To be annoyed that people have got UGG boots so very wrong

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So my brother has turned into an Aussie so I've been loving my UGG boots for about 15 years (on pair number 2) but:

1. They are basically slippers.
2. They should be worn around your house/garden and ONLY AS FAR AS THE CORNERSHOP.
3. They do not protect your feet, or give them support. (They will end up with the 'sloppy UGG boot foot look' where you are treading over the sides of them and you look stupid walking along)
4. They are shit in the rain and snow.
5. This last winter especially many toddlers and kids and teenagers were bought them as their main winter footwear. I saw many with wet cold feet in the snow/slush.

Rant over. thanks for that. apologies if this is an OLD discussion I havent the energy to search the talk-logs!

links on ugg foot damage to follow.

YANBU

They are minging.
I honestly wince everytime I see themn.

They are fine in the rain/snow if you waterproof them regularly.

YANBU

They're hideous and permissable only if you're under 16.

and I've been wearing mine for months this winter without developing the 'sloppy UGG boot foot look' (that should only happen with the cheap cardboard imitations)

I think they're hideous. Never owned a pair! they're astonishingly expensive too. You could buy nice boots for the price. Really don't get it at all

But if you're 6 foot and 8 stone and you are one of those rare individuals who would like to look a bit shorter and a bit fatter, then they really are the boots for you.

and I don't understand why people have to be so rude & dismissive about them - they are sensible boots which keep your feet warm without socks - what's the problem?

minging vote here-they are a expensive version of slippers.You look shit (and they are probably fake).

They do go well with Jack Wills clothes (ie under 17's)

Ooohhhh sounds like you ripped that one straight off of BBC News the other morning - was basically everything they said about them!

So Uggs are the new Crocs then?

BTW YANBU

YABU- and what most people also 'don't get' is that 'proper' ugg boots originated in Australia years ago and are made from a single piece of high-quality sheepskin (NOT suede) which has been used for centuries to keep feet warm and dry. They are also hygienic and don't harbour sweat and odour.

They do need waterproofing but if you look after them they last for years. And you can buy them with arch supports. As Ponders says, it's only the cheapy nasty imitation ones that get that sloppy look.

Authentic Ugg boots made in Australia don't cost anything like what the famous & horrendously expensive 'Ugg Australia' brand charge for them. I get mine direct from an Australian website for £50 including P&P. Also, Ugg Australia are American and not actually anything to do with Australia at all-their boots are more likely made in a sweatshop in China by a small overworked child.

I like crocs too

(lovely non-sweaty slippers...)

I'm just glad the medias finally cottoned on

Still think they look shit.

Yes,uggs are the new crocs

hooray! I look shit all day then!

yay!

oh I have some .. i love them . .. i just get annoyed with their misuse/abuse in the name of fashion and the poor kids with wet feet in the cheap ones..

yes ClarksPiestoAmmanford I agree the
real ozzy ones are cheaper people pay too much for them .. glad you have explained about the evil of UGG America I have learnt something tonight

shineoncrazydiamond i lifted my spiel from my brain where its been playing out over the past two years!

Just wanted to add I will agree they are not the most aesthetically pleasing shoe...but at my advanced age I like my comforts

'i just get annoyed with their misuse/abuse in the name of fashion'

What is their proper 'use'

YANBU - Old hat in Aus.. farking boring too.

Why are they so expensive??

I love my uggs. I haven't been able to wear my normal healed boots whilst pg and they have been a great, stylish alternative. Yes they are expensive but I felt they were woth it. And yes, mine are genuine.

they are fuck ugly