Eastbay.com won't accept this return for Nike Vaporfly 4%. What??

Uh... I paid for shipping both ways and they had (still have ) my money for the shoes the whole time.

I don't think the spirit of return policies is to allow you to just buy multiple shoes and keep only the one that fits best. They can't just box up the returned shoe and sell it full price again. Fortunately for you you're stuck with a shoe that you can get a lot of money for on eBay.

Ill give you $150 for your used shoes. I’ll even pay shipping

The entire viability of the business model of selling shoes or clothes online is dependent on being able to return items that do not fit.

rowtotri wrote:

The entire viability of the business model of selling shoes or clothes online is dependent on being able to return items that do not fit.

Go back to Slowtwitch and whine there. I swear, triathletes are MUCH worse than hobby joggers...

Hah. You should get back to packing for summer camp.

rowtotri wrote:

Buyer beware. Boulder Running will let you do a real run in a pair of shoes you buy from them and if you do not like them, they will take them back with a smile and help you find something you like better.

so next time support a proper running store...particularly if you're unsure about sizing.

lesson learnt.

Why would you buy two pairs of shoes?

You are apparently a strange dude.

There is a reason to interact at a high end running store.

They actually do know things.

But no, you had to pet your cat for an hour and then lace up the shoes and go run...

Oh well.

I wouldnt give you your money back either...

Work out what you need BEFORE you buy it, and if you must buy 2 pairs, you dont need to run in them to tell whether they are too big, try them on inside and be done with it.

No ones fault but your own!

I agree with Gads.

Walk around the house in both pairs and return the one that was not the correct size.

Your fault.

You ran outside, it's yours. Eastbay is only by Footlockers. They don't have test your shoe policy. You wore it, you keep it.

What you tried to do is a clear-cut abuse of any reasonable return policy. This behavior is common, but sleazy and low. If they can’t conscionably resell those shoes as new-which they can’t-you should realize that you shouldn’t be trying to return them. Some stores do have return policies where they say you can try running in them, and while I think the reasoning behind such policies is pretty weak, that’s their call.

I live in a small city and do this all the time.

Short track run or treadmill test.

Nike gives you 30 days

These shoes are hard to get sell them on ebay $325

And another waste of a jogger joins.

Dont sell them as new on ebay or else someone can point to this message thread and claim they are used and ebay/paypal will take your money.

You guys are being too harsh. You could try on a shoe at Footlocker and walk around for 10 minutes/800 meters in the store to test for fit, and pick up one hair and some dust, and they'll be happy to sell that shoe as new to the next customer. You could also just wear a shoe from ebay around your house, pick up a dog hair, and not be able to tell the difference between that and 800 meters on the track.

Seriously, are you guys living in the 1990s? It is VERY common and encouraged to buy multiple sizes online and return the size that does not fit. That's the whole point. Standard customer service has vastly improved in the past decade. Or are you guys suggesting we to go back to the good old days where all sales are final - because you should be smart enough to know what you're buying and never have a reason to return it.

This should not be an issue with the letsrun message board posters.

Everybody is sponsored and therefore receives, among other benefits, free shoes.

I'll buy them both off you at cost if you'll ship overseas, just post an email address and I'll contact you