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Mona Nomura
Upside Of A Down Economy: Crocs To Go Out Of Business - http://www.manolith.com/2009...
March 27, 2009
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Andrew Currie, Chris Warfield, Iggy Kin and 89 other people liked this
BEST. NEWS. EVER! Happy Friday to me!
- Mona Nomura
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OMG! That really is the best news ever! My hatred for those know no bounds!
- John Wang
happy and sad. Sad b/c more ppl are out of jobs
- Zulema ❧ spicy cocoa tart
I feel horrible since they're folding but ECSTATIC those things will FINALLY no longer be produced!!!!!!
- Mona Nomura
I'm kind of sad. They are good for the beach.
- Rodfather
Hit the close out sale, Rodfather
- Mona Nomura
I wish I could LOVE a post.
- Chieze Okoye
of course. by no means am I happy that people will be out of jobs. but i really am happy beyond belief that the horrific monstrosities will be gone.
- John Wang
What are you guys so excited about? There are already knock-offs out there, and established footwear manufacturers will make them as long as they sell.
- Kevin L
YAY!!!!!
- Mathew™ aka Youngblood
What will we have to make fun of now?
- Tamara
Knock-offs are made because ogs sell. If the OGs are no longer produced - so long knock-offs! It's only a matter of time until they become EXTINCT. Thank god!!! Tamara - Bluetooth headsets ;)
- Mona Nomura
As many people as I see wearing them, this is surprising news. Awesome news, but surprising.
- Sarah Perez
YES.
- felix
My favorite house shoes.
- Yolanda
oh no... will there now be a whole secondary market for these things? collectors and croc junkies paying obscene money for the dwindling supply?? Maybe I'll stock up on them now. ;)
- felix
Over like
- Pete D
Dust off your ebay accounts!
- Mona Nomura
@Mona Yes! I like this idea
- Tamara
I probably wouldn't have that big of a problem with them, if more people took care of their feet. OMG gross.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Sad, really. I know people who work while standing all day who thought these shoes were a gift from God. Hate to see them go for that reason. Personally, I never "got into" them.
- Anthony K. Valley ©
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THere are tons of other options - in soles, bunyon shoes, podiatrist certified, etc. Those things are just plain ugly.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Boo! Great as house shoes or on the beach!
- WoH: Professor MOTHRA
Flip flops are your best friend!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
I hate flip-flops too - but they're comfy at home :)
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Andru you just broke the interwebs
- AJ Batac
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- Mil∂d
AND with flip-flops, there's COMPLETE foot exposure going on so people tend to take care of their feet!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
my kids love their crocs. I love mine. and they are cute sandles. not ugly.
- Erin @queenofspain
Swiss cheese for feet = DO NOT WANT
- Mona Nomura
from IM
A) We're not going out of business. B) we have other stuff that aren't the "ugly" iconic shoes everyone knows and c) Losing my job wouldn't be the best news ever. :-p Seriously though - if people talked about our OTHER shoes, maybe we can move on from the comfort but ugly talk into just comfortable and EVERYONE will be happy.....
- George Smith
the company is also very active in social media
- Erin @queenofspain
I AM SO HAPPY
- Mike Nayyar
I hear their social media guy is wicked awesome, cute, and funny....errrr hi everyone
- George Smith
Hahahhaha. Omg I am mortified - George, I will never celebrate you losing your job. SORRY. I just HATE those shoes!
- Mona Nomura
They are ugly--and they seem like they last forever--we'll still be seeing them around for awhile yet.
- Rob Michael (Atmos Trio)
Must pass this on.
- Kevin (aka ThreadKilla)
http://www.shoemall.com/product... see!
- Erin @queenofspain
Erin - those look like logger women shoes.
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Best story ever - when I was interviewed at Crocs, they asked me what I thought of the company. I said I was impressed with their growth but, and I quote "I'm from New York - You'll never see me wearing those ugly shoes." I was hired immediately. I wear Crocs daily - not the iconic ones - but all our other shoes. I don't like some stuff we do, hate others, and am completely passionate about the ones I love. We're not just a one shoe company! ;-)
- George Smith
George - I stand corrected http://twitter.com/Mona... Good to know you still have your job! And I LOVE the interview story LOL
- Mona Nomura
Whoa. EDIT: +10 George. Good to see you're up and working.
- Derrick
No problem. I figured I'd correct you because I knew you'd listen and you're also always online. ha. We are making some cool stuff and I always want to hear what other people WANT. I mean - our consumers are "people with feet." If you don't like what we do, tell us what you want and let us try. Comfort doesn't have to come in swiss cheese shoes. lol
- George Smith
hahahha but props to you for being up on your game!
- Mona Nomura
from IM
Hey - the reason I know you're always online is that I'm always online. That and My patented crocs spidey sense.
