Kevin Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 The popular footwear company Crocs is in deep financial trouble and may be bust , and gone , by the end of summer . http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/07/15/AR2009071503672.html?g=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarcM Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 On the bright side, real crocs are on the rise again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I've never had a pair so I can't say anything about them other than they visually stick out like a sore thumb often . They look cute ( and practical ) on little kids , but appear somewhat silly on adults , IMO. The wife had to buy a pair as a cheap option , in an emergency , for a hike around Hawaii's volcano area a couple of years ago as she had foolishly only brought dress shoes and beach sandals. She said they were comfortable , but I note that she has never had them on since . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 LOL...I bought a pair when they first came out also...I wore them once, and thought they looked silly and never wore them again....They do look cute for kids though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 They are kind of like the offspring between a Birkenstock and a Dutch wooden shoe ... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
_Laurie_ Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I didn't read the article, but weren't they worn by medical staff and doctors before they were out in the stores? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 (edited) I don't know about that , but they were very popular with medical staff in Canada until they were banned a couple of years ago due to safety concerns . Syringes , etc. piercing the holes , I guess . The nurse's and their union were up in arms about it too . Don't know how it turned out , though - but it is a risky union to go up against , especially over small things . Actually , scrubs are one of the few outfits that seem to go with Crocs. Here's a 2007 article from the UK , where I guess they were banned in hospitals , too . http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-479966/Comfy-Crocs-banned-hospitals-safety-fears.html;jsessionid=071F881081809BDECE1421082D0314EE Edited July 17, 2009 by Guest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Levis Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 I've seen nurses here wearing crocs with scrubs - some decorate them with stars and stickers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kevin Posted July 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Maybe it didn't go through or stay in place then . Often, what the UK , Canada and Australia do are in sync . However , I can imagine Aussie nurses telling their bosses to ' get stuffed' if they don't like it and just ignoring a ban even , if they think it simple minded - and good on 'em. They wouldn't have a lawsuit to claim if something happened to them , but I've met enough Aussie's to know that they would willingly take the risk and suffer the consequences with a laugh , if need be . Canadians are not quite so bold . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MindCrime Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 When I read the title of this thread, I somehow knew it was going to be about those atrocious shoes. They look cute ( and practical ) on little kids , but appear somewhat silly on adults , IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tenacious_Peaches Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 The clog looking things with the holes in them are silly, but their flip flops are so comfortable. As a matter of fact, I'm wearing my Georgia Bulldog flips right now. They're fabulous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 How the hell can the company be losing money?! Those things cost about 30 bucks to buy, and about 80 cents to make! Maybe they should start making hats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pinkstones Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 When I see adults wearing those things, I laugh at them. Why not put your hair in pigtails and wear OskKosh B'Gosh again too. Adults should dress like adults. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RonJonSurfer Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 Adults should dress however they want to dress without fear of being laughed at by others. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steel2Velvet Posted July 17, 2009 Report Share Posted July 17, 2009 How the hell can the company be losing money?! Those things cost about 30 bucks to buy, and about 80 cents to make! The article's details make it sound like the fledgling company's admin got expansion crazy after they hit big initially. Quickly used profits to acquire other, product-related companies without first qualifying the risks. Overproduced and then overstocked their own product. Felt invulnerable to (or at least did not anticipate) market turndown. All classic killers for new businesses. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miamisammy29 Posted July 20, 2009 Report Share Posted July 20, 2009 Thanks, S-2, but that was really kind of a rhetorical question. It was pretty obvious that it was bad business sense. And I'm sure all the knock-offs that were popping up all over the place helped cause that overstock. Personally, I wouldn't buy them for myself or for anybody else that I know. They look girly, but I have seen men wearing them (not that there's anything wrong with that). Maybe if they started making hats... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earth-Angel Posted July 22, 2009 Report Share Posted July 22, 2009 I thought they were crazy popular? I've never worn them (and would not be seen dead in them...), but they look really practical for nurses and kids especially. They remind me of a pair of, what we called, jelly shoes which were also made of rubbery plastic with holes in them. They were great because you could play on the beach without stepping on glass and then rinse your feet off easily with the holes draining the water, or rock climb safely without hurting your feet Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny Posted July 24, 2009 Report Share Posted July 24, 2009 I think that they look like gardening clogs, and wouldn't mind if they went away. People who have them seem to love them, though, but I don't understand how a plastic shoe would not make your foot hot and sticky, even with holes. Because of the holes, they should not be allowed to be worn in hospitals or labs. There is a danger of puncture wounds, and also of contamination. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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