Crocs are made of PEVA, a thermoplastic. Thermoplastics are called that because they become melty when exposed to heat, and just like a sweater washed in hot water, the strands will tighten closer together as it cools, making it shrink.
One thing you can try is putting it in boiling water (to heat it safeyl & evenly), then have your kid wear thick or multiple layers of socks and walk around in it to stretch it out while it’s warm.
GetOffMyGrassBrats on
Looks like the banana got wedged in front of the heat vent with it.
Samwisetellssamlies on
Put it in front of the AC and It should grow back to its natural born size
thatgay_ on
Well now you have to put the other one in there to even it out
JOAT_unmastered on
Turn that thing to banana bread already damn
victimweightmidget on
I used to live in AZ and one summer day one of my kids left his crocs in the back yard, next day they were about 3 sizes smaller lol. Luckily they shrunk down to fit little bother so I didnt have to toss them.
OatmealCookieCrust on
I accidentally did this to my daughter’s crocs years ago. I would wash them in the washing machine every couple weeks cuz they got gross during the summer months (which generally works great) but accidentally put them in the dryer with some other stuff and they were like shrinky dinks lol
_Berzeker_ on
Mine were left outside in the sun, turned into Crocs for ants
brokejaw45 on
Aww it’s like a mommy croc and a baby croc
Shutupayafaceawight on
We are an equal opportunity banana group
Haunting-Sea-5177 on
That banana screaming “please eat me, I’m begging”
Purple-Cress9780 on
I left mines in trunk for a few week in Vegas summer and I couldn’t fit them anymore
Jaded-Citron-4090 on
Just gotta throw it in the freezer to reverse the effect
Charlie_Warlie on
It’s like that time Mr. Krabs put squeaky boots in the frier and shrank and ate them.
PsychologicalEmu on
When crocs first came out, they encouraged users to heat them in the oven to shrink to size. But people eventually liked the loose ill fittingness of it… plus the sheer ugliness of it. Idiotic people…. like me.
brianstk on
I found this out when my kid stepped in dog poo and I left the one croc in the sun to dry after I cleaned it off.
NYC2BUR on
Put it in the freezer. It will return to his original form.
XKruXurKX on
Looks like you found the banana wedged in there too
SuperSaijen1980 on
I had put mine outside in sun to dry.., I never knew they were shrinky dink material. Common sense heat makes rubber expand
marcdefiant791 on
Great, now you have a baby croc for your pet hamster.
Thruthatreez on
I have a pair of knock-offs that have insoles. For standing at work. I cleaned the insoles and left them in the sun to dry. Now they’re like three sizes smaller than the shoe 😩
NecessaryIntrinsic on
Reminds me of the time that my Galaxy brain thought using a hair dryer inside of a shoe would help it dry faster.
It worked but it also shrunk the insoles and made the hotel room stink
MedChemist464 on
This happened to mine – I wore a pair of nlack ones as gardening clogs and left them on the back step to the house in July, which gets a lot of sun. 2 days later they decreased by about 2 sizes.
My wife enjoys them now.
barbermom on
Lol Daughter’s boyfriend had this happen when he left his cross on the dash of the car while at a water park
quarrelled on
Is this how they make all Crocs? They start out as Shaq size and then get set under heat lamps for different times to get each size?
jrhooo on
Apparently this is a thing. Happened to mine just being left outside in the sun.
Read somehwere that you can boil them then stretch them back out by wesring them (over socks so you don’t burn your feet)
Probably easier to just replace though
Shredtillyourdead420 on
If you put it in the freezer, will it grow back to normal size?
liamdrake02 on
Banana shrunk faster than the Croc.
GrumpyNextDoor on
I forgot my crocs outside… Now they’re wife’s.
mechatinkerer on
I swear it usually only happens when it’s cold.
PocketSpaghettios on
I believe Crocs was or is being sued for this. A couple years ago they changed their plastic recipe, and now the shoes do this. They didn’t used to
VanessaAlexis on
I wonder if I could do this to my old Crocs and give them to my kids. What’s the consistency like OP?
