text: I actually returned these because of the sole material but they are a very nice shoe otherwise.  I've never owned a pair of crocs before so maybe this is a &#34;thing&#34; with their shoes but the cushioning for your feet in these shoes is a rubber/plastic sole with hundreds of little nubs sticking up throughout the sole.  You can barely see them in the photos of the shoes.  I have no idea what this is for, do you really need traction on the sole of your shoe?  All it did for me was make the shoe incredibly uncomfortable.  The sole would maybe work on other shoes but these are just canvas shoes you're going to wear with no socks when you want total comfort, and the soles of these shoes did not provide that for me.  I understand the use of rubber as I have other similar shoes that have similar soles (without the nubs) and they work well to not trap sweat, help when your feet are wet, etc. but the roughness of the crocs soles are something that's just not needed whatsoever on a shoe like this.  If they would fix this issue I think the shoe would be a great product.