Do you buy shoes online, or do you support bricks and mordor business?

sc runner wrote:

It's mortar, not mordor.

No, numbnuts, Orcs do not come from "mortar".

10/10

Post of the year.

I just bought two pairs of Gel Nimbus online for the same price (including shipping) that I would have paid for one pair at the one local sports gear store that actually carries the Gel Nimbus. The other local stores don't even carry them - they apparently think it's more important to cater to shoe salemen who are trying to dump their overstock of Nike Air Nerds.

Did until the local store sold out to RSG. Running Warehouse from now on

I need size 15 4e asics. No stores carry them. Online is faster and I can order several pairs at once. And then I am good for a year.

I get the prices on line and the brick and mortar store either price match or come close enough.

blotus notes wrote:

+1

What is it with the "small business card" these days. It's also as bad as the race card or "think of the children" card. Why do people fall for the trap that smaller businesses automatically spawn snow white baby seals and care for the community? The reality is: a lot of small business flat-out suck.

Where I live right now, I'll stick to Amazon.com. The local running store douches can fail for all I care. They are NOT entitled to my $$$$$ just because they are small and I happen to like running.

I completely agree. If you want my business you should earn it.

Same running store hired a bunch of OCRs (Obstacle Course Runners) and called them experts. Not one has a real running or coaching background. 50% of the time the expert gait analysis is a foot pressure scan where the runner will always need an insert and a walk through the store to check on pronation.

Positive Contribution wrote:

One does not simply walk into a brick and mordor running store. Its black gates are guarded by more than just running nerds. There is evil there that does 20 mpw, and the Great Hobby Jogger is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with overpriced tech shirts and compression socks and fuel belts, the very air you breathe is a icy-hot fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.

Hi Boromir!

runnerboy1, what was your local running shop? just curious.

No, I receive free shoes for being a pro athlete.

I tend to stay away from the stores of Mordor, they are places of evil and misery, and they scare the living sh** out of me. Besides, I'm a hobbit, so I don't need shoes.

I hear you. As a gay male I found it difficult to purchase shoes from a running store knowing the sales associates are straight. i prefer to purchase on line while watching gay porno.

im an azzhole wrote:

Yes, the brick stores of Mordor are much preferred to online shopping. I get a kick out of making the Orcs go back and get me half sizes to try on.

LOL yeah, me too.

running is better wrote:

Positive Contribution wrote:

One does not simply walk into a brick and mordor running store. Its black gates are guarded by more than just running nerds. There is evil there that does 20 mpw, and the Great Hobby Jogger is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with overpriced tech shirts and compression socks and fuel belts, the very air you breathe is a icy-hot fume. Not with ten thousand men could you do this. It is folly.

post of the year.

+2

I buy them from the outlet store. there is a saucony outlet I shop at that usually has shoes way cheaper than online. Same with New Balance.

Rustbucket wrote:

Go to a shoe store, spend an hour with an expert getting you the right shoes, then order them online. If the store doesn't have wifi then wait until you get home.

Until all the stores go out of business because of tight wads

Plus they deliver during the day when you are at work

Rustbucket wrote:

Go to a shoe store, spend an hour with an expert getting you the right shoes, then order them online. If the store doesn't have wifi then wait until you get home.

This is exactly what you should NOT do. People like you are no better than common thieves. Probably worse actually you lazy bitch.