Crocs! 🐊🌴

brue
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edited April 2021 in General Chat #1

Crocs are back in fashion...or have you still got yours? I've got some bright pink ones but I only used them for the showers (rarely and when they were open. wink

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The gold ones here look a bit worn out but I think they last for years and years....

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  • JVB66
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    edited April 2021 #2

    Aldi or lidl copies are what we have. OH even has a pair from lidl outlet store in Mablethorpe from 3 years ago with detachable "wooly" liningsurprised

  • vbfg
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    edited April 2021 #3

    I love crocs and croc type shoes.  They may look naff but I don't  particularly care although I only usually wear them at home or when I am in the M/H. They are so comfy and oddly enough, keep my feet far warmer in winter than slippers do, even the ones without the "wooly" lining.  They didn't stop selling them in various shops so they can't have gone out of fashion that much.

  • Wherenext
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    edited April 2021 #4

    I use them when going to a site shower block as it doesn't matter if I get them wet. For all other occasions they would not be compatible with various foot problems I have.

  • RedKite
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    edited April 2021 #5

    I got a new pair of bright yellow crocs this year via Amazon at a good price I do have the alternatives but they do not wear as well as crocs and I wear them as slippers more comfortable also have got a pair of professional ones with a solid front  and the soles and non slip very useful, will be taking some slip on crocs for use in the showers on club sites later in the year.

  • InaD
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    edited April 2021 #6

    Got a pair of (pale) pink ones. Always take them with in the caravan and at home use them in the garden. 

    Must admit I never realised they'd gone out of fashion!  So I'm  with it again now wink

  • brue
    brue Forum Participant Posts: 21,176 ✭✭✭✭✭
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    edited April 2021 #7

    I got mine years ago from a proper "croc" shop at the Mall, Cribbs Causeway. I felt I'd entered a parallel universe. I didn't realise there were fashions with all the little stud poppers on them. So I quickly bought a pair and rushed out. They are comfortable, I'd refused to buy any previously. They live in the van full time. wink

     

  • ABM
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    edited April 2021 #8

    Only ever seen 'em on sale at the N E C shows, but I'm always too busy looking for a certain brand of comestibles to bother about studying them !

  • Takethedogalong
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    edited April 2021 #9

    I’ve never owned a pair😁 I worked as a lifeguard as a student, pool side, easily shaken off footwear of choice was always Scholls. 

  • nelliethehooker
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    edited April 2021 #10

    I've a pair of purple ones, with the solid fronts, which I wear at home in place of slippers, and take in the van for general trotting round the van, both inside and out. Will certainly miss them and have to get replacements when these go to the great Croc graveyard in the sky.wink

  • allanandjean
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    edited April 2021 #11

    Mine live in the van and are well used!
    We don’t wear shoes in the van and something that’s easy to put on/off is a plus however,  they stay on in the shower, on pebbly beaches, in the kayak and I can go days without wearing anything else.

    Indeed in Italy a few years ago, sitting by the pool, I was concerned seeing blotches on my feet, till I realised it was tanning from the holes in the Crocs!

  • Pliers
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    edited April 2021 #12

    Both myself and OH have Crocs, we’re on site in Norfolk now and both pairs are outside the ‘van as always.

    We were once given a bit of friendly banter, on a site, for having genuine Crocs , rather than the ubiquitous fakes. Accused of being posh! If only.....🙂🙂🙂

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited April 2021 #13

    The fakes are nasty & dangerous I’d not give them house room P☹️. The real thing have great grip, fit well & are comfortable & safe. Posh? No you are someone who knows good when you see it👍🏻. I’ve had them for a very long time & they’ve hardly gone up in price over the years👍🏻

  • JillwithaJay
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    edited April 2021 #14

    I bought my first pair of genuine Crocs when they first came on the market here - purple ones.  I've since bought several more pairs in various colours as I find them ultra comfortable to wear.  They're great for wearing in the showers and around a swimming pool.  They're difficult to wear out.

  • Rocky 2 buckets
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    edited April 2021 #15

    One of my points too J👍🏻. I pay around £35/£40 mostly I have 3 pairs right now in varying degrees of age. Yet all are still reliable for water borne sports with good grip due to the fact they’re not cheap & nasty(dangerous too) plastic.

  • cyberyacht
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    edited April 2021 #16

    I've got a pair of cheapo copies which tuck into a slot in the van door. For inside the van, I have 'proper' slippers.

  • brue
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    edited April 2021 #17

    What would a camp site be without crocs and trainers lined up outside the doors!? laughing

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited April 2021 #18

    No one's mentioned socks yet.......😋

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  • allanandjean
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    edited April 2021 #20

    I have heard of ‘no show’ rules around pools but thought it was related to wearing speedos!!!

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  • Cherokee2015
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    edited April 2021 #22

    Absolutely not!  

    Chris Evans was having a discussion about them on Virgin Radio today - some of the responses were hilarious 😂🤣 

  • ABM
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    edited April 2021 #23

    ". . . . . . . . And I can go days without wearing anything else "

    surprised gulp !!

  • eyebrowsb
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    edited April 2021 #24

    I didn't know they'd ever gone out of fashion!!  I currently have 6 or 7 pairs in various colours cool  

    Apart from weddings and funerals (or any other dressed up event) I've worn nothing else for about 10 years embarassed  They are so comfortable!!

  • Whittakerr
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    edited April 2021 #25

    I didn't know they were ever fashionable !!

  • DSB
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    edited May 2021 #26

    I have a bad feeling about this.... 😃😃  I got some stick a few years back when I posted a certain photograph of me wearing socks and sandals.....

    David

  • Tinwheeler
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    edited May 2021 #27

    I remember 🤣🤣🤣🤣

  • cyberyacht
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    edited May 2021 #28

    It's no good, David. There's an indelible mark on your cards.

  • DSB
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    edited May 2021 #29

    ....and I'm still wearing the sandals TW and CY....  😃😃

    David