Ugh! Ugg boots cause 'serious foot' problems

I have 2 pairs of ugg boots and sipper uggs, all were gifts. I love uggs they are so comfy and very warm, I don't wear them as a fashion statement just for comfort. However I don't believe they should cost as much as they do I've had my slippers for just over a year and the fur lining as worn away already. Comfort 10/10 Value 6/10 anybody that pays that amount of money would expect the sole to wear out first not the lining

I hate this stupid trend. Like many people have already commented, maybe during the winter but in the summer?!?!?!? So dumb.

I own a pair I hated them too before I bought them, but I did manage to find a really cute pair that was comfortable. The problem is that after a while my foot started leaning to the left and right in them, my socks ended up wet sometimes from the snow slush, and my end step started to feel sore from lack of support.
Some of them are cute to look at but horrible to wear, I have learned my lesson and I will never buy a pair again.

I think that Ugg boots are really horrific. I can't imagine why anyone would want to wear them anyway. I wish everyone would stop wearing them. I cringe every time I see them.

This is so lame - That Dr. just wants to sell his product to people...My UGGs are comfortable - and I dont wear them for how they look...they are so warm!!

I wore my new Ugg Tall boots for the first time just over two weeks ago. They were warm and snug. I went out in the snow in them thinking they were a sensible foot attire in the snow and fell over consequently breaking my wrist. Whilst in hospital I was asked how the accident had happened by the nurse and I explained. She retorted that those boots should have a government health warning! Her friend had been out one evening in Ugg boots and had fallen in snow and smashed her shoulder and had been hospitalised for a week. Has anyone else encountered similar problems?

Never has footwear stirred such a debate. And just for the record, I freaking hate them.

1. The boots are ugly.
2. In what ways bad for feet?

I hate Uggs. My dad got me a pair for christmas and me and my mom were both freaking out because they are so sick. I felt bad for my dad though, because my moms last gift under the tree was a pair of Uggs. Oh well, when I returned them I got $170 out of the deal. $170!! Stupid.

A lot of responses seem to be of the I-hate-these-boots-and-people-who-wear-them-because-I-am-obviously-the-end-all-be-all-in-fashion ilk.

I'd wager many of these self-appointed fashionistas also think that pre-ripped jeans that cost $200 are the height of cool; or that camouflage anything is acceptable; or that body piercing makes them look "hot".

Do any of you really care what other people wear?!? If you were alive in the 60's, you'd probably be out there with the other straight-laced, buttoned-down arbiters of good taste, screaming for those "dirty hippies" to take a bath, put some shoes on, and get a job.

Get over yourselves. You're really not as cool as you think. (In fact, no one is.)

And the doctor's claims about foot problems? What a CROC! (Pun definitely intended.) There are many, many people who not only walk around barefoot most of the time, but actually run marathons wearing no shoes (and hence, no "support") -- with no discernible foot problems. People like Barefoot Ted: http://www.barefootted.com/.

I'll give him credit, though, for latching onto a current trend and alloying it with good ol' scare tactics to create a market for his "cure".

Only footwear trend uglier than Uggs is Crocs. They look like cheap plastic hooves. WTF are people thinking?

... and don't even get me started on flip flops. They're great on occasion, but not for everyday wear.

I think your headline might be messed up. Should be "Hundred dollar Ugg boots remain superfluous and irrelevant in an economy where no one should be buying hundred dollar boots or caring about their health benefits." Oh sh*t, was that a run on?

Didn't these boots went out of stile when Brit Brit lost her sobriety?

I'm surprised that no one is discussing the REAL issue here. They kill the sheep to manufacture Uggs. Again, sheep are killed, not just shaven...killed to produce these shoes. Does that seem okay to you?

Weren't these things popular like 8 years ago?

I don't think this is true...unless you wear your uggs to play sports.

I use them for walking and at work since they're so comfy on the inside!

But who wears these boots to play sports?!?!?...that's why you have athletic shoes...boots are not the type of shoes to be running in anyway

serious foot problems? not to mention serious style problems...

These boots are for severe weather conditions not everyday wear. Everyone should Know their feet well enough to know if it hurts it's not right. Arch supports are available at department stores, drug stores, shoe stores .... I just transfer them from shoe to shoe if needed. Ugs are not Joseph Seibels or birkenstocks...

that's the nail in the coffin for this declining fashion trend

i don't understand people and the want for those ugly popular shoes... do they buy them because of popularity

Hey all Im going to say is that at least Uggs arent as ugly as Crocs. Those things are hideous and I cringe whenever I see someone wearing them pretending like they are fashionable.

