If you happen to live in Ireland and are driving home in about 20 minutes, make sure to listen to me take on the Director of Crocs-Ireland on The Last Word with Matt Cooper (actually, you can go listen live and just pretend you're driving home in Dublin traffic!) thanks to this post of mine.
If you didn't catch my 4 seconds of fame, let me sum it up for you.
Me: Crocs are ugly and they're dangerous.
Crocs Ireland Rep: They're nowhere near as dangerous as any other shoe out there.
Me: Well then I must have missed all the reports about the dangers of loafers.
(Okay, so it was a bit longer, and I got to say how moms like crocs because it distracts from their mommy belly, and how they're anti-bacterial but when did that become a shoe requirement, AND how Crocs are taking advantage of poor tired moms who just see everyone wearing rubber shoes and we just buy them because HEY if everyone is wearing them including Mario Batali so they must be cool. Then the host called the crocs guy on how they are being banned from hospitals because of static).
And then it was done.
Dang. I had so many good one liners like:
We have to look at warning labels on our toys AND our shoes now?!
I guess they're good if you're planning on being stranded on an island.
When did we rely on boaters to start our trends? I prefer young teenage pop stars to control what I wear.
heh.
But, I got to talk to two lads with yummy Irish accents.
Prescott. Get ready for tens of hits from Ireland!
Drinking beer has another advantage.
It can prevent bacterial vaginosis.
It concerns mommies ofcourse:))
Posted by: Steven Davies | March 27, 2008 at 03:54 AM
I hate crocs. Thank you for fighting the good fight.
Posted by: the weirdgirl | September 17, 2007 at 03:43 PM
You know I'm a devotee of the Crocs flip flops. They are soooo comfortable. BUT, I'm also a boater, so that makes it okay.
Also, they float, which is great if you live near the water. Crocs could save a life Kristen. Did you ever think of that?
Posted by: TB | September 14, 2007 at 06:24 PM
There was actually recently a story here about a little boy (4 or so) who got his croc stuck in an escalator and it really did a nasty number on his foot. And yet...I own two pairs :)
Posted by: Me | September 14, 2007 at 03:35 PM
Crocs suck. I can't tell you how happy I am now that my daughter has outgrown the beloved Crocs my mother bought her for her birthday. So happy. So happy I bought her a proper pair of Mary Janes, for God's sake.
Posted by: Paige | September 13, 2007 at 08:35 PM
crocs suck. you however, do not. lol
Posted by: jennster | September 13, 2007 at 04:58 PM
Mmmm...beer.
You were saying something about Crocs?
Posted by: mothergoosemouse | September 13, 2007 at 03:04 PM
Oh yes Bill.
But he said they get caught in escalators equally as much as any other shoe.
Posted by: Kristen | September 13, 2007 at 03:03 PM
What, no comments about how they get caught in escalators?
http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/Consumer/story?id=2530368
Posted by: Bill | September 13, 2007 at 02:53 PM
Wasn't there some sort of recall on them? Something about the toddler version (so mommy and child can match!) having a button that could come of and get swallowed.
My mother-in-law loves hers but totally admits that they're ugly and awful and should not be worn in public.
Posted by: VirtualSprite | September 13, 2007 at 02:34 PM
new tagline for crocs:
"Crocs...for when flip flops are just too dressy"
Posted by: Amy H | September 13, 2007 at 02:26 PM
Must admit... never really saw the attraction to them... other than you can wear them to the pool...
Posted by: Mimipz5wjj | September 13, 2007 at 02:03 PM
Aw, man. Can't you leave my poor, defamed Crocs alone? :)
Gotta listen to this one. I'll be loading on the iPod ASAP.
Posted by: Mrs. Chicken | September 13, 2007 at 01:57 PM
Ha. I love it.
I'm still laughing because I can totally hear you saying all this stuff (I missed the live debate).
Posted by: dana | September 13, 2007 at 01:33 PM
So the crocs rep tried to counter your argument that they're dangerous, but chose to not defend against "they're ugly".
Guess they know it, too.
Posted by: Christina | September 13, 2007 at 01:31 PM
Good thing that today I'm running an article about using Guinness to get your kid to sleep.
And again, sorry for bribing the host to mention our site and not yours -- who knew he could be so easily bought with a pint and some shepherd's pie.
Posted by: prescott | September 13, 2007 at 12:50 PM
And you didn't get to say "And not to mention that they are butt ugly"?
Posted by: Ree | September 13, 2007 at 12:50 PM