Crocs: is there ever an excuse?

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Mine are:
Comfort while regaining mobility after an injury.
Being away on holiday in a town where nobody knows me.

I've got the Kadee flip flops and they're the best I've had, much more comfortable than my Havianas.

Comfortable , don't smell, don't wear out
And secretly I don't think they're ugly but have to confine them to garden /beach due to the overwhelming opinions of fashion police. A rumour spread by the shoe industry to keep themselves in business. Except I fell in the garden wearing mine and did break my toe

Unfortunately they do wear out. I have pair of black Crocs Jayna - the sling back type ones - which I have worn so much that the sole is almost smooth. Fine when it's dry treacherous when the pavements are wet.

I'm also past caring what the fashion police think.

Doing stuff in the garden eg bins (not actual gardening because of the holes). Excellent if you go on a canal boat holiday. They are also the recommended footwear for taking on DofE expeditions for campsite and for wading across streams - light weight, stay on pretty well, non slip and closed toe.

I had to wear a pair while observing some surgery a while ago, all staff were wearing them.

On small children. DD3s are very cute and look like fish (Next not crocs)

So comfortable...but gave me athlete's foot 😬

I am a nurse and wear crocs to work, they are the only shoes in all my nursing career that don't make my feet ache like hell after a day's work and don't get sweaty and stinky. So I couldn't give a fig whether they are fashionable, I love 'em. That said I wouldn't wear them out of work personally. My two youngest DC have them though, they are very practical.

Also love the kaydee flip flops.
As light as air and my feet feel secure wearing them.
These, I will wear out of the house

I like mine for wearing round the house in summer - soooo comfy!

In a dinghy. Brilliant for getting boats up on beaches.

I have them purely for caravanning. Brilliant for trips to the shower but that's about it.

It must have all changed then as five years ago we weren't allowed to wear crocs on the wards or in theatre. Had to wear proper medical clogs or boots.

You can get different sorts of Crocs aimed at healthcare professionals which don't have the holes in the toes.

Wipe clean slipper surrogates robust to the hazards associated with baby led weaning.

I'm a chef and crocs are the comfiest things ever invented! If they looked cool id be wearing them everywhere, don't think I'd get away with them paired with a summer dress haha

I have a pair of comfort flip flops they are my go to shoes when I don.t need to be smart and always worn around the house

I've never owned a pair of the clogs but I'm considering a pair for the winter

I wouldn't be caught dead in normal Crocs (only on me though - other people can wear what they like, it's a free world ) but I've got these sandals...

Under 10s and some workers with a good reason, e.g. HCP, chef (as noted here!). Otherwise...

They look super cute on my 4yo when she has two functioning legs! Had to surreptitiously remove them from the 8yo because they looked a bit clumpy cloggy on her.

They're the only footwear I can wear with my plantar fasciitis. Everything else leaves me in agony. I gave a pair for in the house and a 'going out' pair. Don't care what people think, at least I can walk without hobbling like an old lady!

Rabid downstairs neighbours who complain about the slightest noise?

Yes, we have one of those and we all wear Crocs in the house. I have a pair which are probably an older version of NickyFury's but I would love to go back to my Scholl's Originals (soooo good for the calf muscles) but Rabid Neighbour would probably come upstairs with a shotgun!

I wear mine as 'outdoor slippers' in the garden, when camping and on the beach only. Comfy and practical for those purposes and perfectly appropriate in my view.

I have the kadee flip flops, they just look like normal flip flops but are way more comfy!

Saw them in TK Maxx today. £9.99. I have never had a pair. Do I need them??

They look absolutely foul. But I wear a pair - the clog classic! Sob - whenever I have to walk outside. Otherwise I suffer from terribly aching feet, stiff toes, back pain and sore calf muscles. I read that 'barefoot' shoes, likr the croc classic are a relief for feet as the wide and loose fit allow the feet and toes to splay out in the way that they should do. I can't wear vibrams so its either crocs or something like the vivobarefoot.
When I've my crocs on, I just dont look down!