Take my advice, don’t leave your Crocs outside in the sun when it’s 116 degrees or they will shrink.
This guy I know, Jonathan, left his Crocs on the back porch of his Phoenix, Arizona home on Tuesday, July 3rd, and on Wednesday evening, July 4th, he went to put them on and claims "they were so tight, I felt like my feet were bound".
Everyone knows Crocs are supposed to fit loose and Jon’s did, on Tuesday morning but Wednesday brought degrees of 116 Fahrenheit to Phoenix and now his specialty Crocs, the podiatry comfort shoe, are two sizes too small.
Evidently, the Crocs website does note, on the customer service page, that they should not be left out in the sun or warping could occur. Warping? What about shrinking? It says nothing of shrinking or how much heat is too much. This is what it says……
"Heat: do not expose your crocs to extreme heat or
intense sunlight for an extended period of time. Due to the unique
nature of the croslite material, high temperatures can cause them to
warp."
So….I don’t think this is much of a warning and I bet if my friend, Jon, were to call and tell customer service what happened they would claim this warning and do nothing about his incredibly shrinking shoes but at least we do know that they can shrink in temperatures of 116 degrees and with Summer in full swing, it might be a good idea to take your Crocs in during the day.
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I left my crocs in the trunk of my car yesterday when it was about 100 degrees in the shade. They must have baked in there, because now they're so small I can't wear them. Googled baked crocs to see if anyone else had this experience. Wow, wish I had known!
Posted by: Barb | July 22nd, 2007 9:59 am |
Seriously, who would have thought that Crocs were made with material that could not stand extreme heat. I thought they were the perfect shoe!
Posted by: Kristen | July 22nd, 2007 11:30 am |
i left my crocs flip flops in my car for a couple of hours and the next day i accused my kids of one of their friends leaving in my flip flops by mistake. the flip flops were so small i could not even get my foot in. flip flops, for gods sake, are summer shoes. don't think they sould be sold in the desert if they cannot with stand the heat
Posted by: margie | June 18th, 2008 9:16 pm |
I wish I had read this before today! My favorite Mary Jane crocs (the ones I could actually wear to work and get away with it) are now at least two sizes too small after leaving them in the car today. Damn!
Posted by: Colleen | July 15th, 2008 7:46 pm |
Wish i knew this also! My croc flip flops were in the car for 3 hours and shrunk 2 sizes!!
Posted by: holly | July 23rd, 2008 9:28 pm |
I left my in the sun for like an hour and they shrunk a shoe size.. Im soo upset.
Posted by: Cody | June 9th, 2009 12:06 am |
My two year old left one of her crocs outside for weeks, we live in CA and the temperature has been in the upper 80s and 90s…even some 100s. Went to put on both crocs after finding the other buried in her room. The one left outside had shrunken so much it looked about an inch smaller than the other! Needless to say we cannot wear them and cannot pass them along to other kids!
Posted by: tracey | July 27th, 2009 11:32 pm |