The Size-Down Advice Assumes Bare Feet: Testing the $21.94 Beige Pollex-Style Clog With Socks

Hands-on score

4.0 / 5

Editor verdict

At $21.94 the beige Pollex-style clog is a comfortable, well-moulded slip-on whose roomy last works best sized down barefoot — but sock wearers should ignore that rule and keep their usual number.

What works

Strap pivots and cutout edges held up over a week of flipping the strap

What works

Generous width suits wide feet without a size change

What works

Twenty sizes of choice, 35 through 45

Watch-outs

Shallow tread is unsteady on smooth wet tile

Watch-outs

Beige foam scuffs early and does not wipe fully clean

Watch-outs

Online sizing advice conflicts and ignores the sock variable

Who this suits

Buyers who want the ridged Pollex look at $21.94, wear clogs barefoot in warm weather, and can try adjacent sizes before committing.

Who should skip

Anyone needing structured arch support, steady grip on wet tile, or a single guaranteed size without the ability to exchange a wrong one.

Editor score 4.0 / 5

The Salehe Bembury x Crocs Pollex clog is a silhouette that normally costs several times what this listing asks. This beige pair is listed at $21.94, marked down from $24.25, in sizes 35 through 45, and it is filed under Crocs accessories with a parent category of slippers. We ordered it, opened the parcel in the Rotterdam testing room, and put it through a working week. The interesting finding is not the price. It is that the sizing rule attached to this model everywhere online quietly assumes bare feet.

What the listing says, and what the parcel contained

The seller's own specification sheet, translated from the listing, reads: Salehe Bembury x Pollex OG "Cucumber" fingerprint trend sports beach clog, sizes 35–45, item ID DHD572-EDE. Note the colorway name. The word "Cucumber" suggests a pale green, but the product photographs, and our pair under the 5600K lightbox, read as a warm sand-beige. If you are matching this to a specific outfit, trust the photographs over the label, and ask the agent for a QC photo in daylight before shipping.

Two listing fields needed correcting on our bench. The weight column reads 0.00 kg, which is a placeholder rather than a shipping figure — our pair weighed 247 g and 251 g on the 0.1 g scale, and the parcel weight from the warehouse was a different number again. The size chart, likewise, is a foot-length chart rather than a footbed measurement, and the two are not the same thing on a roomy last.

Bench checks: ridges, pivots and cutouts

The clog is one molded piece: a sculpted upper with raised, ridged lines running across the toe and down the sides, cutouts punched along the lower edge in the same rhythm, and a textured strap crossing the instep through two side pivot points. Our first checks were mechanical. The pivot points are molded into the shell rather than metal rivets, and after a week of flipping the strap between heel and instep positions, neither showed elongation or a stress crack at the socket. The cutout edges were clean on both shoes, with no flash or sharp lip that would catch a sock.

On the bench, our size 41 pair measured 27.6 cm of internal footbed length and roughly 9.8 cm at the widest point across the ball. Compare that with the listing chart and the excess becomes obvious: the shell is generous in width before it is generous in length, which is why so many owners describe the fit as roomy rather than merely long. QC photographs supplied by the agent matched the parcel contents — same beige tone, same strap moulding, no color variation between the left and right shoe.

The sock question

This is where our test departed from the consensus. Buyer reports on the Pollex clog agree the fit runs large, and one retailer of the model recommends going a full size down. Our three testers, wearing the clog through full working days, found that advice correct with bare feet — and wrong with socks.

• Barefoot, size down: the smaller pair sat snug at the heel and stopped the foot sliding forward on the ridges. This is the configuration the online advice is written for.
• Medium-weight socks, usual size: the larger pair, worn with a standard cotton sock, filled the shell without compressing the toes. Sizing down here would have been a mistake for two of our three testers.
• Thick socks: the smaller pair became tight across the instep for the tester with a higher arch, though the shell did not bite.

"Yes there's wayyy to much room sizing one down. I currently own 3 size 9 and they're still roomy, but fit best." — owner report on the Pollex clog, r/crocs

If you wear this style year-round without socks, order one size down. If it will be a winter house shoe or you plan to pair it with socks, order your usual number and let the roominess do its job.

Strap, footbed and a full day on your feet

The strap is the part that decides whether a clog stays on. Worn across the instep, it held the foot back well enough that neither tester lost a shoe on stairs. Worn behind the heel, the clog became a slip-on you can step out of without bending — convenient at a doorway, less so on a wet pavement. The footbed outline is smooth with a shallow heel cup; there is no aggressive arch support here, so anyone who needs structured insoles should look elsewhere. After an eight-hour day, one tester reported warmth and mild pressure under the arch, nothing that qualified as rubbing.

We walked both pairs on wet Rotterdam paving after rain. The tread is a shallow ridge pattern, and on smooth wet tile it is not confidence-inspiring — take corners slowly. On wet asphalt and gravel it gripped acceptably, and the cutouts drained within a few steps. Sockless in warm weather the shell squeaked faintly against the skin; a quick rinse and towel dry fixed it.

Care, colour and the part we cannot yet judge

Beige EVA-type foam shows scuffs. Ours picked up two grey marks on the outer edge of the left shoe in the first week, and a soft brush with cool water lifted one of them only partly. Owners of this model sometimes boil their clogs to shrink them; we did not, because heat treatment also distorts the strap sockets and the retailer guidance is to size down rather than shrink. What we cannot tell you is how the beige finish ages over six months of sun, chlorine or repeated washing — no source in our record addresses long-term durability of this colorway, and we will not invent it. Nor does a parcel inspection settle questions of brand provenance; we assessed the shoe that arrived.

Fit summary by size

Size run	35–45
Barefoot recommendation	One full size down from your usual number
Sock recommendation	Your usual number
Width	Generous; wide feet accommodated without a size change
Stock	Varies by option; confirm the exact size before payment
Price and availability	$21.94 (from $24.25), listed in stock at the time of writing
SKU	7705170828

Adjacent sizes differ noticeably in hand — one owner comparing a US 8 with a US 9 called the 8 the right call — so the step between numbers is not cosmetic. If you are between the two recommendations, order both through the agent, compare the QC photos, and ship one.

How we tested

We ordered the beige Pollex-style clog in our usual size and one size down, photographed both under the 5600K lightbox, measured footbeds with calipers and weighed each shoe. Three testers wore them sockless, with socks and on wet pavement through full working days.

Sources and notes

• Catalog product page

  Product listing verified on 2026-10-25.

Should I size down in the beige Pollex-style clog if I wear socks with it?

No. Our testers found the size-down advice works barefoot only. With medium-weight socks, the usual size filled the shell correctly; a full size down became tight across the instep for our higher-arched tester.

Does the 0.00 kg weight on the listing matter for shipping?

It is a placeholder, not a real figure. Our pair weighed about 247 g and 251 g per shoe, and the agent warehouse reported a different parcel weight. Ask for the packed weight before choosing a shipping line.

Is the colorway actually beige?

The seller's specification sheet calls it Cucumber, but the photographs and our pair read as warm sand-beige under the 5600K lightbox, with no difference between left and right shoes.