I'm on board with your croc loving even though I have never owned any. Prior to the arrival of crocs, I was berated for wearing Plogs. They are sturdier & made for us hospital folk to wash off bodily ick & sterilize. I just threw away my first pair, which lasted 20 years! I think the company has been bought out, so…

I totally wanted to jump on the croc bandwagon when I first started grooming. But one day they got wet, and a large dog pulled and it was like having two slip'n'slides strapped right to your feet.

I wanted to want them so badly!!!!

I have a real job too, I own a horse farm, yep I get paid for living the dream! I also only wear shoes (unless I'm actually riding, then I wear riding boots) that can be worn across the creek, in the mud, when I bathe horses, etc etc, That means crocs in the summer, wellies in the spring and fall, and snow boots in…

I teach high school English. I wear Croc flats in black, brown, and blue because I stand on my feet for pretty much eight solid hours a day and walk around on tile floors the whole time. My feet thank me for Crocs. My feet and I have been through a wide variety of other supposedly "comfortable" shoes since I've…

There is absolutely nothing that irritates me more that 'real job' or 'real American' comments- we're all real honey, step off.

Yep, I love them too. My feet don't hurt for the first time in my life. Don't care what people think.

They are also the best for kids, for the same reasons you mentioned. Wipe them down and they are clean and dry again.

As a pro-feminist male sports fan it's a comment like this that I find so disappointing. You care but you don't have any follow through which is a problem for many women's sports.

(1) How is working in a bakery not a real job? You go to work, do a job, and earn money. That equals a real job. (2) I have a very "real job" by your standards and there is no reason I couldn't wear these to court: http://www.crocs.com/crocs-womens-a…

Someone is really cranky about their paleo diet.

I wore clogs all my years as a pastry chef, so I understand your argument. They were ugly as sin but they were comfy and kept my feet safe from the occasional dropped pot, knife, falling drunken coworker. You know, normal kitchen stuff.

Shit yeah. When I cleaned houses, we wore Crocs in the houses to prevent floor scuffs. One day in those bad boys and I did not care how stupid they looked. As for the "real job" comment, obviosly Trolly McTrollface has never worked in the food service industry. Someone deserves a booger in their cookie.

A suit. A suit and crocs.

Oh, ick. I've never seen the posh crocs, but I work with a guy who wears ratty regular ones, khakis with frayed knees, and washed out t-shirts with slogans on them to work, none of it particularly clean. We have a casual workplace, but I think that neat jeans and a sweater and flats or nice sneakers is a world away…

I used to be a crocs hater, but after they were part of my "uniform" at a kids yoga camp (and after chasing kids around all day) my feet were grateful of their roominess and cushiness.

I don't give a crap how hideous they are. They feel like sticking your feet back in the womb. And they did wonders for the pain I was having with my feet and (mostly ankles). Yes, I look ridiculous. But I feel fucking awesome.

You should write a 'In defense of crocs' article.

I'm going to second you on this. They're comfy. And now that they have different designs other than the clogs (which there are a time and place for), they don't have to be an insult to good fashion.

I provide a limited exemption for people who have to stand on their feet all day. Look, it's not like those black sneakers people wear look that nice either. Just let's not promote them as something that's attractive to wear during non-working hours.