The plastic slip on shoes have been around for many years. They started as shoes to be worn boating because of their non slip bottom and light weight material. They are also worn in the medical field and then moved into the gardening world. Now they are seen on feet ages from 1 to 60. The company states We are committed to making a lightweight, comfortable, slip-resistant, fashionable and functional shoe, which can be produced quickly and at an affordable price to our customers
I thought they came in one style but when i looked at the website, it proved me wrong. There is the standard slip on style which come in every color under the rainbow and more. Then there is the normal style with a fuzy fabric inside, i guess they are trying to compete with uggs? What really surprised me was high heel crocs. Now these are nothing compared Christian Louboutin's, but some look like normal shoes while others are just the slip ons with a heel.
I understand wearing these shoes in the operating room or in the garden. And I think it is cute for little kids under 10 to wear them in the summer at the pool. However, I am tired of seeing the parents wearing them to replace their normal going out shoes. I work at the mall and always see families walking together with their colorful crocs. I think this is just being too lazy to change from your plastic foot coverings into normal shoes.
Are these shoes biodegradable at least? Or made from recycled materials? Well acording to their website, Crocs, Inc. launched a new recycling program, SolesUnited, in early 2008. SolesUnited is a first of its kind program created in response to the desperate need for quality footwear in impoverished countries and areas affected by tragedy. Blending environmental and humanitarian efforts, we are collecting, regrinding, and remolding your old Crocs shoes into new and donating these to people in need of shoes around the world. Please visit http://www.solesunited.com/ to learn how to recycle your Crocs footwear.
The Soles United program resoles your donated shoes and gives them to people who need them in other countries. This is a great program they are involved with and more shoe companies should take part.
In conclusion, crocs should only be worn by kids under 10 and not by their parents.
