Crocs - comfortable and practical or footwear of satan?

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Bit of a boring afternoon - so thought I would seek opinion. Personally, I hate them. Ok, there may be appropriate places where plastic, moulded, sterilisable footwear is essential. An operating theatre perhaps. But on the street. I. Think. Not.

I could go on, and no doubt I will be set to rights about being rot proof and good for people in and out of the water etc. But no, my head shall not be turned.

Heinous. Don't care how comfy they are. Ok for kiddies on the beach.....that's it.

They can be worn camping and in the water, thats it.

Oh and gardening I suppose provided none of your neighbours are stylish or attractive.

We were advised, in a shoe shop selling Crocs, that they are actually very bad for most children's feet. They are a very wide fit and even on my children, who have very wide fitting feet, they are too wide to be considered a good fit.
The shoe fitter warned me that they are not supportive enough for growing children's feet.
I have heard the same from a podiatrist.
I suspect they are fine for paddling in the river but not for daily wear.

My kids love theirs and I like the flip flops for the beach and summer holidays.

Prefer my fit-flops though

Carrotsandcelery - that will explain why they still fit when my feet ballooned! :)

One heavy pregnant hot summer, my flipflops were killing my elephant feet. I spotted some crocs for sale outside a shop and yes I bought them

Make great slippers now though (although wouldn't dare step out in them again)

I can imagine they are the perfect fit for pregnant feet

Kids - good pool/beach shoe. Agree I wouldn't use them regularly as too loose to be good for kids' feet (surely anything off the peg is going to be inferior to a properly fitted shoe?)
Adults - never never, unless you are a dental hygienist perhaps?

They look awful.
We all wear ours as garden shoes.

As for being bad for childrens feet, its terrible mine live in wellies and crocs, bare feet inside and clarkes on rare occassions. Not so worried about dd in no time she will be wering 5" heels!

I love them and have lots. I've never worn anything so comfortable. They are cheap. I wear them everywhere.

Carrotts, the 'supportive shoe' thing is bobbins. A ruse to sell more shoes. Like Clarks, who seem to fit shoes so small that even they recommend having them re-checked every 6 weeks. Complete bobbins.

Healthiest thing for kids feet is barefoot (when it is safe).

(Source: Lecturer with 20+ years of experience in foot health)

I personally wouldn't wear them...

...but I also wouldn't judge someone for wearing them, just as I would hope people don't judge me for my own style disasters.

When you have health problems like a bad back or in my case, knackered knees, you will wear anything that is comfy and doesn't cause further pain.

I would rather see a comfortable woman than one crippling herself in silly heels.

I confess to having a pair as slippers … easy to do recycling bin run and to de-poo the lawn. I deliberately bought a fugly brown colour so I'd never be tempted to wear them anywhere but at home . But they are ugleeeee as sin, but sooooo comfortable. I hate myself for it.

If people want to go around wearing what looks like a block of cheese on their feet, it's entirely up to them.

In fact, why stop at blocks of cheese on the feet? Why not wear a Croc Onesie? Dress like cheese ...

I haven't seen a pair of Crocs look good on anyone TBH. They don't exactly enhance an outfit do they?

Gardening, walking in rivers/on the beach, that's what they are for.

I've always hated them, but last summer, I came to see them as summer wellies. Not for me, though, or my DDs, just for DH and DS. The males in my family have no taste when it comes to footwear.

I have Crocs and like them a lot. The Alice and Olivia style. They aren't clumpy cheese ones.

Most comfortable shoes ever. I will not wear heels mind as they look ugly to me. Feel nasty too.

Nope -freedom for me!

You have to be quite cool to carry off the original ones with panache- but it can be done and I admire those who can.

Great for kids and I have actually seen some adults carry them off. I can't, sadly.

Where I live (not the UK) we're surrounded by beaches, it is very outdoorsy, sailing is huge, very, very middle class, full of healthy, exercise-fanatic types and I have definitely seen some - not many - people work the look.

Gardening only. One pair at the front door, one at the back.
And not Crocs, the $4 ones from the cheap shop down the road.

I LOVE Crocs, but wouldn't be caught dead in the clog type ones. As someone earlier mentioned, Crocs Olivia, Alice and Jayna are some of the best looking. I've just bought Crocs A-Leigh wedge from Amazon, 2.5 inch cork-style wedge with the legendary croc footbed. Massaging nubs on the footbed, never get smelly and never stain. Perfect!

Best chef shoes DH has ever worn.

Ugly as sin, but they've lasted him nearly a year, whereas any other shoes would have fallen to bits after about 3 weeks.

For that alone, I love them.

Yuck

Wouldn't wear them out but they are my 'summer slippers'. So comfy. As are my Fitflops. Love my Fitflop boots too. Have the worst feet in the world - so sensitive -the underside burns if i walk in them even in a lowish heel- i still do though- anything for vanity