The team at Oprah really did an outstanding job with the show. Although we cannot show the video from the Jibbitz website below are some "screen grabs" and a link with where to watch it at the Oprah Winfrey website. The link to watch the segment on "You Tube" is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9NSJHB8greY The link to the Oprah site to watch the show is http://www2.oprah.com/tows/pastshows/200702/tows_past_20070202.jhtml

Sheri Schmelzer, Founder/Creator of Jibbitz will appear on "The Oprah
Winfrey Show" this Friday Feb 2, 2007 (check local listings). On the show
Sheri will discuss the Jibbitz story and how she took the Jibbitz idea from
the basement to $20M in a year. She will be appearing with several other
"Million Dollar Moms". This show is a great inspiration to anyone that has
an idea that they want to get off the ground.

Although Sheri feels that timing, luck and good fortune were the main
ingredients for this success story, she also believes that hard work and
her dedication to family were a big part of Jibbitz success. Sheri says
that it was an absolute thrill for her and her 3 children to meet Oprah
Winfrey. We are all very proud of her and extremely excited that she will
share her amazing story with you.

Be sure to set your Tivo's!

Below are the "screen grabs" from the Oprah Site as well as a link to the Oprah Winfrey website to read more about the show.

http://www2.oprah.com/index.jhtml

A loyal customer of ours - Judy (aka. Mimi) writes: "Crocs & Jibbitz Charms are not just for kids.......Grandma's love them also!!!" This is so TRUE! I've had many retailers tell me that they have grandma's buying Jibbitz Charms (especially the big flowers) all the time!

Look at those Crocs! Im certain "Mimi's" grandkids must think she is the COOLEST grandma EVER!

Local favorites Hayden (7), Cole (10), and Nina (3) show off their new Jibbitz Charms bling!

Way to rock those Crocs kiddos!

"Hi! Just wanted to tell you how much my daughter, Bailey, loves her Crocs and Jibbitz Charms! Every morning starts off with us picking out our clothes, Croc color, and Jibbitz Charms to go with. Shea's 3, by the way, and very specific on what goes with what. Here is today's choice-gotta love 'em!!! Thanks for making something so fun to go with great footwear!"

Many thanks Bobbie Jo! She's adorable and so are those Crocs!

Isabella, Sera, and Freddie thanking Ashley (Supervisor of Internet Orders) for getting their Jibbitz order off to them so quickly and efficiently!

Wow! Check out these awesome Crocs! Great choices kiddos!

Luka & Lola from Vancouver, BC Canada showing off their awesome wristbands!

Jibbitz is extremely excited to announce that we have signed a deal to be acquired by Crocs.

We assume that there are many questions. Here is our attempt to answer what we think your “Knee-Jerk” questions are:

Q: How much are you selling Jibbitz for?
A: We have signed an agreement to sell Jibbitz later this year for $10M in Cash and up to $10M more through an earn-out ($20M Total).

Q: What is the “Endorsement Agreement” that is referred to in the press release?
A: The “Endorsement Agreement” allows Jibbitz to sell to stores that carry Crocs. Specifically Crocs will introduce us to their largest customers, distributors, and their vast network of business relationships. Amongst other things, the agreement also allows Jibbitz to sell a Crocs branded Jibbit and for Crocs reps to promote the line and refer orders into Jibbitz.

Q: Why did you sell to Crocs?
A: There are many reasons for this:
1. The Jibbitz founders built the business with the hope of one day selling to Crocs. So this is perfect closure to a wild and wonderful ride.
2. Jibbitz is at the point where we need help from a large Company like Crocs to open doors that would not normally be available to a small company like ours. Through this union, Jibbitz extends its brand to a wider range of consumers and businesses.
3. Crocs is a really cool company. They have amazing ideas and a wonderful product that Jibbitz really wanted to be a part of.
4. Crocs recognizes the spirit and enthusiasm Jibbitz has created. They wants us to continue to run the business exactly the way we have been. This is a “Win-Win” for both Companies and ultimately the Crocs consumers will benefit.

