When did the price of Asics skyrocket?

I was shocked too when I went for a new pair as well. My old pair of 2140's was $85 or $90, now they are $100. Same model and everything.

iagreetotally wrote:

I was shocked too when I went for a new pair as well. My old pair of 2140's was $85 or $90, now they are $100. Same model and everything.

Yea I was sort of shocked, did something happen in the shoe market recently or are they just gouging the crap out of prices cause they can?

When I worked in a running store the price went up $5.00 every year without fail. Same with Brooks.

ultimateklay wrote:

When I worked in a running store the price went up $5.00 every year without fail. Same with Brooks.

Same with every company, or damn near.

2100- $80 MSRP

2110- $90 MSRP

2120- $90 MSRP

2130- $95 MSRP

2140- $100 MSRP

And to the poster above, the 2140 has always been retailed at $100

To the OP- Everything has gone up over the past 5 years, noteable in the last 2. During the last oil price spike, production costs went up and so did prices. Oil prices dropped since then, but the price of shoes didn't.

Watch for Sierra Trading Post, they will always get last year's model on sale. I've gotten 2110s, 2120s and 2130s for $30-$40 per pair. I use their coupons and watch for them to go on clearance. I usually buy 4 or 5 pair in my size, and they last me a year.

Over here the most expensive asics is £130 - $208 american dollars.

track chick wrote:

Over here the most expensive asics is £130 - $208 american dollars.

Another excellent point. Europe, Australia, Canada all pay drastically more for the same shoes.

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125 EUR for the 2140. That's 185 USD. That includes taxes tho.

Asics priced themselves out of the market for me several years ago.

I can find comparable pairs in the New Balance line (769) on clearance for under $70 and many of them are made with American labor.

Try Holabirdsports.com. They have several models of the Asics 20xx series for $85.

Running Warehouse

http://www.runningwarehouse.com/descpageMRS-A214M1.html

squid word wrote:

Asics priced themselves out of the market for me several years ago.

I can find comparable pairs in the New Balance line (769) on clearance for under $70 and many of them are made with American labor.

Try Holabirdsports.com. They have several models of the Asics 20xx series for $85.

They priced themselves out of the market? Ha. They are the number one selling running shoe company in the U.S.

halfman wrote:

squid word wrote:

Asics priced themselves out of the market for me several years ago.

I can find comparable pairs in the New Balance line (769) on clearance for under $70 and many of them are made with American labor.

Try Holabirdsports.com. They have several models of the Asics 20xx series for $85.

They priced themselves out of the market? Ha. They are the number one selling running shoe company in the U.S.

Check your reading comprehension.

Most of not all specialty running stores will have 10-20% off foe High School/College/ or any running clubs, so don't buy from those websites and just ask at the stores.

you can get the asics gel speedstar for under $80 at RRS... Or you can look on zappos for older models of the shoes you mentioned.

I may be showing my age here, but my very first pair of "real" running shoes were a pair of Tigers (pre-name change to ASICS) that cost me a whopping $9.99. Best shoes I ever owned.