missuscluck Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Hi all, Been away on a camping holiday and I have fallen for the 'charms' of Crocs. I apologise to the 'Anti Crocs' on the forum. I can no longer be in your gang. My girls have been croc wearers for a bit and took them camping with us. We were camped at Great Dorset Steam fair and someone was selling Crocs and amazingly I found myself thinking it would be a good idea to buy some as it was hot and sunny (yes, you did read that right!) and I thought they would be good for slipping on and off to nip out from the tent to the loos. So....I am now the 'proud' owner of some lilac caman Crocs with a few jibbits in. SORRY. I promise I will only wear them camping and in the garden. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Yes One down and only a few more to go Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I shall never be moved. Anti Crocs Forever!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paola Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 You say that now Lisa33 but it is only a matter of time Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Woo hoo! Another convert. If I can get Him Indoors into a pair then anyone is convertable eventually. Like missuscluck, he would only wear them around the house and garden at first.....bur I've noticed him benturig out in them a couple of times.....and believe me, there is no more conservative dresser than him. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Glad you had a good timeat the Great Dorset Steam Fair, we usually go but were coming back from holiday, so didn't! I love the lavender colour and want some... BTW Next have quite a few crocs in their sale, Click Here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 You'll be able to attend an Omlet get-together now Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard T Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Hi all, Been away on a camping holiday and I have fallen for the 'charms' of Crocs. I apologise to the 'Anti Crocs' on the forum. I can no longer be in your gang. My girls have been croc wearers for a bit and took them camping with us. We were camped at Great Dorset Steam fair and someone was selling Crocs and amazingly I found myself thinking it would be a good idea to buy some as it was hot and sunny (yes, you did read that right!) and I thought they would be good for slipping on and off to nip out from the tent to the loos. So....I am now the 'proud' owner of some lilac caman Crocs with a few jibbits in. SORRY. I promise I will only wear them camping and in the garden. Where's the emoticon? This is obviously a wind-up. Or the Great Dorset Steam Fair was held abroad (where it really is "hot and sunny"). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfamily Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I shall never be moved. Anti Crocs Forever!!! we have ways Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Sorry, but I've gone right off my crocs (lovely pinky-pink Scutes), after I slipped and went my length in them one day (so much for the 'non-slip' aspect of crocs......) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffie Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I use mine in the garden now and wear to slip off before I put wellies on. I love my sketchers Buffie x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Sorry, but I've gone right off my crocs (lovely pinky-pink Scutes), after I slipped and went my length in them one day (so much for the 'non-slip' aspect of crocs......) Mine are useless in mud,but then its the mud that slips,not the Crocs. We also have a really slippy new path,which is lethal when its wet & you are wearing Crocs. I still love them though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Sorry, but I've gone right off my crocs (lovely pinky-pink Scutes), after I slipped and went my length in them one day (so much for the 'non-slip' aspect of crocs......) I agree, please be very careful everyone. I sprained my ankle slipping in the garden in my crocs then 2 weeks later I fell down the stairs! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BarbaraJ Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Sorry can't see me being converted they remind me too much of kids jelly shoes which i hated. LOL @ hubbys wearing them , mine never goes without socks ever so the thought of crocs and socks got myself a lovely pair of hush puppies for walking on holiday though! quite trendy and i thought they were old ladies shoes!! well actually suppose i'm not young lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gamebird Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I had never heard of Crocs until I joined this forum. I finally succumbed when I bought a dusky pink pair in the summer sales and now I can't stop wearing them They're soooo comfortable. Hubby refuses to wear Crocs because he reckons they're girls shoes but has discovered something similar which he finds really useful when he goes sailing (they don't mark the boat and give good grip). They're called *Sharx* Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phonix Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Nope sorry I will NOT be converted! xXx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missuscluck Posted September 3, 2008 Author Share Posted September 3, 2008 Good for you. Keep the flag flying for the 'croc haters' I hang my head in shame for joining the 'dark side' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
little chickadee Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I converted a while back and havn't worn anything else since! I'e got really wide feet so it's always been really difficult to find shoes which are comfortable. Hubby really really hates the winter ones though, so don't know what I'll do when it gets a bit colder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbokbok Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 May I ask the croc-haters-who-will-not-be-converted if they have: 1. Tried to wear them but never got to grips with them or 2. Can't even the thought of trying them but just KNOW you hate them ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tessa the Duchess Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 May I ask the croc-haters-who-will-not-be-converted if they have: 1. Tried to wear them but never got to grips with them or 2. Can't even the thought of trying them but just KNOW you hate them ? I am a confirmed Croc hater! I have never tried to wear them. They are clumpy, overpriced and plastic!!!! I have also never worn a pair of trainers and never will. Tessa Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ubereglu Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I am a confirmed Croc hater! I have never tried to wear them. They are clumpy, overpriced and plastic!!!! I have also never worn a pair of trainers and never will. Tessa They're not made of plastic, they're made of PCCR, which is a type of resin. I do agree about the price though, hence I'm now on the look out for ones in the sale! Only certain types of crocs are clumpy though, there are a lot of other styles now. My friend is also a croc hater, but said, 'Hey, you're not wearing crocs' when I was wearin my pair of crocs athens flip flops! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisa33 Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I've never tried to wear them as I think they look hideous. No offence to croc wearers but Sorry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bokbokbok Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 Can *I* just say that I AM a croc wearer but one of the ones who wont pay full price for the real ones - I buy the fiver version, (thought they were silly looking until I tried a pair on!) have now got about 4 pairs and have converted everyone in the house to them without saying a word! Hubby wears them round the house but wont venture outside in them! If the cheapy versions were discontinued I would HAVE to think about going for the branded ones. Do I still count as a croc wearer then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RubyReckless Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I'm proper branded ones all the way. Other than the Next ones, the imitation crocs my kids have worn were nothing like the real thing - rubbed, left blisters, were really plasticky. The proper Crocs (and the Next version to a lesser extent) are so much softer and more comfortable. my 3 kids have worn nothing else on their feet all summer once I gave in, binned the fakes and bought the real ones. I have had a pair of bog standard black crocs for a couple of years, a pair of bright Mary Janes and this year bought the flipflops which were even comfier than my beloved Birkenstock sandals. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
keyhole kate Posted September 3, 2008 Share Posted September 3, 2008 I have two pairs one pink to get from the patio door to edge of patio only purple pair for on lawn and round cube which are taken off and left on patio edge where I swap back to pink to get back to patio door phew my attempt to keep mud down on patio & therefore indoors The only time I went my full lenghth was last bank hol weekend when I spotted a vicious bully incident dashed out onto wet patio with the first thing I could get on my feet conventional flat sandals and wallop did a lovely torville & Dean routine all on my own ended up sprawled on one knee which is still bruised and right wrist that I still cant use perhaps I need another pair for emergency dashes my YD wouldnt let me out the house with crocs on I have to pass the fashion police test as it is :)especially as I went to a parents evening last year in two odd shoes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
