It stays for six years. This is considering that you do not wear them every day for long periods. How long it lasts has so much to do with how often one uses these shoes. You already have your Crocs. No matter how less you should wear it, you decided to get one. One can always wear them during warmer months—lounge into the pool. Walk a few minutes by the beach. A pair of Crocs would do just fine. Most Crocs stay long. The advice is not to wear it regularly. The recommendation is to wear it for shorter periods each time. And should these recommendations be followed, your Crocs can last for about six years or so. Unless, of course, you decide to destroy it on a whim. Over time, one would always notice the foam to get compressed first. When this happens, one feels comfortable to be a bit diminished. But these are still wearable. Only a little less comfortable. But when one wears Crocs regularly, these can last for about two to three years.