I personally don't like these things, they don't fit me at all and I don't like the way they look. However I recently returned from a trip to Puerto Vallarta and was very surprised to find a Crocs store down there. Since they originated literally 1,000 yards from where my husband works, I thought it was kind of cool that they had migrated all the way down to Mexico, even if it was in a totally Americanized tourist city. I still think of it as supporting local business because they are local to me. (Same with Izze soda, which I DO love!)