Someone gave money to Crocs?
Just when I was feeling all happy that it's Friday, there's bad news. Very bad.
Someone is trying to bailout Crocs. As you know, the ugliest shoe in America hit a rocky financial patch earlier this year. I guess folks decided they had enough of walking around looking like Ronald McDonald. Well, I was ready to toast the demise of these hideous shoes with a martini and crocodile tears (sorry, I could resist).
Now, Reuters is reporting that PNC Financial Services Group Inc. (I'm guessing it's a front for Satan) is going to spot Crocs a $30 million loan. Fools! Why not take your money and just give it to Bernie Madoff? It's a more sound investment. Does this mean more Crocs? Even Tim Gunn has urged Michelle Obama to retire her Crocs. It's a bad example for the nation. Think of the children!
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This "opinion piece" is as inane as Crocs are colorful. I find the shoes fun, snappy, and (of course) comfy, but that is besides the point. What is truly fascinating is the level of Croc-phobia that two pieces of symmetrical foam can elicit. Crocs are unusual, but no more so than say, Birkenstocks, Tevas, or the new emerging Vibram five-fingered shoes. Why are Crocs singled out by such a vociferous minority? Is it fear of bright shades? Of holes? Of happy smiles on people with healthy feet? My advice is: Stop staring down, look up, and enjoy life!