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To think Crocs and Clogs are the ugliest shoes ever!!

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andweallloveclover · 06/05/2025 11:52

Am I the only one who just doesn't get the hype surrounding Crocs and clog type shoes??

I just think they are so damned ugly and I am probably going to get crucified on here by the croc lovers 😂

I just don't get it 🤔

Tell me what is so special about them?

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Needmorelego · 06/05/2025 12:04

@x2boys my autistic daughter loves them. She often refused to walk anywhere but with these on she is happy as anything.
She has about 8 pairs in different colours and approximately 3 million of the charms to put on them.
However I agree with the OP that they are ugly 😂

PuppiesProzacProsecco · 06/05/2025 12:03

I loathe them! My DD is half my age and loves hers. I think they're a crime against style.

Peridot1 · 06/05/2025 12:03

I have a pair of Barbie pink crocs. I got them on Amazon half price a few years ago. Great for nipping out to the garden with the dog or taking the bins out. Etc. wouldn’t wear them otherwise.

I have loved clogs and clog type shoes since the 70s. I think I’ve retained my love for them as my mother hated them and refused to let me have any. Just bought a pair of the Birkenstock clogs and I love them. I lived in the M&S dupes as slippers in the house all winter.

We all,like different things. World would be so boring if not.

Thelnebriati · 06/05/2025 12:02

But they are so warm and comfy, and better than flip flops for schlepping out to the bins because I refuse to wear toe socks.

Gettingbysomehow · 06/05/2025 12:02

They are hideous. I don't even wear them for hospital work.

x2boys · 06/05/2025 12:00

andweallloveclover · 06/05/2025 11:52

Am I the only one who just doesn't get the hype surrounding Crocs and clog type shoes??

I just think they are so damned ugly and I am probably going to get crucified on here by the croc lovers 😂

I just don't get it 🤔

Tell me what is so special about them?

They are but it's the only foot ware, I can get on my severely autistic son,s feet ,he wears them inall.weather's without socks🙄

BarneyRonson · 06/05/2025 11:59

I love the way they look! They are so interesting looking! As someone who as a young woman wore heels all day every day, I can’t any longer see the appeal of heels, they literally look unintelligent to me now. Something has shifted in my brain and I see shoes that distort the feet as hideous and shoes moulded for real feet as beautiful.

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andweallloveclover · 06/05/2025 11:58

ArminTamzerian · 06/05/2025 11:55

Some of us don't care if our shoes are ugly if they are comfortable.
Why do you care what other people wear?

It was just meant as a lighthearted post. Sorry if I have touched a nerve. 😐

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cardibach · 06/05/2025 11:57

Crocs I agree. Utterly ugly, which doesn’t mean they aren’t still appropriate for some occasions (I don’t own any myself).
Clogs on the other hand can look very nice depending on the material and quality of make.

MrsSkylerWhite · 06/05/2025 11:56

I find them really uncomfortable, all of those little bumps on the soles.

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andweallloveclover · 06/05/2025 11:56

SwingTheMonkey · 06/05/2025 11:53

They are really ugly. But soooo comfortable. I wear mine around the house.

Are they really? Because they don't even look like they would be comfortable. I wear flip flops instead of slippers in the summer months but I see all my neighbours out and about in their gardens in their crocs and I just think 'Why?' 😂

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Swiftie1878 · 06/05/2025 11:56

Cute on kids.
Hideous on adults! 😂

ArminTamzerian · 06/05/2025 11:55

Some of us don't care if our shoes are ugly if they are comfortable.
Why do you care what other people wear?

JaneJeffer · 06/05/2025 11:54

They’re only ugly on the outside

Dragonfly97 · 06/05/2025 11:54

You're right, I can't stand them either. I'm nearly 60 and like comfort, but I can't bring myself to wear them. I wear Hotter shoes which can be a bit frumpy, but Crocs are in another league!

MNpenisadvisor · 06/05/2025 11:54

They are visually hideous. But a godsend for my swollen pregnancy trotters

SwingTheMonkey · 06/05/2025 11:53

They are really ugly. But soooo comfortable. I wear mine around the house.

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