Global Warming and Crocs don’t mix

According to a recent post by Michelle, Crocs left in a hot car can shrink. She explains she left her Crocs in her car with over 100 degree temps and they shrunk at least 1 shoe size.

I live in Texas and I leave my Green beach Crocs on my back porch for when I go outside or mow the yard. We have had triple digit weather for it seems the last 2 months and I have not noticed any difference in size. Granted an enclosed car is going to get much hotter than a covered patio.

Does anyone out there have a similar example of excessive heat shrinking their Crocs?

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28 Responses to 'Global Warming and Crocs don’t mix'

Brook - August 24th, 2006 at 4:47 pm
Yes my crocs thongs curled up while sitting outside in the sun and heat. Now I can not wear them. :(
liz - August 27th, 2006 at 3:52 pm
yup, i had the same issue. we live on a boat, and i left mine on the deck outside. while we only had weather in the 90s, that’s all it took to shrink just one of my crocs! it shrunk enough that i can’t wear it…and the difference is visible.

it was so strange that just one of them shrunk, but it’s true. i searched online on the issue to see if others had the problem and found these posts.

bummer…
S. Brown - August 28th, 2006 at 10:11 am
Yep, mine shrunk as well. CROX is replacing them though.
Tammy - September 10th, 2006 at 3:15 pm
I left mine in the car too and they sh rank significantly. It was on a day when the temps reached over 100 outside the car.
Insulted by Croc - January 8th, 2007 at 7:37 pm
Think of the possiblities….global warming has GOOD side effects too – destroying crocs! Maybe we’re not doomed yet!!!!!!
Diana - May 23rd, 2007 at 6:22 pm
A sales man at Journey’s told me to put my son’s in hot water to shrink them b/c they were too big :)
Maldun - June 12th, 2007 at 9:47 am
On my goodness, I thought my feet were growing or I was just going CRAZY, because my girlfriends Crocs still fit perfectly. After spending the weekend on the beach in Florida my thong flip flops are about two sizes too small. It appears I have wasted $33 dollars being that I purchased them as summer/beach wear.
Pam - June 18th, 2007 at 9:42 am
Has anyone tried reheating them and then putting them on to see if they can be stretched back out? I left my Crocs thongs AND 2 pair of clogs in the car – and I’m in PHOENIX!!!
The Kuehls - June 26th, 2007 at 7:53 am
yep, both my husband and myself had crocs that shrunk. In both cases, we left them outside in the sun (doing yardwork) in Colorado. Also, in both cases we wondered whose crocs they were! Disappointing.
-colorado sunshin
Pandalene - June 26th, 2007 at 1:23 pm
Hey! Can you believe it??? My friends crocks just shrunk yesterday in the car! We live in Northwest Georgia. She is going to contact the company.
Karen - August 7th, 2007 at 12:17 pm
YES!!! I left mine in the car overnight and when I put them on the next day I could not get my foot in them. They both shrunk!!!
Eden - August 9th, 2007 at 4:11 pm
i left mine in the car for 1 day/afternoon after a camping trip and when i went to put them on today, my left shoe was so shrunken i couldn’t get my foot in. the left one wouldn’t even go on my foot anymore (although, oddly, the right one, though smaller still fits). i wish i’d known. i still would have bought them, just not left them in the car (who’s ever had to worry about their shoes shrinking…??).
Alex - August 13th, 2007 at 2:19 pm
My crocs shrunk as well after being left outside multiple days in the hot sun. They’re easily fixed though. Put a thick pair of socks (or two) on. Using a large pasta pot, boil some water. Place the crocs in (I only had room for one at a time) for 20-30 seconds. Take them out, shake off the excess water (I used a pair of tongs), and then put them on your foot (they won’t be too hot). Let them cool (5 minutes on your double socked foot) and they will be streched out again!
Courtney - September 5th, 2007 at 8:58 am
awwah, don’t you just LOVE global warming.. and no, you haven’t had to worry about your shoes shrinking because let’s face it, crocs aren’t shoes.

