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There's basically two sorts of people: the one's willing to overlook the aesthetics and the one's who aren't. There's a reason hospital staff wear them. They are not designed to look good, they are designed to let the humidity from your sweat evaporate instead of letting it accumulate into a damp breeding ground ripe for a host of foot conditions. For some people it will matter more than others.
There's plenty of Crocs designs that don't look ugly, but I hope they continue to be unpopular as that keeps them cheap. It's risky to switch to other brands with this sort of design, Crocs got it right.
Medical people are wearing them to avoid ruining shoes with body fluids, not for sweat or breathability.
Hospitals are gross.
Source: have medicaled before.
Crocs are also good for wearing for 14 -18 hour shifts too, though, right?
Cross are cheap?
Only real ones
Certainly not that I've seen.
Mine were $25 new so yeah, they are cheap if you actually look. They are also really durable.
I swear standard shoes all day every day, and I've never in my life had that issue... It sounds very medically unique.
I don't get it either.
There are tons of cheap, decent slip on shoes, in mens womens and neutral styles, with substantial padding... and you can just put an off the shelf ortho pad in em, if you want them to be even more comfy/supportive.
I guess some people just don't mind looking goofy as hell.
I use Crocs like they are final form flipflops. Any time I'd be comfortable wearing flipflops, I just wear crocs instead. People hate on them mostly because of internet groupthink conditioning (see also: pineapple on pizza and the word 'moist').
huh. i never thought about crocs that way. i can't wear flip flops for [doxxable reasons] but crocs could work. i just really really don't like the way they look and already have good sandals. sandals that are in desperate need of maintenance because they're old enough to rent a car. hmmm.
Username checks out.
Have you looked at some of their new, esoteric models? You might get along with those better.
Honestly, I stopped caring. They're so goddamn comfortable, I can wear them outside in the dirt and simply wash them, I love the things.
see, i'm weird. we're all complicated, right? I'm generally function over form, but like i am also a musician and so vain i think the song is about me. like except for my sandals and hiking boots i wear exclusively Børn shoes because they are sooooo comfy (and the first pair i got looked so cool. the pairs i have now are just leather, but the first ones had orange stripes!) and last a long time. like decades and stay good quality. i tend to compare them favorably to and about the same comfort and quality level as i hear about Birkenstocks (my wife has some of both brands, she says i am correct). For the average consumer (i ain't talking the superrich, those fucks get handmade shoes probably) they are Lady Sybil level on the Vimes Scale of Boot Quailty.
So like, coming from that type of shoe snob, i might try on a pair of crocs but i will be afraid. do you know of a biblically accurate shoe salesman that can help me through the fear?