Fleet Feet Sports Boulder closing in 2 weeks

I’ve seen the local running stores charge me $110 for a shoe that isn’t the latest version so it’s priced at RunningWarehouse for $69.99. However, I just paid the $110 anyway for it since I’d already tried it on at the store with the running store employee and liked it.

But then I’d just reorder the shoe on a RunningWarehouse for $69 plus the coupon code discount

Just stop wrote:

There is no such thing as a business transaction void of morality. Trust me you want some form of morality inherent in every business transaction unless you are in the habit of ripping people off then you don't care about any form of morality whatsoever. This is as idiotic as Obama claiming you can't legislate morality. Uh what do you think laws do other than upholding some form of morality.

Never trust anyone who says "trust me"...

Morality and law are different things.

Okay, there's no such thing as a business transaction that's void of morality. There's nothing immoral about selling running shoes and nothing immoral about ordering multiple pairs and returning all but one to a place that offers free returns. The seller may not like it but that doesn't make it immoral.

I haven't tried on a shoe before I have bought it in online over 18 years. No local stores stock size 15-16 2E or 4E.

Local shoe stores provide nothing for me. They can go out of business and will not be missed.

Boulder Running Company was great because of Mark P. . People will flock to his store just to talk to him. When he owned BRC, all the employees were really knowledgeable and helpful. Plus, they had an amazing selection of everything. If anyone can make it in brick and mortar, it's Mark.

Haha. Yeah if that person is a used care salesman then maybe. My point still stands. We want a sense of morality when we are on the buying end of a transaction unless you are ok with unmet expectations. A quick example is real estate. There are all sorts of disclosures a person selling a house must make to you. Why? To ensure the seller doesn't sell you a house they know has serious problems that you get left holding the bag with so to speak.

So are you saying morality has nothing to do with law when you say they are two different things?

1000% bullcrap:

bladerunner wrote:

Boulder Running Company was great because of Mark P. . People will flock to his store just to talk to him. When he owned BRC, all the employees were really knowledgeable and helpful. Plus, they had an amazing selection of everything. If anyone can make it in brick and mortar, it's Mark.

Given commercial rents in boulder, will have to sell all shoes for double the Msrp in order to break even.

The new store model is essentially a coffee shop at which manufacturers showcase their shoes.

Thank the good Lord. The place was run by a bunch of rich biggots.

critic 100 wrote:

Thank the good Lord. The place was run by a bunch of rich biggots.

What? FleetFeet was? I don’t think so. It’s run by great everyday people and people who work at local specialty running stores are often semi-pro runners or those super passionate about the sport and both types just trying to get by. The reasons FF Boulder folded haven’t been disclosed but we can only guess at this point that it has something to do with the struggles of many in retail

The future model may be something similar to Full cycle on Pearl St in Boulder. Suggestion: showcase running shoes and have place be just a hang out all day in there type of place , host fun runs from there, have half of the store be a fancy coffee shop (espresso, machiotto, etc) and excellent beers on tap place with tables for people to plug in laptops and cell phones and hang out all day.

Wasn't the owner of Fleet Feet Boulder former Aussie Olympian, Lee Troop? Had always heard he was a super nice dude. From my limited knowledge, the person he bought the store from hadn't done a great job and the store had maybe gotten a bum wrap that he seemingly couldn't pull things back from? All heresay and 2nd+ hand info fwiw. Sad to think he sunk his $$ earned running into a store and couldn't make the dream stick.

He's a biggot, the vocal minority won't tell you the whole picture. Doesn't mean he was as bad at business as the previous owner.

Well, is tomorrow the last day of the Fleet Foot Sports Boulder store??

critic 1OO wrote:

He's a biggot, the vocal minority won't tell you the whole picture. Doesn't mean he was as bad at business as the previous owner.

Dude wtf even is a biggot?

SweatFeet wrote:

rojo wrote:

Can you tell me how you try on a shoe online?

You order 5-6 pairs of shoes from running warehouse and then you use the free ups ground label included to send back what you don’t like and/or what doesn’t fit

Seems like a lot of effort to save a couple bucks. I'll try on a new shoe model and buy the first pair from the store, then buy more pairs online.

Wut? wrote:

critic 1OO wrote:

He's a biggot, the vocal minority won't tell you the whole picture. Doesn't mean he was as bad at business as the previous owner.

Dude wtf even is a biggot?

WTF even is a bum wrap?

You clearly were not close enough to the "former owner" or the "former owner" had a flawed mentality with his business intentions. I cant stand it when someone looks at a single situation and allows that situation to rule their opinion on an entire brand. Fleet Feet doesn't pretend to be local. The buyers are required to put in their blood, sweat, and tears to make their store work. Fleet feet is just as local as an individually owned store out there. Don't twist the facts.

I got a FleetFeet in my neck of the woods. I went in once, and came out like, huh?

Prices are high, they don't have anything too practical clothing-wise.

Only thing they got running for them is (at least in my locale), friendly and helpful staff.