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Crocs Make Shoe-Themed Cellphone Holsters, We Wonder Why

Nurses and Doctors rejoice: you can now buy Crocs for your cellphone! Ok, so the Crocs "O-Dial" [sic] is actually a shoe-themed cellphone holster, but it is official. Why your phone would enjoy the lightness, comfiness... um, waterproofness and stain-proofness of those lovely rubbery, resinous shoes is another matter, though. Oh — its got raised inside surfaces to protect device screens, and an adapter so you can use it to store credit cards? Ah yes, we understand now. It's a marketing thing. And yet, cunning Giz reader, what better uses could you put your croc holsters to?

Available now in black, silver, red, grape, fuchsia, celery (celery? really?), cotton candy and turquoise for around $14. Please don't you go attaching any of those plug-in charm things will you? [Pocket lint]

11:49 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Kit Eaton
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mildretard at 12:03 PM on 03/05/08
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Could we post this one more time?
bjarkebech at 12:05 PM on 03/05/08
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C-C-C-COMBO BREAKER!
MBPro at 12:08 PM on 03/05/08
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lol MORE REPOSTS PLEASE.
SuperMacGuy at 12:19 PM on 03/05/08
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Crocs: ugliest shoes ever. Now making your phone ugly too.
SeattleTed at 12:19 PM on 03/05/08
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Can't get enough of the crocs today
DocGratis at 12:20 PM on 03/05/08
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I love that the posts keep changing order...

Which one do I post in? Oh wait this sucks, I won't post in either...

toooo late!
Kiteaton at 12:52 PM on 03/05/08
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@DocGratis: Sorry, technical crunch there. Blame the Crocs. :)
What it is at 12:56 PM on 03/05/08
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seriously. boycott. please.
stop the proliferation of smooshy-foam ugly.
Out2gtcha at 12:57 PM on 03/05/08
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Ha!
Now what clever thing did I say on the last Croc cell phone holder post.......

Oh yeah, something about Mario Batali being the only one that would buy one of these things.

It was funnier in the first post. I think.
You had to be there. That first Croc post was way better.
Paul D at 01:03 PM on 03/05/08
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Crocs are an abomination.

If any friends/acquaintances of mine wear them, they automatically lose 50 Friend-points and aren't getting a Christmas card this year.

Do not pass GO, do not collect $200.
mildretard at 01:11 PM on 03/05/08
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Tool holster.
DocGratis at 01:23 PM on 03/05/08
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Why exactly does this say Doctors and nurses rejoice? How exactly would anyone in medicine get away with wearing 99% of their shoes? They have holes in them. Which can lead to certain substances getting on them, which you would not want in your socks.

There are regulations that prohibit open toed or exposed footwear in hospitals, like you would need to be told this...
Eliamias at 02:06 PM on 03/05/08
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'Gix' reader?

As for uses for this thing, mobile bird seed or fertilizer dispenser.
Boognish at 02:08 PM on 03/05/08
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anyone seriously using these needs to be kicked in the groin
Gev at 02:28 PM on 03/05/08
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These things are the jellies of the new millennium!

They are apparently very comfortable but so are sweatpants and just like sweatpants they should never be worn in public.
Namtillaku at 02:41 PM on 03/05/08
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Fat chefs everywhere rejoice.
Lizard_King at 02:42 PM on 03/05/08
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@DocGratis: Ahhh..therein is the problem. They have closed toes, and holes throughout. This means that only females can get away with wearing them in the workplace ;-)

Seriously, I've only seen women wearing these shoes in public - mainly nurses at the Hospital. At my workplace, though, yes, only females can wear them.
Lavallee017 at 02:46 PM on 03/05/08
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gross. now your phone can look like a douche too
low_dirt at 02:47 PM on 03/05/08
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i just threw up in my mouth a little.
maven2k at 03:43 PM on 03/05/08
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Another use for them would be target practice. Again, ugliest shoes ever.
infmom at 04:10 PM on 03/05/08
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These have been around for a while. You guys just now noticing, or is it a slow news day?

Crocs are seriously fugly, no doubt about it, but they're a lot cheaper than podiatrist visits and special orthotics for plantar fasciitis. Besides, the Sahalie catalog has 'em in somewhat better looking styles.
Mandatory_Field at 04:52 PM on 03/05/08
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Do they make your phone stank?
ripfire4 at 05:01 PM on 03/05/08
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From the picture, I thought they were backpacks.
Mikael at 05:17 PM on 03/05/08
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I'm holding out for the croc condoms.
Rilo12 at 05:29 PM on 03/05/08
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I can't believe noone likes these things! I love my crocs, too bad my phone won't fit in one of these holsters...though it would make a good place to put emergency post-it notes.
Trowble (XBL/PSN) at 09:02 PM on 03/05/08
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I wouldn't wear the shoes, what makes you think I'd want my phone to wear them?
rimplestultskin at 09:53 PM on 03/05/08
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as a proud gix reader (nice typo, kit) and crocs wearer (only in the summer while kayaking, i promise), this looks slightly cool.
Kiteaton at 02:35 AM on 03/06/08
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@Mikael: Ouch...
D3Anon at 12:21 PM on 03/06/08
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So do these mobile phone crocs make your phone smell like feet, just like how wearing crocs make your feet smell from wearing them?
Sabre_Justice: Okay,... at 08:47 AM on 03/07/08
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Jars are so SNES, I store my resurrection fairies in style!
TimeTourist at 01:48 PM on 03/07/08
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Yeah, oddly, these were only of the only items left on the shelves at my local CompUSA... these and a couple HP laptops with no keys. But the laptop had a couple people interested...