September 13, 2007
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Lighten up, this is fashion!
Okay, so there are a lot of you visiting my page . . . I feel like an internet celebrity. HOWEV, not too many of you are inclined to comment - which is fine! people are shy! – and I need your help. So come out of your hidey-holes for a second and please explain the following:
I was walking to work today and was stuck behind a woman laboriously lugging a briefcase (did it have rocks in it? maybe she is a rock doctor) while tripping over her Croc Mary Janes and I couldn’t stop giggling.
No, I know; they’re an easy target. But really?
Croc wearers, I implore you – fill out this quiz and explain yourselves.
1. My favorite color of Crocs to wear is _______ because _________.
2. True/false – Crocs are the most comfortable things I could possibly think of putting on my feet.
2b. Please use a simile to describe this experience (“it’s like walking on a cloud of pudding while wearing a funny hat”)3. True/false – I realize that these are not particularly good looking shoes but I wear them anyway simply to spite people.
4. I originally bought Crocs because I thought _____________ but now I know that ______________.
5. True/false – Natalia should just get a pair for $1 across the street and see for herself.
THANK YOU IN ADVANCE. Now get back to lurking.
Comments (9)
No, really… they’re hideous.
Well-said all around.
Aren’t they supposed to be comfortable? They at least look fairly waterproof, as in they won’t stay wet for hours after getting soaked. And would it really be that hard to run across the street and cough up those pennies, nickels, and the odd dime to get a trial pair?
K, they’re odd in appearance, oversized by any measure, made of some gelatinous material that comes in a variety strikingly LOUD colors, have no known fashion leader promoting them – are these the “Pet Rock” of this time in our nation’s history? Only time will tell…
Everyone jests, for now. Just wait, just wait.
p/s.: i am on the verge of owning a pair. in the meantime, here are (on sale) shoes that you could technically eat. http://www.simpleshoes.com/ProductsList.aspx?g=Women&categoryID=221
p/s.: technically, you, any human, can eat anything they want.
I detest those! I especially cannot stand people wearing it to work.
Now I should go back to being a peaceful person.
I’ll be honest- I do not tend to care about or follow any certain fashion trends- but these shoes perplex me. The comfort-minded side of me says “YES!” but the rational side of me says, “What the hell?”. I think I’ll stick to flip-flops…. but then what do I wear when it gets cold that’s just as comfortable and could possibly be worn with socks? Damnit. I’ll probably end up getting a pair. BTW- have you heard that Crocs is going to start making clothing out of a similar material?
http://www.toothpastefordinner.com/journal/journal.php?user=toothpaste&id=694&readcomment=1
do not want.
no. these shoes are a God-send. when i was doing my surgery rotation, wearing my $120 nike airs still left me with very sore feet and even my legs hurt!
then i looked around and noticed all the nurses wearing those hideous crocs, but after speaking with them, i decided to purchase a pair and OH MY was i not disappointed.
they are seriously the most comfortable shoes i have ever owned. well i dont know about running in them or walking around in them, but for somebody that has to stand and do light walking for around 12 hours a day, they are GREAT! they are so light and very, very comfortable.
ps. mine are black.
oh. no. not post-surgery shoes… but shoes to wear DURING surgery. (i’m a med student) we are pretty much on our feet for 12 hours a day. the longest surgery i was in was 10 hours and i wouldnt have been able to stand the next day if i hadnt been wearing my crocs. too bad they dont have dress-shoe type crocs cause i can only wear them when i’m in my scrubs!