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posted: 5/15/2008 at 9:22 AM |
| a pro (not in the shoe business) was looking at how my shoes wear. among other things, she pointed out how the rubber was harder on the higher mileage ones (last years model), but then said that, even with no use at all, the rubber will harden, the cushioning will diminish. shoes have a shelf-life. i had not heard that before. |
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posted: 5/15/2008 at 1:08 PM
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Shoes don't last forever, but unless the shoes weren't stored well (extreme heat/cold) then last year's models will be fine. I generally try not to purchase shoes that are more than a year old, since I rotate my shoes and they can last for 6-18 months before retirement.
I'd avoid wearing shoes that are more than 3 years old, although you can obviously check them out and decide if they are still usable. Obviously, you could have shoes that are 5 years old and still fine to wear, just don't expect to get the same number of miles out of them before retiring than if they were brand new when you start to use them.
Good question, though. I've updated my running show FAQ with it: http://news.runtowin.com/2007/07/23/running-shoe-faq.html |
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posted: 5/15/2008 at 1:24 PM |
| I wish shoe manufacturers would put the production date on shoe boxes. I have 2 pair of discontinued shoes waiting in the queue, but I'd like to eventually rotate in the older pair first...no way of knowing which shoe was sitting in a warehouse or stockroom longer, unfortunately. |
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posted: 5/15/2008 at 1:42 PM
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| Quote from zoom-zoom on 5/15/2008 at 1:24 PM: I wish shoe manufacturers would put the production date on shoe boxes. I have 2 pair of discontinued shoes waiting in the queue, but I'd like to eventually rotate in the older pair first...no way of knowing which shoe was sitting in a warehouse or stockroom longer, unfortunately.
What a great idea! Unfortunately, I think retailers and discount sellers would hate the idea because so many (uninformed) consumers would inevitably complain that their just-purchased pair of shoes are "too old" whatever the facts might be. I'd love to be proven wrong, but I'm not going to hold my breath for this.  |
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posted: 5/16/2008 at 3:16 AM
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| Quote from zoom-zoom on 5/15/2008 at 1:24 PM: I wish shoe manufacturers would put the production date on shoe boxes. I have 2 pair of discontinued shoes waiting in the queue, but I'd like to eventually rotate in the older pair first...no way of knowing which shoe was sitting in a warehouse or stockroom longer, unfortunately.
Give the feedback to the shoe companies. Car seats and beer are all dated in Canada. (I know the month and year my daughter's car seat was made.) If enough consumers make the demand, maybe it happens someday. |
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posted: 5/16/2008 at 1:49 PM |
| I just got a letter back from Nike about a pair of shoes I want to return and they said that the date of production is on the tongue of the shoe. I'm not sure but I would assume other companies would probably do the same. |
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posted: 5/16/2008 at 1:57 PM |
| Quote from millertime1980 on 5/16/2008 at 1:49 PM: I just got a letter back from Nike about a pair of shoes I want to return and they said that the date of production is on the tongue of the shoe. I'm not sure but I would assume other companies would probably do the same.
Hmmm...there are 2 series of numbers in my 2 pair of NBs. Both sets are different in both shoes. The second set in one pair starts with the letter F, the same number set in the other pair has no letter. The first set in one pair starts with 800, the other pair starts with 801...so I would guess that that's the newer pair. I should contact NB to see if they can translate in any way. |
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• Run 1500 miles
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posted: 5/16/2008 at 4:09 PM |
| Quote from millertime1980 on 5/16/2008 at 1:49 PM: I just got a letter back from Nike about a pair of shoes I want to return and they said that the date of production is on the tongue of the shoe. I'm not sure but I would assume other companies would probably do the same.
Did you find the date? My guess is that all companies have a "batch" number or the like on there shoes, where if they had that number they could tell you when it was manufactured. I doubt that they have a date listed like 07072007 (July 7th, 2007).
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posted: 5/16/2008 at 4:23 PM |
| Quote from egge0080 on 5/16/2008 at 4:09 PM: Did you find the date? My guess is that all companies have a "batch" number or the like on there shoes, where if they had that number they could tell you when it was manufactured. I doubt that they have a date listed like 07072007 (July 7th, 2007).
Just for kicks I checked a current pair of Nikes. It has two date codes on the label; 09-12-07 and 09-24-07. So I guess they were made in that two week window in September last year.
But I also think think this is not worth worrying about too much. I'm sure shoes harden over time but not enough to worry over which month of the year one shoe was made versus another. I have a pair of racing flats from 2003 that I still break out from time to time and they feel fine.
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posted: 5/17/2008 at 12:45 AM |
| Quote from egge0080 on 5/16/2008 at 4:09 PM: Did you find the date? My guess is that all companies have a "batch" number or the like on there shoes, where if they had that number they could tell you when it was manufactured. I doubt that they have a date listed like 07072007 (July 7th, 2007).
Yeah the dates on the newer Nikes are clearly marked as dates just like Mikeymike stated. But on the older models they pretty easy to find as well. My old Air Rivals have the code 050406. So they were manufactured in 2005, April 6.
I just looked on my new Brooks and can't find a code that would represent a date. So I have no idea if Brooks or NB would have a code that is easily read. But I would think that if you really wanted to know you could call the company and they could probably tell you the manufacturing date on them. |
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