Sloggers and Clogs - You May Have Already Won!

Gardenbloggers are hitting pay dirt -- free stuff! - and here at GardenRant we're happy to share the bounty.  We're already lounging about in our free Sloggers, the comfy multi-purpose shoes shown here in four lovely colors, and waiting for it to warm up enough to try them out in the garden.  But while we're waiting, it's giveaway time!

COMMENTERS MAKE THE BLOG
Yes, it's time to show our appreciation to the unruly bunch of readers we've come to know through their comments because without them, we'd just be blogging in the wind.   Our commenters mix it up with humor, expertise, passion and civility and create the conversation that makes Gardenrant so damn much fun.  (Eat your heart out, Hillary.)

So we've tallied our comments over an 8-week period and are happy to award free shoes to our top commenters, with the top spot being won by our new friend Craig, who insists he isn't a horticultural expert:

• Craig at Ellis Hollow

• County Clerk (aka Hank) of Lake County

• Christopher in Hawaii of Tropical Embellishments

• Chuck B of Whoreticulture

• Kathy of Washington Gardener

• Firefly at Sweet Pea Chronicle

• Colleen of In the Garden Online.

We'll be emailing the winners instructions for claiming their very own Sloggers (for ladies) or Premium Garden Clogs (for men).  Product reviews on their own blogs are, of course, optional.

OUR REVIEWS
Having overpaid more than once for the suddenly trendy Crocs (at $30/pair), I (Susan) like Sloggers' more reasonable $18-22 price tag.  And at least the blue pair I received look good enough with jeans to wear outside the house without provoking jeers.  I've found them utterly comfortable and fine for all but the most strenuous of gardening tasks, like stand-up digging, that require a stronger shoe. I invite my Gardenrant partners to leave comments with their own reviews.

Here's some product information on Sloggers and Premium Garden Clogs.

Comments

[The County Clerk]

I'm blown away. Thank you very much. This might be the the first time that "my two cents" worth of opinion and glib amounted to anything at all.

And I should say that I am delighted about the idea of gardening shoes. My current gardening shoes are whatever business wing tip loafers have worn too ragged for the office. They uh... get wet and... uh... aren't so good. I have years of them stacked in the garage... frozen, crisp and rancid.

My wife always had some nice color coordinated things and she said they worked well. Hose 'em off.

Thank you again.

What a nice surprise.

[Stuart]

Hey, good on you Ranters. Great to see someone giving something away. I am a little jealous tho - I might have to scour our neck of the weeks for a pair of those pink ones.

[Colleen]

Wow....thanks!! This is a total surprise! Geez...my plain old black garden clogs are just going to look so BORING next to those Sloggers :-)

And..it's almost impossible NOT to comment on Garden Rant. The topics you cover and the straightforward, no B.S. way you cover them absolutely invites conversation. That's why we love you!

[Peter Hoh]

Wouldn't the naked gardener gent look so stylish in nothing but those black Sloggers?

[Peter Hoh]

Wouldn't the naked gardener gent look so stylish wearing nothing but a grin and those black Sloggers?

[Michele Owens]

Ha, Peter! What a ridiculous, yet horrifying, picture!

[peter Hoh]

Michele, while we're on the topic of horrifying images, just imagine the next line of products for nearly naked gardening: Saggies.

[Christopher C in Hawaii]

What a nice thing to wake up to. Who says you have to get married at Walmart to get free stuff.

Eat your heart out Imelda.

[chuck b.]

What a treat! And it's a special honor too because without the inspiration of GardenRant, I wouldn't be garden blogging in the first place.

Can I get pink?

[Eliz]

I have the chartreuse, and they are very lightweight and comfortable. Around the house, that is--I might be able to test them outside for the first time this weekend.

As Susan says, when you are jumping up and down on a shovel to get through maple roots or kicking something really hard, you might need a tougher shoe. Or, better yet, hire someone.

[Kathy, Washington Gardener]

Shoot off my big mouth AND get free shows? This IS a wondeful world ;-) I'll definitely post a review on them. I have a pair of red Sloggers clogs that are about 5 years old and are quite comfy and sturdy. I too bought Crocs (light purple) last year - more for running around in though, than gardening.

[Marte]

Congrats to all the winners! I guess lurking is not such a good idea. I shall have to reform.

[Ellis Hollow]

Thank you GardenRanters. I posted my public apology for accusing Susan of ethical improprieties and my own penchant for lurid online behavior over at my place: http://www.remarc.com/craig/?p=115

[The County Clerk]

I just I'd take this op to thank you all again... and get another comment on the books.

I am completely knocked by this gesture.

[The County Clerk]

Really... thank you.

[Christopher C in Hawaii]

Now he is really piling it on. Don't forget to do your shoe review after they arrive.

I had mine sent to NC so it will have to wait for the Mountain shoe review. Unknowingly I had just posted the Hawaii shoe before picture.

This could be a really really good shoe.

Bummer Craig.

[The County Clerk]

Yes Christopher, they look like they are pretty nice. The men's are $30 bucks. That's sweet.

http://www.sloggers.com/261-m-prem.htm

And you guys and your pink shoes are cracking me up. THAT would be something to see.

Yeah... I think Craig had a bad day. It happens.

[ That's 4 for this post alone. I got this game figured out. :) ]

[chuck b.]

I was amazed too.

Every morning before I go to work, I do a quick Garden Rant check before heading off to work (in case there's something I need to know). I actually skimmed this post without seeing my name and obliviously went on my way (I never win anything), and then I get an e-mail-as-blog-comment from Susan, "Dude, send me your email address so I can send you instructions for claiming your free shoes!" and, I'm like, why is Susan Harris spamming my blog?

Too funny.

[Yolanda Elizabet]

And here I was, thinking that men don't go for pink. :-) Well, if you guys really want to be sharp dressed men in the garden, check this post out for some inspiration. http://blissyo-elgarden.blogspot.com/2007/04/garden-fashion-2007.html

[ginger]

Garden Ranters you rule! Congrats to all those winners!

[Amy Stewart]

Extra credit for anyone who posts their own Naked Gardener with Sloggers photo on their blog. They'd probably look fabulous with a Boa.

I got a pair too and they are great for kicking on and off at the back porch--perfect for that morning stroll around the garden to toss snails at the chickens and yank a weed or two, but if you're going to get more involved than that, you might head back inside for your muck boots.

[Michele Owens]

I like my Sloggers, too. Great for easy on, easy off. Though I find that when I'm really digging, clogs are dangerous. They slip off my foot and I'm left jumping on the shovel edge with a bare foot. Ow, ow, ow.

I used to have a set of workboots with a steel shank. Need another pair of those.

[Oldroses]

I LOVE my Sloggers. I bought a pair last year (http://agardeningyear.blogspot.com/2006/04/my-new-garden-shoes.html), admittedly not as fancy as yours. I wear them EVERYWHERE!

[Annie in Austin]

I am really, really hoping for some pictures.

Annie

[Firefly]

Thank you very, very much.

After Monday's storm, and getting smacked today with an overdraft charge for a stupid mistake with my checking account, this is *so* welcome.

Especially because I wanted a pair, and hadn't got around to getting one yet!

Yippee!