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Things Fall Apart: Cheap Kids' Crocs Wannabes From Payless Recalled

Posted by Karen Murphy

payless airwalks crocs knockoffs recallSometimes there's just no substitute for the real thing. Which is why, despite all sorts of bad press about them from disgruntled clog-haters, my kids wear the "real" Crocs instead of the choking-hazard knockoffs from Payless ShoeSource that have just been recalled. Actually that's not the real reason, and they have grown out of their Crocs anyway with no replacements in sight, and we're certainly not at all above owning knockoffs, but the fact remains that these shoes have been recalled. Because a kid almost choked on a rivet.That's a good enough reason for me.

So if your kids have a pair of these, known as "Airwalks" and identifiable by the "I am a cheap knockoff of a trendy shoe and it's no big surprise I've been recalled" label on them, you can return them to the Payless ShoeSource where you shelled out your $13, and get a refund or exchange.


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Comments

 

Faun said:

It isn't clear from the recall notice if the rivet itself caused the choking or if it was the little plastic washer that the knock-off companies have started adding between the strap and the body of their fake Crocs. If it was the washer, your comments about fakes not being as good as the real thing maybe even more on the mark than you know. The spacer washer added by the fake companies is supposed to be a way for them to get around the Crocs patents. If this washer is a safety hazard for our kids, I say that the Croc-Offs aren't worth any amount of cost saving versus the real thing.

May 4, 2007 5:49 PM
 

Marko said:

Interesting...

May 17, 2007 10:58 PM
 

Giorgos said:

Cool!

May 18, 2007 1:57 AM
 

Glafkos said:

Cool...

May 18, 2007 7:06 AM
 

Philippos said:

Nice...

May 22, 2007 9:37 AM

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