Crocs banned :(

I'm still wearing running shoes (Asics Gel), but considering trying Dansko Professionals. My wife wears them and is very pleased with them. They only come in brown and black for men.

I wear Asics exclusively for running, but walking and standing all day at work is alot different that running a 10k, so I'm thinking about something like these:

Pothia Pacific or Rainier clogs: http://poshfootwear.com/men_clogs.htm

Urbane footwear leather Transit: http://www.uniformcorner.com/acatalog/UrbaneTransitLeather.html

Standing Comfort Coast: http://www.standingcomfort.com/default.aspx?page=sc_detail&pid=166

or Explorer: http://www.standingcomfort.com/default.aspx?page=sc_detail&pid=161

Birkenstock clogs, many colors, replaceable footbed, extremely comfortable, last forever.

why did your facility ban them??? if you don't mind me asking....topkat

I'm...considering trying Dansko Professionals. My wife wears them and is very pleased with them. They only come in brown and black for men.

I saw that they also come in navy blue, and are available as a mule/slide style called the "Karl" http://www.dansko.com/Product_Detail.aspx?StyleName=Karl&ID1=250&ID2=020202

why did your facility ban them??? if you don't mind me asking....topkat

The banning of Crocs is sweeping Ontario - many hospitals, clinics and health care facilities jumping on the bandwagon, citing several reasons including: H&S concerns r/t infection control (holes = contamination from splash/spill), cases of slipping/falling d/t lack of traction and/or wearing them without the heel strap and them falling off when running, dropping sharps/instruments and injury through the top vents and/or puncturing the soft rubber, lack of heel protection (despite most facility's policies allowing leather clogs/plogs).

http://www.thestar.com/News/article/239048

I know, I know...I was their biggest defender, citing the opposite - that they had superior traction (they were originally developed as a boating shoe with no-slip in mind), were easier to clean/sterilize when dirty, blah blah blah...but it's falling on deaf ears in this part of the country, and my union, the largest nurses' union in Canada, is not necessarily supporting the ban, but they are not actively fighting it due to the lack of difinitive evidence pro or con.

All I know is that my legs ache and my back is more sore than ever.

Sorry to hear the news.

Crocs do have a no-holes version as well as an improved traction model. Check 'em out on the link below. I have several styles because I cannot wear any other type of shoe due to foot problems.

http://www.crocsworkshoes.com/products.html

I will wear nothing but the Croc. Thanks, Angie O'Plasty....the Specialist style is the type I wear at work. I have two pair....one white and the other, dark navy. This style (Specialist) and a few other "holeless" versions make all these arguements against the Croc such a moot point by now.

How about Birkenstock clogs? I wore them for a while and liked them. They lasted a long time.

Im sporting New Balance B-Zips, New Balance is the only shoe I can spend 12+ hours on my feet in; been wearing them for several years now. My problem with Crocs is what I would call a lack of arch support, of course, its different for everybody.

Sorry to hear the news.

Crocs do have a no-holes version as well as an improved traction model. Check 'em out on the link below.

Nope..."all Crocs and Croc-style footwear" have been banned. It's a pretty broad ban, open to interpretation, because they still permit "clog-style open back shoes" (???)

I'm not here looking for ammunition to fight the ban - been there, done that - I just need some input for a similar shoe - one that is a loose fitting, comfy slip on.