NB Shoe Testers (Read 1021 times)

Have you ever had to turn down an offer to test? If so, did you receive offers after you turned them down? I received an offer to test and unfortunately, had to turn it down due to injury. I'm especially bummed out about this as it was my first offer(I registered over a year ago) and really would love the opportunity to try out some up and coming models. I emailed the test administrator so I'm hoping letting them know my situation keeps my account in good standing.

I've only had 2 shoes to test. First time I tested a shoe it was that lightweight speedwork shoe (805, I think). I got it in the dead of Winter, so it was hard to really test it under the conditions they were hoping for, which was dry pavement and grass...uh, middle of Winter in MI we have neither. Second pair were the 800MF midfoot strike shoes. I was dealing with knee issues at the time, so really wasn't able to put very many miles on those, either. I also know that they test shoes for specific sizes first...I think for women they do maybe 7.5 medium for first round, then a few widths for second round. So both shoes I've tested were right before the shoes were actually released for sale, which I don't quite understand--seems a little late in the game, to me. In both cases the shoes were not shoes that were ideally suited for my needs. I'm a mild OPer and I have been sent neutral shoes both times. I really wish they would send me shoes to test that are actually models I would buy for the bulk of my miles.

I didn't know you could do this so I signed up just for the heck of it- never wore NB running shoes but their walkers were great. btw- heres the link to save you time searching: http://weartest.newbalance.com/Apply/Index.asp?Reference=GettingStarted&~= no job= need free shoes now

That is weird that you didn't get an email notification. I actually got two. One was stating that my NB Wear Test application had been activated and the second was letting me know I had been assigned to test #2640 and that my shoes would arrive in 3-5 days. Nice surprise for you though...having new shoes waiting for you!

Happy day! I got an email from the administrator and they still want me to test wear the shoes during whatever activities I am currently doing which is the seated elliptical, indoor bike, upper body strength and core work. The shoes came yesterday and I was too sad to even open them up thinking I'd be sending them back but I will now. *claps*

Thanks for the feedback Bucci and Zoom. I did email the administrator for the test shoe but have not heard back from him yet. So you think they already sent the shoes? I would have thought they would have waited for a response to the email. No worries. I'll send them back immediately with a copy of my email reply.

I just started a NB test and if I recall they were not going to mail until after you responded to their email to confirm. I guess I got lucky, I just signed up last month and a few weeks later I was selected for their recent test.