On a note more related to this story this is retarded because Uggs arent any different from most shoes today in that they offer little support. All those super fashionable ballet flats and heels have little support and popular mens creedlers have absolutely no support too. People just need to get a good pair of orthodics and slip them in any pair of shoes if they want to prevent foot trauma.

I'm a man and I wear Ugg knockoffs (only $45) at home instead of slippers. Yes, they make them for men. My wife makes fun of me (she has real Uggs). Say what you will but they're really warm and comfortable although I would never wear them out of the house.

I only date girls that wear Uggs....in the summer time...and that wear skirts with them.

clearly everyone freaking out about UGGS and lack of fashion didn't realize that the majority of us ugg wearers are because they are freaking comfortable!! Perhaps you should walk in someone else's shoes(uggs) before you judge!!

hahahhaha

I wear mine as house slippers.........and I've yet to see a pair of slippers with arch support!!! All podiatrists want to make you orthotics.....they make extra $$$ that way! Look at all the other types of shoes out there that don't have a specific arch support........flats, sandals, flip-flops....if we can wear them in the summer without harm, why can't we wear flat boots in the winter?

Yes!
These shoes are ugly! I hate seeing girls wearing these in the winter with their mini skirts! What's the point?

ah! everyone here (nor-cal) wears them with their pajamas because it's "cute." like many trends it only looks cute if the wearer is well.... already hot. otherwise it looks like your going through a rough brake up or something. ;)
lmao...yes, I have a pair - but i wear them sparingly.

Due, when it's 20 below, I wouldn't be caught dead without Uglies, but when it hot, they're just not! I have discovered after stealing my sister's pair that they are the only thing that keeps me from turning on the heater at full blast, kinds good for the enviro. However, most Uglies are made in, yup, china. The real aussie ones are much simpler and look like eskimo boots. And they cost 15$. Wish I could go there.

Croc sandles fucking rule.

Not going to lie.

Seriously I love my fake uggs... Im not one of those idiots that paid $130 for name brand. Thank you Walmart for my $12 fugs ;)

Oh FYI i don't wear them out in public either

They are amazingly comfortable. Some people wear them simply for that fact. They keep your feet warm and feel soft.

it's all about how you use your foot. I used to have horrible pain when I wore uggs or the chinese flat shoes. I have since taken a tai chi class where I learned how to use my feet properly...weight in the center of the foot and evenly distributed. I used to grip my feet is what I noticed and when I relaxed my foot there was no more problem.uggs are warm and cozy and if some folks are more interested in a fashion statement than comfort then that is their problem. they don''t have to look. they are certainly not for everyone! nothing is!

Guilty Pleasure, but I never wear them in public.

I love my boots (not Uggs but similar) and I'm a guy. I also love my $4 mocks (fake crocks) I get at the Asian variety store.
All you haters obviously have never tried either of these shoes because if you did you would not say such mean things about the people who wear them.

Many say not having support is good for foot health. It balances all the muscles in the foot. That's how the Nike Free became so popular among runners. And afterall, feet had been fine for centuries before Dr. Schole.

Maybe the female uggs are ugly, but I walk to school in the snow in mine and these things are amazing; my feet never get wet and always stay warm, plus, despite their moniker, they don't look like massive uggly boots and they stay pretty clean. My only complaint is that they're made from sheep. The males boots don't look anything like popular female ones. But I tried around 30 brands of boots and these are the babies I rely on in this nasty cold weather.

Ugg, Ugly. I mean it is just common knowledge!! People who own them should be punched in the head.

I love Uggs for the convinence. I am not surprised to hear they are bad for feet. They seem to wear very fast. I don't currently own any and i dont think i will buy them again

'serious foot' problems... yea just look at them. They look like cheap mukluk knockoffs, without the fur and tassles. A step down from bad.

Uggs are winter's fashion replacement for those who wear Crocs in the summer. Although, they all still go to Starbucks year round.

The doctor is trying to ride this Ugg wave to make some major dough!

Uggs are disgusting. And in the UK at least they're a sort of branding for the type of people who wear them. Unfortunately I don't think this news is going to deter any of them from wearing Uggs.

These boots are just a serious fashion NO!

I felt confident last year these things were on the endangered species list of fashion....but it seems that there has been a comeback of sorts, never have I owned or wanted these hideous things.....

i automatically hate the people who wear these things.

Good, now my hatred of those ugly, trendy boots has been backed by science.

I thought I was alone in my hatred of the euuuurgggggh Ugg! Why is everyone so obsessed with them! They are so ugly!

I hate Uggs as a fashion item. Especially when girls wear them in the summer time with their skirts. Eeew.