Q: What will happen to the Jibbitz brand after the acquisition closes?
A: Crocs has made it clear that they want Jibbitz to operate the business with the same spirit and enthusiasm that it currently does today. After closing, we do not anticipate any negative changes.

Q: What will happen to the 4,000 stores that carry Jibbitz?
A: We only hope that this union will improve upon the relationships that we have already cultivated with each of these stores.

Q: Will the founders and employees stay with Jibbitz?
A: Yes, we plan on staying. The Founders Sheri and Rich Schmelzer will stay with Jibbitz as Chief Design Officer and President respectively. We have no plans to eliminate staff as a direct result of this transaction. However, in our ordinary course of business we may from time to time add/remove employee’s if/when needed.

Q: How will I place my Jibbitz wholesale orders in the future?
A: As always, wholesale accounts can fax their orders into 303.484.6380, call our customer service line at 303.449.0442, or they can continue to place their orders through our existing network of outside sales reps, and now (as a result of the “Endorsement Agreement”) through your local Crocs Reps who can forward those orders on to us.

There are so many people to thank:

The employees, the reps, and the vendors that helped us navigate this massive effort and our friends and family who supported us through the late nights, weekends, and vacations deserve our applause. We would especially like to thank Zan O’Leary who managed to keep us all together through this endeavor and Glynde Mangum who, as head of inside sales and customer service, helped us grow from a few thousand a month to several million over the last 9 months. We would also like to thank Robbie Katz and Al Clark. There are of course many others to thank. We have an amazing team, but far to many for this Blog. So thanks to you all and rest assured that we will buy you a beer or two very soon.

Thanks for everything and Have Fun - The Schmelzer Family

My daughter dressed up her Crocs for 4th of July. Happy 4th of July everyone!

Jibbitz, with the help of our friends at "Slice of Lime", has re-vamped our "Stores" page. We had been experiencing technical difficulties when trying to upload our 2,800 retailers to the Google Map so we toned it down a bit to only show stores within a 50 mile radius of the zip code that you type in. Take a look and tell us what you think! http://www.jibbitz.com/stores

Cheers!

I was forwarded this story from "Mommies with Style"

Crocs a doodle doo - Jewelry for your Shoe

Crocs fever is sweeping through my So.Cal town like wildfire. All signs indicate that the current shoe fad is bigger than the "summer of Reef flip flops" and "Uggs Mania" combined . Children and adults alike have been affected with an obsession for these comfy clogs. Symptoms include choosing brightly colored clothing, based on which Crocs you have, and entering Nordstroms (all three local stores) into your speed-dial list, so you can check daily if they got the turquoise Caymans in your size yet.

Here in our household, we resisted almost through the entire month of May. But we were unprepared for the secondary infection. A sneaky offshoot of the Crocs bug has taken us down in one fell swoop. It is called Jibbitz and it manifests as an obsession with sticking small charming objects into the holes of said shoes.

We may in fact be the first family in Ladera to be infected with Jibbitz. But I am predicting that sightings of these addictively collectible and and adorable shoe charms will be spreading and multiplying all summer long in cities from coast to coast. Keep your eyes peeled, you might spy a poodle or a Mrs Potato head popping up on a foot near you.

Meanwhile, I am putting out Crocs fever fires here on the frontlines. My kids are bickering over who gets the pink jewels and who gets the smiley faces to go with their yellow crocs. Good thing that the charms are so easy to pop in and out of their shoes. Just doing that daily redecorating should keep them a little busy this summer. But it is not just them.... With so many charms to choose from, I want, I need, I must have them all! I am clearly sick. But really, the girls need the "Best Friends" charms. And I need more Gems. And the Pirates for my son Fox.

I think it is too late for me, folks, I cannot be saved.

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This just in from a customer in Ventura, CA.

This is one our best customers, she calls herself our #1 Fan.

Love your product!! People stop and ask me ALL THE TIME!!!

As we receive photo's of our customers wearing Jibbitz or hear how they are being used we will post them here. PLEASE SEND US YOUR JIBBITZ PHOTOS!