They’re Gore-Tex, Jerry!

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[–] 56 points 2 years ago* (22 children)

I like to point to Idiocracy (a movie you couldn’t make today but I saw for the first time in 2024; I think it was good) which Crocs are used as shoes for the future because they were not widely available and the costume designer said “There's no way people will wear them.”

I stand vindicated that Crocs are idiotic.

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  • [–] 35 points 2 years ago (9 children)

    Fuck brands... But as far as the general concept of a durable, washable house slipper goes, they are great. Also wear low cut socks.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago (8 children)

    If you're in your house then why are you wearing shoes? Just wear socks or go barefoot. Maybe they're useful if you need to step outside for a minute to take out the trash when it's cold outside. In my experience, regular slippers tend to fall apart if you wear them outside

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  • [–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    Well, I have pets who drag toys into walkways where it's easy to step on. I also have atypical proportions and it's a challenge not to accidentally kick a table or chair leg dodging said pets or their toys.

    Furthermore, I don't want to make people look at my feet and just socks wears down the socks/can be slippery. Socks also don't shield my feet from spills or things being dropped on them.

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  • If you’re in your house then why are you wearing shoes?

    Plantar fasciitis - I can't even make it across a room barefoot without severe pain, so I wear slippers with orthotic inserts at home. That being said, I would amputate my own feet before wearing crocs.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Dog slobber. We have two dogs. One loves to take a big mouthful of water and run up to my wife and me with it, splashing drool water everywhere on the way. The other has recently learned this trick from him and now we have double dog drool. We don't go barefoot much anymore.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (6 children)

    Every now and then I get the feeling there might be something about them. Are they like supremely comfortable? Everyone I see wearing them nowadays seems chill and makes it look like they're comfy.

    Either that or the country has fully devolved into Walmart as Idiocracy foretold.

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  • [–] 19 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (4 children)

    They're comfy, they're easy to clean, they're water proof, they float, they can be worn like slippers with the straps up or can be more comfortable for walking around with the straps down, you can regularly find them for $30.

    What are the negatives again?

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago

    My GF got a pair of Crocs clogs for work. She works for a vet so she needed something easy to clean and comfortable, and they're definitely both. She was a doubter just like you until she got a pair.

    Granted, they're not the ones with the strap on the back and holes so they don't look terrible, or at least as terrible as a pair of clogs. But she understands why all the nurses wear them.

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    [–] 15 points 2 years ago*

    Feet are the back-killer. Back pain is the little-death that brings total obliteration. I will face my feet. I permit them to pass under me. And when they have gone past I will turn the inner eye to see their path. Where the feet have gone there will be nothing. Only my back will remain.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    They’re my weapon of choice

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  • [–] 11 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    for a second I thought it's some kind of bad dragon toy

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    [–] 10 points 2 years ago (5 children)

    My feet started sweating just looking at the photo.

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (3 children)

    I can almost imagine that one guy wearing them bare foot

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  • [–] 9 points 2 years ago

    "Interesting... you're wearing your crocs in the desert style, like a Fremen. Who taught you to do this?"

    "It just seemed to make sense..."

    "He is the Lisan al Gaib!"

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago

    Sure, that catches on, but not the nipple-windows.

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  • [–] 6 points 2 years ago*

    I dunno... Those look better than normal crocks, at least.

    I really hate shoes in general. Men's styles fucking suck, women's sizes don't fit, and if I ever do find a good looking shoe that fits my foot, it ends up being the most uncomfortable fucking thing ever. 😮‍💨

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    This has nothing to do with Crocs but shoes in general. I recently got a pair online that advertised "super squishy" soles. Almost like memory foam but really really soft. They felt great for about 20 minutes then the super squishy, squished out to the sides and in weird places around my foot. They were horrible. If you've ever gotten sand inside the fabric of your shoe lining, its a lot like that. I should have returned them, but the pair I was replacing were literally falling apart and i needed shoes. 0/10 would not recommend.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago

    It's like they're pathologically adverse to normal-looking shoes.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Maybe it is a metabolic issue.

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    They look like the stuff the characters from Concord would wear

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Looks like a sex toy

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  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago

    Those have incel fuckboi energy

    Whatever the fuck that is

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Where do the croc charms go? smh

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