First off, let me state that I am not necessarily a crocs fan. I've always joked that I don't "do" plastic shoes. Second off, I live in Chicago...and what that means is cold piggies if you don't wear slippers in the winter. I've tried the slipper thing, but I've failed miserably. Most of the time they end up being left in various places in my house. I find them more annoying to me then comfortable. And of course the various-place-of-the-day always turns out to be right where my slipper-loving husband will see them. Insert repremand about catching pneumonia here. :) Any truly valiant attempt at keeping the slippers on my feet has resulted in slipper manslaughter:  mished-down slipper linings, souls detaching from the slipper, unsupportive shoes... not to mention the slipper itself ends up looking like it's been thru WW5. And all of this in a mere month. Mostly because your average slipper is not made very well.

After being pestered long enough about having icicles for toes, I promised I would try crocs as slippers. Well, so far the crocs win! Especially these fleece lined versions. The croc itself is quite durable. The shoe is supportive (I have back issues... so that is important). I can also verify that it doesn't hurt the foot or the back after 'living' in it for a lazy weekend. :) I also don't feel like I'm going to go ice skating across my kitchen floor in it, like I do with normal slippers. It has an ever-so-slight heel and plasticy-croc-like-treds on the bottom. After a while, the fleece does seem to form to your feet, making toe and heel prints in the material... but because the fleece is built into a croc shoe you don't end up with mished-slipper-syndrome.

I would highly recommend getting 1 size larger than your typical shoe size since the fleece is merely an insert and the shoe is not resized. I wear a woman's 8. A polar blitzen 9 works for me. My husband wear a 10 1/2 and a polar blitzen 11 works for him. Also note that the husband has feet issues... odd bones, bunions, wide feet, you name it. It truly is a project finding comfortable shoes for him. The crocs work great for him and he swears by them.

As for cons... well, if your feet get warm easily, you may want to skip these. They certainly keep your piggies toasty! And while the fleece is 'snapped' to the croc with a button on the side to keep it from removing itself from the shoe... it would have been nice to have a similar snap on the back heel. Occasionally I have to push down the back edge of the insert back over the shoe by the heel. Not a biggie, but I thought I would mention it.

I still won't wear them out of the house (remember my plastic shoes comment?)... but for slippers, these win hands down and feet warm!