- George Smith
Mona, not saying you are one, but the fact someone went to the trouble of writing a definition for "croc-o-phobe" says something about the croc wars. http://shoeblogs.com/2007... :)
- Micah
Major props to you George, for being up on your social media game. You epitomize a 'good' community manager. ;) Though I still hate those shoes hahahaha ;)
- Mona Nomura
Hey - I don't own a pair with holes. I wear these: http://bit.ly/OzTKG or our Flip Flops religiously. I would probably quit if they made me wear the ones with holes on them. I may love working for Crocs, but I like being the real me a lot more.
- George Smith
Didn't Crocs acquire Bite Shoes (the running sandals company)? Glad they're not going out of business.
- Andrew C (✓)
so long... farewell... good bye.....
- Harold
Well I'm going against the grain here and have to say for a long time I was a croc mocker but I had a change of heart when I wore my mates pair fishing on my boat. Yes they look bad and the bright colours suck but talk about the best shoe for walking in the water fishing and grippies shoe for fishing on the boat. For me a sad day to all you hates please spare a though for me when my fishing crocs wear out where do I turn what do I wear suggestion are welcome. 8(
- John Spencer
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@Andrew - yeah we did acquire Bite (they did golf shoes and running sandals). Here's an initial example of the golf shoes: http://bit.ly/BiteisnowCrocs
- George Smith
Jason hahahha. Chia pets are 10+ years and still going strong. But you are FUNNY.
- Mona Nomura
HAAALLELUJAH
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
wait...chia pets are cool. At least the og ones are. I don't know about the new versions of them though
- Tamara
So what will be the next fad?
- Iphigenie
Pope condoms joelle
- SteVe C
Yeah, I hate that crap!
- Susan Beebe
wait, I just saw that George here said that they *aren't* going out of business. so what actually happened?
- Kamilah Reed (K. Gill)
They og article said they MIGHT. George said no. So I Tweeted a rumor smash. :)
- Mona Nomura
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Gee... I wear them at work. As a nurse, their great at work.
- Sean
All this over some shoes? what the heck people?
- Bwana ☠
also? lookie at her shoes http://twitpic.com/2imp1
- Erin @queenofspain
<3
- George Smith
Nooooooooooooo
- Mr K
from Nambu
Dru OMG I can't believe it took this long for me to figure out your super long comment. Deleted, btw. And Erin's Hala is an exception.
- Mona Nomura
Mona, i LOVE my Crocs :-P my feet are in perfect shape thanks to this brilliant brand, thank you!
- Majento
I'm so happy! My wife wears 'em and buys for my youngest as well. I think they are SO ugly.
- Herb Hernandez
Goodbye and Good Riddance!
- Kyle Judkins
It becomes other people's concerns when WAY too many people that don't take care of their feet expose it for COMFORT. Plus, Crocs colors are atrocious. It's criminal, unless you do it right (like Erin's daughter)
- Mona Nomura
but i just saw earlier a pic of a new line of crocs and they looked good :(
- chaz2b
Relax, they're not going out of business! This was a rumor that was squashed :)
- Mona Nomura
no, i just posted the link i was talkling about, http://shop.crocs.com/c-4-foo...
- chaz2b
wooooohooo!
- Christian (Simply X)
I hate this world
- Bwana ☠
It's true that some of the colors are way off, i only buy black ones & they're cool
- Majento
I don't think they will ever go away. Just because you are all hating on them doesn't change the fact that they rock. And wall mart will always sell knock off crocs because they can make a killing. Parents love crocs for kids. If Crocs need to reorg to get past relying on debt to operate so be it.
- Christian Burns
Lol - I'm so far behind this week!! Glad to see George already dropped by and squashed the rumor - after Crocs saved my feet in Austin @ SxSW (thanks to George) I'm a die-hard fan - and no, not of the old-style Mickey Mouse shoes - but of the cute ones I wore all over down there that no one would've known were crocs except I couldn't help telling everyone! :)
- Lucretia Pruitt
I was a "croc-hater" too for awhile. My kids absolutely love them. Personally, I own Nike, Adidas, Prada, Tommy Bahama and Croc flip-flops (normal looking) and the Crocs are by far the most comfortable.
- Adam Rogers
I'm with Adam. I don't wear them myself, but my daughter loves them. And if she loves them and can put them on herself (she's 3), they're winners in my book.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
And like someone above said - they're not going away. There are too many knock-offs for the style to go away.
- Jen (SquirrelGirl)
heh. at the horrific prices they charge for original Crocs, I went and shamelessly bought knock-offs at roughly 10% of the price - a whole rainbow collection. my feet love them when I go malling. I save my original Hush Puppies for the times I need to put up an "image" for other people. =)
- Starshadow Rivaulx
My kids love them. I do not. To each, their own.
- Martha