[pct-l] shoes

[blisterfree at isp01.net (Brett)]

Seems to me that the whole Crocs craze began 2-3 years ago 
on the AT, possibly with the outfitter in Damascus VA, which 
that trail passes directly thru. Not sure if the models he 
sold then were actually "Crocs," but the description is the 
same as Donna's and they look about the same as what's on 
the Crocs site. My impression is that hikers would buy the 
Crocs-like things at that store about 450 miles into the 
hike, and then carry them north the rest of the way, running 
them through the trail grapevine as it were.

Anyone know the precise word-of-mouth origin of this fad? 
I'm pretty sure it didn't begin in the usual way from the 
top down (a la REI or EMS).

- bf

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