Crocs...

[Renard]

If you're looking for footwear to complement your 'I've given up' wardrobe aesthetic, these are the clown shoes for you

 

[Streeter]

I prefer Oofos but crocs are great for the Money .

 

[FyrFytr998]

Got a summer and winter pair. Even got the croc boots to really troll folks in New England.

 

[ultra321]

Good enough for Natalie Dormer.

I keep a pair in my truck to save muddying up my mats with work boots.
Keep a pair by the back door for going out in the garden to play with the dog.

Forgot to swap when I got out of the truck last night and did a dog training class in my suede crocs, felt like I was coming out to everyone there.

she's always appealed to me.... less so now sadly...

 

[GSP_37]

I wear the Walmart version of Crocs, they're called Rugged Sharks, they feel great and comfy and are only like 10 bucks

I saw those, maybe, years ago and couldn't find them the other day. Instead Walmart had these sandals that looked like what I'd guess a Chinatown in SE Asia would carry. It was super thin plastic that looked fragile.

What was odd was only one brand had their slippers inside locked display case: Scott Hawaii. Maybe I should have checked the jewelry display case for expensive Crocs.

 

[Osculater]

I wear sandles with socks on

 

[Joe Mama]

I will wholly admit that I too used to bash the fuck out of them until my plantar fasciitis flared up again.

If Im not in my stupidly cushioned Asics, I am in my crocs around the house.
Fuck the naysayers.
And this is coming from a former naysayer.

 

[NoSmilez]

The best is when you wear them during the summer and you get tanlines

 

[Kraysla]

Those things are hideous and embarrassing. So many foot wear choices, there's just no reason to go with them.

 

[Joe Mama]

Those things are hideous and embarrassing. So many foot wear choices, there's just no reason to go with them.

Says the poster with an avatar of a face croc.

 

[Renard]

I will wholly admit that I too used to bash the fuck out of them until my plantar fasciitis flared up again.

If Im not in my stupidly cushioned Asics, I am in my crocs around the house.
Fuck the naysayers.
And this is coming from a former naysayer.

The issue is that mainstream shoes are too stiff and have too much cushioning, this leads to weak feet, tight calves, and eventually problems. Then once you get something like PF, you're advised to double-down on even thicker soles, even higher heels, even more cushioned orthopedic insoles. Your feet gets weaker and weaker until it's so bad you literally can't walk barefoot indoors anymore. When do you realize your strategy doesn't work.

I've worn minimalist shoes for a long time and I'm never in my pain. It's awesome, it feels like wearing socks but everywhere. There are also lots of minimalist shoes that are essentially unofficial barefoot shoes due to their thin, flat soles. The second you get weak feet, you should go the opposite direction and gradually remove "support" to strengthen your feet. Although when someone's feet is very damaged, we're probably looking at years before they can "graduate" to a minimalist shoe.

Anyway within the context of a population with fucked up feet, Crocs being perceived as comfortable makes total sense.

 

[boingyman]

I concur that their comfy AF, but so are many other slides.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

I'm tempted into buying a pair.

They are incredibly ugly but people say they are super comfortable.

 

[Wrath of Foamy]

I bought a black pair last summer when I was in Cornwall.

They're alright but I'd only wear them for the beach.