Crocs is one of five finalists in the 2007 Motley Fool's Hottest Brand Award, with a very nice nod to Jibbitz Charms - Read about it at Motley Fool.

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The Telegraph, one of the UK's top newspapers, features Crocs Mammoths as one of their top 50 Holiday gift picks. We especially love the comment that "if James Bond wore slippers, he'd want these." And of course, he'd want some Jibbitz Charms to complete the stylin' look!

Read the story yourself!

NY loves Jibbitz! Take a look at the fun they are having at the Crocs NYC store with a great selection of Jibbitz charms for wristbands and Crocs straps. Those black Crocs with skull and crossbones Jibbitz Charms are just the thing whether you are uptown or downtown bound! We LOVE NY!

WOW! We know Crocs and Jibbitz Charms are a huge hit in Asia, but this shoe is really something! That is some Cayman Beach Croc and how about those large flower Jibbitz charms? How much fun are we having?

InStyle Magazine has featured Crocs Mammoths and Holiday Jibbitz Charms in their hottest Holiday Trends for 2007!

http://www.instyle.com/instyle/package/general/photos/0,,20063741_20153721_20363446,00.html

New York, New York, it's a Jibbitzing Town! We received a great mention in a recent article that appeared in the Sunday, Dec. 2 New York Times - check it out! We are mentioned right in the third paragraph -

Pop-Culture Exile: It’s a Family Thing:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/02/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/02Rgen.html?ref=nyregionspecial2

A personalized, your-kind-of-style Jibbitz bag is just three easy steps away:

1. Choose your bag color
2. Snap in a shoulder strap of your color choice
3. Attach a flap from the great designs and you’re ready to strut down the catwalk!

Jibbitz bags are perfect for kids and teens who want to be their own design stars and create their unique Jibbitz bags. They make great gifts for everyone – family, friends and you!

The whole Nightmare Before Christmas gang - Sally, Zero, Mean Jack, Happy Jack, Worried Jack, Surprised Jack and the Nightmare Before Christmas Icon - are the PERFECT stocking stuffers! Get them now because like Santa's workshop, we only make them once a year and they go quickly!

Wow, this is our first blog since Oprah! It’s good to be back, and with exciting news. Jibbitz has a new website. It’s the same URL, however, we have a new look. We have updated and upgraded. You will have to see it for yourself.

The new website is more secure and safe since we have incorporated a sign in and sign out feature. When you register just fill in your address and information and then your ready to shop. Pick out all the Jibbitz Charms your cart can hold and then head to checkout. It will keep track of your order status and and your past orders that you've placed. That's user friendly! That's Jibbitz friendly! We wanted to make something anyone could use and I think we accomplished that. Happy Shopping!

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

Last Saturday night at the historic Boulder Theater we had a blowout of a holiday party with our new partners at Crocs! All of our Jibbitz musicians collaborated and played an incredible set! "The Jibbitz Band" rocked the house!

Ryan (lead singer of the band Vonnegut) played an original tune "Answers" with Skye on back-up vox.

Pat and Aaron from the band Lovechild performed their namesake "Lovechild". They really got the crowd fired up with their "outlaw rock"!

Rockstar Pat!

Aaron and Seth holding down the groove!

The crew is joined by Skye (lead singer of The Skye Downing Band and Jockamo)!

Megan Guilfoyle with the News Tribune in North Central Illinois wrote this great article about us!
Crocs with Jibbitz all the rage in footwear

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

Jibbitz made a big splash at the World Shoe Show in Vegas this week. From our team we brought Glynde Mangum, Zan O'Leary, Curtis Floth and Rich and Sheri Schmelzer. It was a blast. Some of the highlights included debuting our new "super cool" booth, introducing a promotional "Crocs Jibbitz charm" that we gave away at our booths, 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist Peter Forsberg stopping over for photo's with Sheri in connection with promoting our new distribution deal with him in Scandinavia, and of course we had to hit every night club on the strip. Below are the photo's.

"Super Sized Billboard"

"The Booth"

The Jibbitz Team with PFORCE which is owned by Peter Forsberg (purple shirt)

The Jibbitz Crew with Sheri's Parents at the Ghost Bar

Glynde was exhausted and someone suggested a "Red Bull" to pick him up. As you can see from this photo it worked!

This was Zan's reaction when she heard that we had to be at the booth at 7am.

Young Curtis Floth consoling Zan after the news.

Rich and Sheri chillin'

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

More great photos of the kids wearing anklets and wristbands. You are going to love these!

