Crocs Brand Shoes

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I did a search on Crocs to see if this has already been discussed and I merely received a message saying I'd need to wait 20 seconds to try again, so I assume not.

I just bought my first pair of Crocs shoes yesterday, will try them out tomorrow. Anyone have any experience with this brand of shoes? Are they as great as I hear?

I liked lots of the sales points about the shoes but I wonder if it is actually true or not. My sis swears by them but after looking at them they look like cheap plastic, yet the few folks I have talked to about them have absolutely nothing bad to say.

http://www.thecrocsstore.com/app/site/site.nl/site.294214/site.294214/.f

Any personal experiences with this brand of shoe?

Specializes in LTC.

My crocs are soooooo comfy...but, like somebody else posted, they do not really give much support, so if I wear them more than a couple days in a row my feet and lower back still hurt. Also, I have to be careful to pick up my feet more; the material is rubber and sometimes the toes catch on the floor, causing me to trip.

What I do now is alternate my crocs with my Dansko clogs; my feet and back feel much better after wearing the Danskos after a shift, although it took a good couple weeks to break them in and the tops of my feet still become red after wearing them.

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Specializes in 5 yrs OR, ASU Pre-Op 2 yr. ER.
Has anybody tried the comfort clogs from allheart? They are so much lower in price! I haven't tried either style yet, just wondering how they compare.

Allheart's reputation for customer service is pretty poor.

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I don't like them! They are too "sticky" on our floor surfaces and I end up tripping all the time! I'll keep my Birkis, thanks:heartbeat

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Do Crocs all have air holes? B/C lets face it we all end up with poop on the shoe sometimes. ewwwwwwwwwwww

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Do Crocs all have air holes? B/C lets face it we all end up with poop on the shoe sometimes. ewwwwwwwwwwww

Not all of them do, mine don't.

I just wore them for the first time today and I'm totally impressed. Today was only an 8 hour shift but I'm not even tired. Amazing difference.

I'm sold on them!

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I absolutely love my Crocs, I work L & D and they are the most comfortable shoes I have had. We wear shoe covers over ours, so if you are worried about getting "poop" on yours, just put on some covers. My 4 year old has a pair and that is all she wears. She really loves them and they go right into the washer and clean up great.

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i bought a pair and they are extremely comfortable. i have the ones with no holes. my only suggestion is to get the ones with holes on the sides so they dont get too hot...

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Specializes in Ortho/Neuro.

I Love them! No painful feet when I get off from a 12 hour shift! I actually had them on today when I went to get an steroid epidural injection (for pain from a back injury in July) and the anesthesiologist said they were great shoes for people who suffer from back pain! Something about the squishy bottoms being great shock absorbers! Love them!

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I have been wearing them for about 2 years now, i have 6 pairs because i don't just wear them for work. at work i wear the orange ones (b/c no one else has orange) with the holes. my feet don't sweat near as much as with birkis. crocs rule all!

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I have been wearing them for about 2 years now, i have 6 pairs because i don't just wear them for work. at work i wear the orange ones (b/c no one else has orange) with the holes. my feet don't sweat near as much as with birkis. crocs rule all!

I learned something today. Socks matter! Yesterday I wore heavy socks, no pain, no anything. Felt great. Today I wore nylon socks and not only did I squeek with each step, my feet are killing me. I don't know what the difference is but it is huge.

Note to self: Heavy socks work better heavy socks work better heavy socks work better... :)

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Specializes in MedSurg/OrthoNeuro/Rehab/Consultant.
Allheart's reputation for customer service is pretty poor.

Thanks for the heads up! I do think that I'll try them out on my feet before buying, so probably won't buy them online.

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Specializes in ICU,ER.
I have to be careful to pick up my feet more; the material is rubber and sometimes the toes catch on the floor, causing me to trip.

I am sooo glad I wasn't the only one...lol.... I was kind of short changed in the grace department anyway and these shoes made me feel like Chevy Chase or some other slapstick comedian. I'd be walking along, in what I thought was a respectable amount of decorum, and one of my feet would make a screeching halt, thrusting the top half of my body forward. My co-workers seem to find great humor in this....half the time I think they keep me around to entertain them....:rolleyes:

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