Stephanie]

Well, I have to admit....I bought a pair for my trip to Hawaii. However, I got them home and wore them one time and gave them to my sister. I did not like them...at all. My daughter has a pair and loves them.

[kylei]

I find them to be horribly ugly and tacky-but thats just me :)

[Karina]

Don't know where I stand on those things. I've heard they are very comfortable, so I'd be willing to try them. They are kind of cute in a weird way.... Can't say that I hate them.

[Leslie]

I have 2 pair and they are very comfy. I also bought a pair of the Croc flip flops and they are awesome. My feet are so swollen that they are all I can wear these days. :uckily my boss doesn't mind :)

[Lisa R]

I don't mind them at all. I see kids in them when they get out of pools and they seem safer to be walking around in than flip-flops. I wouldn't wear them myself for one BIG reason. I'm 5'11" and wear a size 11 shoe. Those things would look like clown shoes on me. NO thanks. But I don't think they are terrible. I had no idea that people had such strong opinions about them. (But then again, what do I know, I drive a mini-van :) )

Lisa

[Deanna]

Welll...... I actually flipped over these shoes about 2-3 years ago when I first saw them, but I never did get a pair. They just seemed really impractical for my purposes (I would have worn them while gardening, but I already had shoes for that!! AND I ain't spending $20 or more on shoes to get muddy) Don't get me wrong, I LOVE CLOGS! (seriously) I am wearing my Dansko clogs right now.

[aunt sheila]

i have some that i bought at wal-mart that are hard plastic. i love them but all the nurses in our community buy the softer ones to work in from blank. i love them. i have bad leg and feet cramps when I am on my feet a long time and now i can stand and not have the terrible pains in my back, legs and feet. buy a pair.

[Jerri Ann]

I have a navy pair and a kakhi pair and girlfriend, if you put your foot in a pair, you'll be hooked too

I bought the kakhi ones in late Feb, early march and the blue ones sometime in late May...since that time, I've worn a pair of sandels out to eat, I've worn a pair of dress shoes to an interview and I've worn my tennis shoes once on a long day at the dr's...other than that, I've worn only my crocks...I don't see me giving them up anytime soon...I didn't particularly like them on little boys (girls yes, boys no), but when Walker spotted them he wanted to try them on, he loves his too, his preschool doesn't want them to wear them to school and I have to fight with him about it nearly every morning......he has worn his tennis shoes one other time since he got his crocs..you know, kids don't lie...Jace on the other hand couldn't keep his on his feet and I took them back...I couldn't buy Walker a pair and not get Jace a pair...but he was stumbling and falling all over the place in them...

You have to put on a pair and try them and I swear, you won't care if they look like donkey balls, you'll just love them. The first pair I got I wondered where they were when I was pg....awesome shoes in my opinion and well, you did ask for opinions!

[Rae]

I do not care for them. I hear they are comfy but they are not my thing.

[jennifer W]

I think they are SO SO UGLY!!! Sorry to anyone that has them but I'm sorry I would never be caught dead in them. They are popular up here in MN too, why I do not know!!!!

[Laura]

I don't know that they like extra cute but I bet they are comfy! And that is more important then being cute while you are pregnant. Kind of neat that they have so many colors...

[jennster]

i think they are HIDEOUS. k? lol

[another jennifer]

I must disagree, I have blue and purple cayman clogs and that's all i've worn this summer. I wear them everyday to work and where ever. At the local theme park they are awsome too, because you don't have to wear sneakers and move into flip flops that are soaking wet.

Now, the bad news, crocs.com sucks, I ordered a pair of pink nile sandels and a pair of teal scutes, they both fit like crap. I am returning them promptly to get my $$ back. I will probably add a bright pink and red pair to my collections. I don't wear anything else.

I have big Wide size 10 feet, however, my feet still sweat in them. My vote, go for it.

Another Jennifer

[Sue]

I've never seen these before, they are not available in Oz - THANK GOD!!! Eeeew, they are so ugly. Nope, I would never wear these ;)

[Shelly]

LOVE THEM! I don't own any as my hubby refused to pay $30 shoes that are so ugly! My niece has a pair of pink ones and she sleeps in them! They help my healing broken foot feel better.

[Kelly]

Thanks for your opinions on Crocs! It was fun hearing from all of you!

[Lisa O]

As always I am late on posting to the current subject. My inital reaction was YUK - not for me, but then I realized that one of my New Years resolutions was to be more open minded and adventurous (no not that way!) so I can't really say no until I've tried a pair on. They kinda look like gardening shoes but I may give them a try.
I'll let you know if I do. :-)
Hugs

[Jennifer]

I didn't know they existed until you mentioned how much you hated them a while ago. Then I went out and bought a pair for me and Ems because they are the perfect shoe for me, HAHAHA. Not to spite you :P I know they are ugly, but I've always worn ugly shoes. I had a pair of monkey boots in high school so I might as well have a pair of Crocs now that I'm an old fart. They're great for all the running around we do during the day. I promise I don't wear them with anything "nice" but nowadays nice clothes are few and far between *sigh*

[Ninotchka]

Not my cuppa. But I don't hate them on other people. I see them all the time at the pool.