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.

You can check out their full Blog here http://www.mommieswithstyle.com

Someone sent us an article today about how Crocs/Jibbitz are spreading throughout Canada. Below is the paragraph that mentions Jibbitz. The entire article can be viewed at the link provided below. If you ever see an article about Jibbitz or Crocs please send it along. Thanks!

"And then there are the accessories. Crocs have already spurred a line of paraphernalia for people who might be bored with a purist approach.

"Mom and I both have two pairs each!" says the letter signed by Kelly Kaizer. "Now we have the whole family addicted.""

Ashleigh McKenna is a journalism graduate of Ryerson University in Toronto and a summer intern at The Chronicle Herald. (amckenna@herald.ca)

http://www.herald.ca/Living/509045.html

We are very excited to launch our new product line which includes Wristbands, Anklets and Chokers. We have been cultivating the idea and changing/playing with the samples for a while now and are finally satisfied and ready to release. The 3 main reasons we are launching these products are;

1. They look really really cool when worn with your Crocs.
2. Stores have been constantly asking for us to come up with other products that:
- - a. the Jibbitz Charms can fit into,
- - b. are small enough to fit on their counters or near their existing shoe racks,
- - c. match the colors of their Crocs for accessorizing,
- - d. do not require that stores carry Crocs before they can carry Jibbitz Charms (really important).
3. Did I mention that they look really really cool when worn with your Crocs.

We are taking inquires for delivery in Mid-Summer. The bands come in all the standard Croc Colors and retail for $9.99 a piece.

Here are a few photos.

All the bands, chokers and anklets with Jibbitz Charms inserted.

Single wristband with Skull and Cross Bones.

2 Single Writbands/Chokers with Flowers

Purple Anklet with Butterfly Jibbit charm

Thick Band with our Spikes and Skull and Cross Bones

Let us know what you think!

Have Fun!

In February we announced that Jibbitz Charms were being sold in over 200 stores. Now, just 3 short months later, we are THRILLED to announce that Jibbitz Charms are proudly being sold in over 2,000 stores coast-to-coast.

This has been an amazing and exciting ride that wouldn't be possible without our customers and their constant feedback on new designs and suggestions on how to improve the Jibbitz experience. Of course we have to thank the makers of those crazy foam shoes whom without we'd have no holes to fill!

In the same time frame we have also increased our staff from 5 to 50 people so that we can continue to meet our commitment of filling orders within 10 - 14 days of receiving our customers order. This has been a huge operations and logistical "eye-opener" that we are glad to have behind us.

Cheers and thanks again!

The Chicago Tribune did a nice piece on Crocs this weekend and we were lucky enough to be mentioned. The article entitled "Honk if you love wearing trendy--ugly?--Crocs" is by Wendy Donahue Tribune staff reporter and was published May 7th, 2006. For the full article go to http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/lifestyle/q/chi-0605060265may07,1,6334008.story

Below are the paragraphs that Jibbitz was mentioned in.

.......At the pool, look for children to take Crocs' quirky appeal a step further, by plugging the ventilation portholes of their clogs with Jibbitz, which are rubber charms of letters, flowers and animals (jibbitz.com). Alamo Shoes began carrying them due to demand, including from the manager's daughters.

"Where I live, which is Highland Park," Cohen said, "every little girl has Crocs filled with Jibbitz.".......

Someone asked me the other day "how many Jibbitz Charms have been sold since we launched the Company in August 2005". At that moment I realized that we have been so busy that we forgot to keep track. After looking back I realized that we passed "1Million Jibbitz Charms Shipped" milestone in April somewhere in the 3rd or 4th week. Hooray!

When I think of major milestones like this I often find myself thinking back to the McDonald's Arches and the sign beneath it that read "Over 100 Million Served" (yes I am that old). I was always amazed at what a large number this was and a what a monumental task it must have been to serve this many people.

For months we have been asked by large chain retailers for a way to display Jibbitz Charms in a peggable format with a barcode. Today we launched "Jibbitz on a Foot" (very innovative name). Now large retailers can purchase the Jibbitz 1 to a foot or 4 to a foot and peg them next to their existing products. We have also launched a new "Rack Mounted Bolt-On" display capable of attaching to any peg board, slat wall or grid system.

Retailers can access this information in the wholesale section of our website located at www.jibbitz.com/wholesale Pictures are below.

Cheers!

As new Jibbitz news and press releases occur we update this section.