A Croc load of cash
Please, tell me you're not wearing a pair of those Croc sandals on your webbed feet right now.
Really? No, really? You know they ain't hip. They are, in fact, about as lame a thing as a person can wear trying to look cool. It's been documented.
Crocs, however, won't go down trying. At least its marketing department hasn't. Today, it was announced that the "comfort footwear" company has hooked up with the AVP pro beach volleyball tour as its title sponsor for the next five years, through 2012.
It keeps its booth at every AVP event to sell its rubbery clogs that come in yellow and blue and purple and pink and whatever other puke color it could come up with, trying to convince the beach crowd that it's the thing to wear in the sand.
On little kids, maybe. On anyone over 14 years old? A fashion violation. Especially those who wear them to work with blue jeans on casual Fridays. They should be made to go home.
Even if you're 65 and working in your garden, Crocs are a crock.
And don't even consider Crocs with socks.
Yet Crocs hasn't given up.
“Extending our title sponsorship with Crocs for an additional five years is an exciting milestone for us and we are thrilled to continue working with Crocs as they have been an excellent partner in helping us reach a larger audience, and created even more excitement around our events,” said Leonard Armato, chief executive officer and commissioner of AVP in a statement.
(Yes, Leonard wears them).
“Crocs has been a partner of the AVP Tour since 2006 and we are very excited to be a part of the company’s active marketing and retail campaigns," he continued. "Crocs combines technology with comfort to produce one-of-a-kind lifestyle products that fit perfectly with the AVP brand and events. We not only appreciate Crocs’ involvement to date, but enthusiastically look forward to continuing our mutually beneficial relationship over the next five years.”
And we appreciate Crocs investors, who continue to funnel money into our purse winnings.
“The tremendous growth and demographic footprint of AVP make this partnership an excellent fit for the Crocs™ brand and we are excited to extend our partnership with AVP,” said Ron Snyder, chief executive officer of Crocs, Inc. “The AVP Crocs Tour’s popularity and exciting future continue to make this title sponsorship attractive to a strong and growing company like Crocs.”
By the way, you ever notice what AVP players wear when they're playing? Nothing.
That says enough.
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Comments
Ohhh fashion violation, oh god call the fashion police! Christ, it is 2007 and there are many more problems to worry about in this world than what people wear. Maybe you should just worry about your own life and focus on something more meaningful. Better yet, why don't you cruise Crocs' website and see how many more styles they now have. People love comfort and misguided blogs like this really just show how vain people are.
Posted by: JJ | September 11, 2007 6:21 AM