Crocs dont make your feet smell. Bad hygiene makes your feet smell
once had a coworker complaining about how the gloves at work make her hands smell gross. she wouldn’t wash her hands or change her gloves enough. your nasty hands make your hands smell gross.
If the gloves are nitrile they sometimes can have a nasty sulfur odor that doesn’t wash off easily.
Never had a sulfur odor from nitrile gloves, and I’ve used them exclusively for my 15 year chemistry career.
It depends on the quality of the glove. Nitrile is vulcanized, and if the sulfur compounds aren’t sufficiently removed afterwards, the gloves stink. I’ve tested several different gloves from different manufacturers via FTIR (trying to choose one for cleanroom use), you almost always see some amount of sulfate in the extractable residue. Some you can tell are shit just by the smell when you open the bagging.
Analytical chemist for 17 years :)
My lab/department always uses Kimberly Clark, they’ve never caused a sulfur issue for us, though I admit I’ve never done FTIR or IMS on them, so maybe they do give off minute amounts.
11 years in analytical chemistry myself.
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I’m not super familiar with other glove materials, they may have similar issues.
i’ll just say that i used the same gloves and my hands didn’t smell
Not washing your hands or changing your gloves is definitely nasty! Regardless of what the gloves add to the mix…
Comfy and I couldn’t give a shit what you think. You should smell less I don’t have the issue.
They’re actually so comfy. I used to be in the croc haters gang until I got over myself and tried them. They’re durable, comfy, cool out in the desert heat, easy to clean, and can be made to stay on my feet securely when needed. People need to get tf over what other people are wearing. Everyone has to be less comfortable because of these dweebs policing what’s “proper” to wear and it’s actually bs. Some rich stuck up aholes decided what clothing is acceptable/professional and we all just got stuck with it forever.
Fellow croc hater convert here. I’m a disabled veteran with bad feet and spend most of time indoors wearing slippers. Got tired of buying a new pair ever year from excessive wear. Finally tried some crocs and my feet have never been happier, not to mention I’m still on my first pair nearly 4 years later. I will never not own at least one pair going forward.
Oooh this is what I did too - recent convert here, I saw them becoming the new ‘fashion’ and I’m weak and decided to try them because people would not shut up about how comfy they were.
Now my favourite part about coming home is taking off my outdoor shoes and getting to put the Crocs on. They have no business feeling that divine. If I lived in a more temperate and dry place, I’d buy more for outdoor use. Any shame or embarrassment I may have initially felt about wearing them is gone.
There are other shoes with a lot of dampening in the sole, like Hooka (used by virtually all hospital workers in my country). Personally, I think it’s too much and prefer something firmer.
Are you suggesting those as alternatives for outside? Is it this brand you’re talking about?
Because they are super fuckin comfortable
They are excellent, versatile footwear. Comfortable. Great for stepping out back to grill, to get the mail, heading to a friends pool party, fishing, the beach or anything wet, or running out for the day.
Top tier shoes.
Unfortunately the only thing they can’t do is preserve your dignity. That what the holes are for, so your self-respect can flow out unimpeded
I was this way once. I was gifted a pair and had to wear them for a few days so I didn’t look like a monster in front of my family.
Crocs are so comfortable you don’t rely on your dignity to make it through the day. My smile starts at my feet.
Agree, the shame and embarrassment I felt about trying Crocs disappeared the moment I took my first step in them. I now hate wearing any shoes that are not Crocs.
Mine starts with a pair of Mephisto shoes. 10x the price, 10x the comfort, 20x the durability
I’ll look into those, always trying to upgrade my sole.
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Crocs makes Crocs that don’t look like the original style.
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Oofos have some exactly that except I find them to have far more comfortable soles.
The are quite expensive though.
I do this. I bought the canvas dock style crocs awhile back and when the canvas gave up I notice the insole was removable. I put these in my Cat work boots and they are the most comfortable workboots I have ever had. Why Crocs doesn’t sell their insoles alone I will never understand. Thats their biggest best part.
Never heard of their canvas dock style.
