The plastic shoes upon which Crocs made their name look like junk, but are actually reasonably comfortable as kick around in the garden summer shoes. I wouldn't be caught dead in them, but they have their place.

These shoes appear to be a step up from the plastic toys that made their name on. Even in person, they look OK. But boy, are they a flaming pile. Extremely stiff, extremely uncomfortable (protrusions inside the shoe are guaranteed to irritate your foot). And they don't get better over time. I guess these are made to be uncomfortable out of the box and to maintain that lack of comfort for the long run.

Stay far far far away...