Buying Shoes (Read 671 times)

Just had to share what happened to me yesterday when I went shopping for shoes. I went to the local sports store. I told the lady my "story" - have flat feet, been running in Asics 2120s and 2130s and that my 2120s are like running on bricks and wanting to retire them, etc. Told her I'm not opposed to trying another brand other than Asics, if necessary. So, she hands me a pair of Asics and says "I hear the guys say that this is really comfortable." I look at the price tag and see they are $180. I tell her that I can't justify $180 because I don't put enough mileage on my feet and don't have that in my budget. She smiles and says, "well, there are other choices, let me know when you want to try something on" and walks away! I think I wouldn't have been so annoyed if there was a single other customer in the store. So, instead of getting the socks I wanted there, I left. Went to another store down the block that wasn't necessarily sporting. The guy was very helpful. He even realized that they had a pair of last year (sale!) model shoes in my size. Walked away with socks and Kayano-13s. So, it all worked out, but was like a tale of two experiences. BTW - Zoomie - the shoes I got are orange - you'd love them!

BTW - Zoomie - the shoes I got are orange - you'd love them!

Sweet! Man, that stinks that you guys don't have more options for running stores...and with the price of gas it's hard to justify a drive anywhere too far away to get better service. I really can't believe in a college town that you guys don't have at least one good running store. I hope the Kayanos work for you. Seems to be a shoe that works for a lot of people.

Sweet! Man, that stinks that you guys don't have more options for running stores...and with the price of gas it's hard to justify a drive anywhere too far away to get better service. I really can't believe in a college town that you guys don't have at least one good running store. I hope the Kayanos work for you. Seems to be a shoe that works for a lot of people.

Zoomie, as you know we don't even have a mall, so I suppose a running store is too much to ask! We even giggle that many of our restaurants are only open on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, because no one eats Sunday-Wednesday! The kicker was, the shoes they had were either the cheapies or the real expensive pairs. Didn't have anything in the middle, and I know enough to know that there is a middle!