Just recently I got knock-off Crocs for gardening, they’ve been great, idk what you’re talking about 😀
Croc user for like 12 years here. I don’t have smelly feet. Maybe the trick is to freak out people even more and wear socks with them. 😎
Shoes that are breathable with holes like Crocs and dont retain smell (like with fabric) won’t make your feet smelly. If anything, closed shoes with no holes and no breathing will smell terrible after a work day (like high heeled type womens shoes)
People that say they make feet smell are 1000% telling on themselves for having poor hygiene lol
yeah it’s weird, because open shoes actually wouldn’t create more smell, it reduces it. i guess they mean they want smells enclosed and only when they get home and open their smelly closed shoes. And this is from someone who thought crocs were dumb in the 90s and 00s.
They are handy as watershoes or a quick slip on if you have to nip outside to put out the garbage or check the mail.
I bought a pair of ones with no holes for wet or colder weather. Was tired of snow and wet grass soaking my house shoes. I now want another pair with the air holes for summer. I wear socks with them. I’m happily married with a kid. What you think of my shoes is completely irrelevant to my life. People really need to mind their own business. My work banned cargo pants cause the owner had a unreasonable hatred for them. Jeans or slacks only and I hate it. I used to be able to a small screwdriver and a flashlight in my pockets as that’s all my job often needed. Now I carry a backpack around for them, which is dumb.
People are always up in arms and here I am using them to take out the garbage and do shit that I’d rather not go full shoe for.
Crocs are purely utilitarian for me and they’re great for my use case. They’re convenient as hell and comfy too.
I live in a student dorm and when I go in the kichen or the bathroom I dont allways want to put on real shoes. And they don’t get dirty like normal house shoes do. They are just simple and do what they are supposed to do.
op does not work in a hospital.
I wager 70% of all crocs worn are hospital employees.
They all wear Hooka sneakers here - cold country though.
I knew a lot of chefs that liked them
As in the people working with knives and hot water?
They have a closed toe design, but yeah. Clogs of all kinds are super common in commercial kitchens.
Doubt.
Most popular footwear in Hosiptals are birkenstocks.
Crocks are popular with young kids and people in the south of the US.
Speaking as a hospital worker, in a hospital, wearing crocs. Doing a fast count in my department I see 12 pairs of crocs, among about 20-ish people.
What the fuck is a birkestock.
Birkenstocks are great sandals that are popular with hippy types… I’ve owned several pairs over the years and I love them.
However, they’re not really quite as comfortable as Crocs.
This seems like you googled that and took the sponsored link as gospel. Every article I’ve seen mentions Crocs and tons of other brands over birks. I’m not even an advocate of Crocs, was just curious as I didn’t believe the birks comment and have looked in to shoes a ton over the years. Birks and toe drop are a real thing and a pain
This is what happens when you have a bias and then just find a search result to match it instead of caring about actual facts
The hospital I work in just BANNED regular Crocs because the holes on the top and sides don’t protect the feet from splashes/spills/drops. It’s been so interesting to see Crocs in the hospital just disappear overnight.
They never went away
They are excellent, versatile footwear. Comfortable. Great for stepping out back to grill, to get the mail, heading to a friends pool party, fishing, the beach or anything wet, or running out for the day.
Top tier shoes.
Explain the ones that are lined with fleece on the inside.
Every day we stray further from God’s light.
These cannot be explained. My wife used to wear them to hockey practice at the ice rink up in mass. Still can’t explain the fleece ones.
The offer ZERO ankle support and often don’t fit snuggly enough to support anything really. Unless you wear flip flops, don’t wear these. Easy way to end up with constant foot, ankle, and knee problems.
I’d still rather wear slippers lol, you can actually get some decent pairs that are comfy and look less ridiculous than Crocs
Are you in highschool? Why on earth do you care what shoes other people put on their feet?
Smelly feet on a cubemate is not a good time.
They’re comfy, cheap, non-absorbent and if you wash them and your feet they’re fine
Crocs are old news. We’re all about those big red boots now!