Very serious question for people who work at shoe stores

Interesting post, boss man.

Stop wearing tshirts that say ‘call me boss man’.

They think you are Shawn Brosnan. you misheard them.

The only running shoe store in the US where I've ever been aggressively hustled was Road Runner Sports. Everywhere else they give you space, usually only help if asked and are typically very helpful once they do.

I still can't believe people are actually employed in these businesses. There should just be an automatic kiosk for checkout, let the customer pick up any shoe box of their liking and try shoes on. Why the middleman pretending like he can impart any useful wisdom when in reality they are basically there for loss prevention.

Yeah, I bet outlet stores for Brooks, NB, Nike, adidas on average have better monthly margin than LRS/run specialty where there's so much excess labor overhead. And of course those are beat out by a strong margin by the manufacturers' online stores, and you can usually get a better discount over LRS by tracking sale promotions and getting discount codes. Buying running gear at a LRS is like people who walk into a car dealership and offer full sticker price.

Well, when I think about people who work at shoe stores, the only image I always get is of Al Bundy.

Do you sincerely mean it’s a very serious question, or are you saying that the way so many people say “literally” but actually mean “no, not at all literally, just figuratively”?

Any remote chance you’re related to Tony Danza?

Yo I get the same problem every time I walk into auto zone

Boss man is retail short hand for a jerk customer. Your vibe just sets off the alarm so they are just warning other staff by saying boss man out loud.

The bigger question is how everyone knows you're a jerk the moment you walk into a store. Perhaps you should work on that.

The unwashed shoe buying masses have no idea what they want or what's out there. A random high school kid working there listing off a few daily trainers is the most research they've ever done.

These people make the vast majority of shoe purchases

You know they sell Chinese $2 running shoes marked up to $250.00.

Around here we all have cash paying work at the Nike Outlet Store. TTUSA is all volunteers.

Never heard of him. Sean Brosnan is the correct spelling

The irony is, Sean Brosnan worked at Roadrunner sports when he started coaching at Newbury Park, before he got his teaching credential and started teaching. I'm really not sure why the previous post stating this was deleted. Is it somehow offensive or is someone disputing the truth of the post? Very odd that someone would find any reason to report or delete that post.

A year ago I would have agreed with you, but having attained some more recent second-hand knowledge of the knowledge of most people who walk into a running shoe store, I have changed my opinion.

I, personally, have never benefitted from the advice or expertise of a shoe salesman. I have always known exactly what running shoe I wanted and what size. That is common for most runners, but I think most runners would be shocked to know how many non-runners go get shoes at a running shoe store. Their podiatrist recommended Hokas to them, or they want a shoe just to walk in, or they want a shoe with funky colors that some running shoes come in, etc.