We had Cherryh wear heeled crocs for 4 days. Here's what happened:

They may look like something Fisher-Price would sell in the toy section at Target, but heeled Crocs are comfortable.

I abhor Crocs and think no one over the age of 7 should wear them in public. They are garden shoes, people. You wear them while you work outside so you don’t get your “real” shoes dirty. They are tacky and ugly.

So when my editor sent me a link about heeled Crocs, my reaction was, “Why?”

I set out to test the rubber sandals with 3-inch heels. Eww.

My Cyprus Crocs arrive a few days later. David, my husband calls me at work to tell me a pair of “cool-looking shoes” have been delivered.

He thinks they’re cute? Interesting.

I race home to check them out. They aren’t as ugly as I expected, but they are still rubber shoes. I find them quite comfortable, despite their wideness. The length is fine, but I wish the straps were adjustable.

I wear them the next four days and note reactions.

Day 1: A random lady stops me to tell me how cute my shoes are. “I should steal them from you,” she says.

“Umm, you can have them?”

I’ve been tripping a lot today, even more than usual.

Day 2: My sister notices them lying by her front door. “Are those heeled Crocs?” she asks.

“Yup. Weird, huh?”

“Yeah, but they’re cute.”

Another point in favor of my silver rubber shoes. Make that two points, since the comment came from my sarcastic sister.

I stumble over my feet four times today. The shoes are way too wide and keep tripping me up.

Day 3: While shopping with my mom, she admires my shoes. “Where’d you get those? They are so cute.”

What? Even my mom likes them?

She does until I tell her they are $50.

“Oh, that’s just ridiculous.”

Finally. Oh, and I’m still tripping, but not nearly as much.

Day 4: After swimming laps with my friend, Allison, I hop out of the pool and slip on my Crocs. I love that water doesn’t ruin them. They actually fit a little better when my feet are wet.

“Whoa. Are those workout heels? Those are awesome. You can wear them with your workout clothes and it doesn’t look stupid.”

“That’s debatable,” I tell her.

OMG. Everyone likes these stupid shoes.

Conclusion: OK. I admit they are great for throwing on to run errands, going to and from yoga or wearing to the pool. Also, I love heels and never wear flats except for flip-flops, so having errand shoes with a heel is pretty cool. I’ve also mastered walking in them. No more tripping — not because of the Crocs, anyway.

Convinced you want your own heeled Crocs? Just don’t say we referred you.

Find Cyprus heeled Crocs at crocs.com for $49.99.

Holy crap I hate crocs too...I refuse to let my children wear them. So will these become a wardrobe stable for you???

Posted 10 weeks ago by chinababydoll35

Yeah, what a croc. That's just wrong. I can't believe people actually told you those look good and were serious. I just don't get it. You sure are brave for giving them a test run though.

Posted 8 weeks ago by RockTheHotBox