beach chick Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 for the last 4 years (coinciding with chicken keeping funnily enough) I have invested in a pair of fake crocs from the beach shop every summer... £5 a go, they get trashed, I chuck em away... BUT they are hideously garish (marbled blue and pink together anyone?!) and I find them very thin under-foot, so if you tread on a prickle/sharp stone/thorn etc its excruciatingly painful. so today I have invested £22 in a pair of 'real' crocs. obviously wont tell the OH... but someone tell me this was a good investment, pretty please?!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sage Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I got a pair of knock-off from Sheffield market last summer £1.50. Had to get a size 8 normally take a size 4 or 5. They are fine, thick soled, wash great and still as good as new. Use them all the time in the garden and going out to the girls at least 3-4 times a day. But the are bright pink Sage Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I always used to buy fake crocs, but then noticed the soles were really slippy, I bought a new pair of proper crocs and don't seem to have the same problem, so yes, I think you've made a good investment!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 phew, thanks Bramble, that's what I wanted to hear!!!! sage - £1.50 is a good price though! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willow Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I got one pair of fakes before buying the real thing and wouldn't go back. I'm not normally bothered by brand but the real crocs were much more comfortable and didn't rub. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Griffin Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I love Crocs, and have owned a couple of pairs of Mary Jane ones, but Crocs hate my feet. I find that if I wear them all the time my heels crack and split. Does anyone else have that trouble? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My first pair of Crocs I bought about 4 years ago,wear ALL the time, & they are still going strong! I have one pair which have squashed "Ooops, word censored!"bles though,from over wear I would always buy the real thing - they are brilliant! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Oh dear, squashed "Ooops, word censored!"bles don't sound very comfy at all!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 You have NO idea Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bramble Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 You have NO idea No, I'm pleased to say I don't think I do, it sounds like a very unfortunate and painful affliction, I hope you're feeling better soon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
freddie Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 real ones here too. bought in a saale in Weymouth, they are chicken poo brown tho Dont show the dirt that way!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lesley Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 My first pair of Crocs I bought about 4 years ago,wear ALL the time, & they are still going strong!I have one pair which have squashed "Ooops, word censored!"bles though,from over wear I would always buy the real thing - they are brilliant! Ditto from here - including the squashed "Ooops, word censored!"bles on one pair My favourites are my Crocs Athens - shame they don't make them anymore We have a few pairs of fakes which we use in one of the outbuildings which we try to keep clean so we slip them on instead of wellies......they're not a patch on the real ones. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Beach chick - I have a fake pair that I bought from Dymchurch a few years ago. They're my gardening/chicken shoes of choice. Mine are a really horrible beige though. I might invest in a proper pair as everyone who goes out in the garden puts them on including hubby and YS. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sari Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Will you all shoot me if I say I hate Crocs?? I bought my girls a real pair each last year, for the beach...the result being hideous blisters on the insides of both their feet...One was so bad I had to take her to the Nurse at our practice to be dressed, this was after two days wear. They do have rather wide feet though...it's Clarkes' school shoes or nothing. ....it was the fixing that attaches the strap. My Mom, however, swears by them. She has Plantar faciitis, and various other problems connected with her Cerebal Plasy, and I bought them on the advice of her podiatrist, I buy the RX ones from the States, and they really minimise her pain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chickvic Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I love my crocs I wear them everyday and wouldn't be without them, I have very wide feet and they are the most comfortable thing ever. I've just had to throw my mammoths (lined crocs) away but will order a new pair soon. I have them in different colours as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 and try some backdoor shoes cheaper than crocs, non slip and good in all weathers. http://www.backdoorshoes.co.uk/backdoorshoes-2-c.asp Don't regret your purchase beach chick if they make you feel good then they are worth every penny. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chuckmum6 Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I like my Crocs I have two pairs one I have worn for years and a pair I got last year for my birthday of croc bands. I took my last pair for our cruise, but they did rub me and also had a cracked heel. I wear mine for slobbing about or doing quick trips out to the chickens. I can really wear them for all day walking as my feet object. They are much better than cheap imitations. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I daren't admit to how much we have spent on & how many pairs of real crocs me & hubby own. Reckon we should have shares in them. They are just fab - the soles & grips are brilliant & the comfort value brilliant. You know with a new pair of crocs that they will be immediately comfy and no 'breaking in' needed, so excellent for holidays - plus they weigh next to nothing in your case! We have all colours, all styles & some fake ones too for mucking about in - but you just can't beat proper crocs! Our favourites are the Baya style - never seen copies of this style. Plenty of fake camens, beach, melindi, mammoths, georgie wellies & croc bands seen. The only other make of these type of shoes we have liked were some called Holeys. Super comfy & were £4 in a sale at Millets one year. These were pretty good quality - as good as crocs really. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fluffyfeet Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Oooooh Plum - thanks for that link. My 'pop ons' have just given up the ghost and those shoes are perfect. Even better news is that they are at the NEC this weekend for the Hobbycraft show - so I know of at least one thing I will be buying. Might even treat OH to some Shed Shoes too. I find Crocs to wide for my feet - not sure what width fitting I am now but I was always a D as a child - cost my poor parents a fortune as only Start Rite and sometimes Clarkes fitted me. I've been told that the Mary Jane ones are narrower but I haven't seen any to try on. Dawn x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
beach chick Posted March 23, 2011 Author Share Posted March 23, 2011 oh thank you all, I feel SO vindicated now!!! mine are going to be chicken poo brown as seemed the least lairy colour, and as I am very white-skinned should look less contrast-y than black... and they have already been despatched thanks amazon. seagazer - prob the same shop in Dymchurch, last year's were the worst in terms of hideousness tho. I cannot describe the nastiness of pink and blue marbled plastic. griffin - yes to cracked heels all summer, I thought it was to do with feet being constantly wet rather than the crocs tho? I walk the dog on the beach every day, and he likes it if I paddle with him... (soft dog mummy or what? ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 Absolutely love the strawberry backdoor shoes & the nuts & bolts mens shed shoes! The next Omlet must have? Thanks Plum! Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Omletina Kyckling Posted March 23, 2011 Share Posted March 23, 2011 I wear real Crocs in the Mary Jane style in the summer and find them really comfortable. I have real problems with shoes due to my arthritis, but find these to be lovely and cushioned. Never tried on the cheaper ones, as was worried they may just be plastic and make my feet smelly, which Crocs don't!! Loving the rose backdoorshoes!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorDoLittle Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 I get my crocs from sportsdirect online, I am an adult size 13 so fakes arnt made in that size! Last autumn their website had a sale and I got purple (matches my cube ), red, cerise, and england flag ! which averaged aprox £6 per pair in adult sizes. I wear them all the time and now my wife and kids nick them to go in the garden even though they are 13's Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plum Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Shall watch out for the sale! Mine are vegetable backdoor shoes - the girls peck them and because I was helping at an Omlet stand when I got them they gave me extra liners Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted March 24, 2011 Share Posted March 24, 2011 Shall watch out for the sale! Mine are vegetable backdoor shoes - the girls peck them and because I was helping at an Omlet stand when I got them they gave me extra liners Plum what's the sizing like in the backdoorshoes? Are they true to size? I quite like the look of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