Bacongrease83 on
Are you sure it didn’t fall in a cold pool instead?
scuba_scouse on
Wedge kids foot in heat vent for a day or so to correct the problem.
Gunthernematoda on
I had this happen, but not as much. I thought there was something seriously wrong with my foot.
Puzzlemania718 on
Geez, was the banana there too?
TheRainIsLovely on
I left a pair of Crocs in my car as an emergency change of shoes during the summer… they shrunk a ton and I just donated them lmao
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Sad banana for scale
Crocs are made of PEVA, a thermoplastic. Thermoplastics are called that because they become melty when exposed to heat, and just like a sweater washed in hot water, the strands will tighten closer together as it cools, making it shrink.
One thing you can try is putting it in boiling water (to heat it safeyl & evenly), then have your kid wear thick or multiple layers of socks and walk around in it to stretch it out while it’s warm.
Looks like the banana got wedged in front of the heat vent with it.
Put it in front of the AC and It should grow back to its natural born size
Well now you have to put the other one in there to even it out
Turn that thing to banana bread already damn
I used to live in AZ and one summer day one of my kids left his crocs in the back yard, next day they were about 3 sizes smaller lol. Luckily they shrunk down to fit little bother so I didnt have to toss them.
I accidentally did this to my daughter’s crocs years ago. I would wash them in the washing machine every couple weeks cuz they got gross during the summer months (which generally works great) but accidentally put them in the dryer with some other stuff and they were like shrinky dinks lol
Mine were left outside in the sun, turned into Crocs for ants
Aww it’s like a mommy croc and a baby croc
We are an equal opportunity banana group
That banana screaming “please eat me, I’m begging”
I left mines in trunk for a few week in Vegas summer and I couldn’t fit them anymore
Just gotta throw it in the freezer to reverse the effect
It’s like that time Mr. Krabs put squeaky boots in the frier and shrank and ate them.
When crocs first came out, they encouraged users to heat them in the oven to shrink to size. But people eventually liked the loose ill fittingness of it… plus the sheer ugliness of it. Idiotic people…. like me.
I found this out when my kid stepped in dog poo and I left the one croc in the sun to dry after I cleaned it off.
Put it in the freezer. It will return to his original form.
Looks like you found the banana wedged in there too
I had put mine outside in sun to dry.., I never knew they were shrinky dink material. Common sense heat makes rubber expand
Great, now you have a baby croc for your pet hamster.
I have a pair of knock-offs that have insoles. For standing at work. I cleaned the insoles and left them in the sun to dry. Now they’re like three sizes smaller than the shoe 😩
Reminds me of the time that my Galaxy brain thought using a hair dryer inside of a shoe would help it dry faster.
It worked but it also shrunk the insoles and made the hotel room stink
This happened to mine – I wore a pair of nlack ones as gardening clogs and left them on the back step to the house in July, which gets a lot of sun. 2 days later they decreased by about 2 sizes.
My wife enjoys them now.
Lol Daughter’s boyfriend had this happen when he left his cross on the dash of the car while at a water park
Is this how they make all Crocs? They start out as Shaq size and then get set under heat lamps for different times to get each size?
Apparently this is a thing. Happened to mine just being left outside in the sun.
Read somehwere that you can boil them then stretch them back out by wesring them (over socks so you don’t burn your feet)
Probably easier to just replace though
If you put it in the freezer, will it grow back to normal size?
Banana shrunk faster than the Croc.
I forgot my crocs outside… Now they’re wife’s.
I swear it usually only happens when it’s cold.
I believe Crocs was or is being sued for this. A couple years ago they changed their plastic recipe, and now the shoes do this. They didn’t used to
I wonder if I could do this to my old Crocs and give them to my kids. What’s the consistency like OP?
Are you sure it didn’t fall in a cold pool instead?
Wedge kids foot in heat vent for a day or so to correct the problem.
I had this happen, but not as much. I thought there was something seriously wrong with my foot.
Geez, was the banana there too?
I left a pair of Crocs in my car as an emergency change of shoes during the summer… they shrunk a ton and I just donated them lmao