it’s a good thing you can’t wear them.. you’re free…
catherine - May 23rd, 2008 at 6:35 am
A sales rep actually advised I soak my Prima crocs in hot water for a while when I first get them, then put them on and wear them all day, in order to make them softer and make less squelchy noises. I’m still waiting for them to arrive in the post. I have quite wide feet, so I’m hoping this tactic doesn’t shrink them too much or I won’t be able to wear them!
chris - August 10th, 2008 at 8:51 pm
Went camping with the family and left my crocs sitting by the camper. A couple of hours of sunlight and 108 temps left my crocs a couple of sizes to small. The crocs didnt have a warning on the shoes when I bought them so I think I will contact crocs and see if I can get them replaced. I guess if you live in Alaska you wont have a problem.
A Kahkonen - June 25th, 2009 at 5:43 pm
The same thing happened to my crocs, I have a pair that I use for yard work and I left them on my back porch and forgot them. The next day I went out and found one in the sun and the other in the shade of the table. I hadn’t noticed a difference then but when I put them on later the one croc in the sun had shrunk at least one shoe size!! In a side by side comparison you can definitely see a size difference. I’m thinking about putting it in hot water and putting a shoe spacer in it to see if it can stretch out again!
S Cook - June 26th, 2009 at 3:34 pm
Yup, I left my crocks on the deck and now can not wear them. I had no idea! I am a little miffed.
Gina - July 10th, 2009 at 9:45 pm
Oh my gosh! I thought I was going crazy when my one crock shrank after a beach trip in Florida. Left in the car I ran out there bare foot knowing I had a pair in the car and what a suprise. I’m suprised too a warning would have been nice. Going to see if I can heat them back up back to shape as advised. Thanks.
Julie - July 18th, 2009 at 1:44 am
I am so glad to see this has happened to other people! I left my toddler son’s crocs in my car – one pair in the back window and one on the floor. The pair in the window shrunk to half the size! The other pair is fine. They were originally a toddler size 7 and now they look about like an infant size 3! My son is heartbroken!
Joni - August 10th, 2009 at 5:09 pm
Left mine in the car in the Dallas heat for 2 days and they shrunk about 3 inches. It’s hysterical! I’m getting ready to put them in the microwave to see if I can stretch them back.
Joni - August 10th, 2009 at 5:17 pm
OK – I had to nuke one of them for about 2.5 min. before it got soft enough to stretch, but I did stretch them out a bit – still a little snug. I’m afraid to micro any more than that. Weird.
Lindsay - August 15th, 2009 at 1:37 pm
Yep, left mine in the car. I have one mini croc and one that still fits. weird. Im just going to contact crocs to see if they’ll replace them.
shirley - August 22nd, 2009 at 9:49 am
too weird. left mine in the car and only one of them shrunk 2 sizes!!, I was on vacation – and went looking for two days who switched my shoes!! where is google when you need one?!
Norm - December 6th, 2009 at 10:59 pm
uhh..mine shrunk too
Danielle - February 17th, 2010 at 11:53 am
if you put them in the dryer for about 2-3 mintues with some towels on medium heat.. then put them on with 2 pairs of socks and wear them for a couple hours, they will be perfect sized after you wear them.. they stretch out as easily as they shrink
mhhorse - May 4th, 2010 at 11:50 pm
I put mine in the dryer on airfluff/delicate and it shrunk, I can’t wear them even with one pair of socks, they shrunk at least 2 sizes..??? I guess I will contact the company and see what they say. what a bummer..
Linda - July 18th, 2010 at 8:17 am
I live in Colorado and I left my crocs set outside the door because they were wet. Next morning my crocs shrunk one or two sizes. The temps outside were nearing 100 degrees yesterday. Bummer.. I have arthritis in my feet and they use to be so comfortable.

Global Warming and Crocs don’t mix

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