When summertime comes around I know that my feet are going to be happy. Why? Well let me explain! Both my father and I suffer from hot feet! Not just in summer time but all year long. So the first thing that happens is the shoes or boots (especially in the winter) come off the minute we are in the front door.
But summertime is another story. With the warm weather, my sandals must be open and toes must stick out!
Now that is no problem in the summertime, but shoes are still an essential part of dressing for the day. My days can be full of all kinds of activities.
Gardening, walking, swimming and more fill my days. Now with sandals in the garden, quite often I find that my feet get quite dirty. I love playing in the garden and I don't stop if a little dirt gets on my feet. When I'm finished then I just get out the garden hose and give the feet a good rinse off.
That would not be possible with a "nice" pair of leather sandals. They would be ruined in no time at all! But I have my CROCS! Yes, I love my CROCS!
Not only are they comfortable but because they are made of a really strong plastic, they are water proof and can take a really good rinse under the hose without losing their shape, color, and fit! That would never happen with a pair of "good leather" sandals!
I love my CROCS so much I just had to get two pair! This way I can use the light or the dark pair with whatever I happen to be wearing! But the great thing is you can get CROCS in almost any color! With lots of different styles to choose from as well.
These work for me in so many ways. Even in my building, when I go for a swim, I wear a pair down to the pool, get into the pool, take them off while swimming and put them back before exiting the pool afterwards. It doesn't matter if I GET THEM WET or drip all over them. I even take them into the shower. Being a public (in the building) pool, you don't want to walk around in bare feet! Who knows if there is a case of athlete's foot waiting on the tiles to grab your own foot. The only thing that makes them a little obvious is sometimes when they are wet they can squeak!
That doesn't bother me, but if it did a quick dry up with a towel and drying my feet solves that problem. So there you go!
I must tell you that CROCS are a little more expensive than the knock-offs that are out there, but I have purchased the knock-offs before and they just don't last the way my CROCS do. The soles are so much thicker and the treads are a lot better too! The knock-offs are really dangerous once the tread is worn away! In puddles, they can become very slick and be a fall hazard. At my age, really at any age, you don't want to be doing that!
If you have never tried a pair of these sandals/shoes, I really would suggest that you do! You just might like them as much as I do! Plus they come in all kinds of styles and sizes for the whole family. Baby CROCS are just so cute!
