Now that running warehouse has jumped the shark, where do you buy shoes?

what the heck wrote:

Art Vandelay the fake one wrote:

Running warehouse used to be my go to place for shoes due to their low prices and discount codes. Now their prices are no longer lower than the competition, and they've eliminated or reduced their discount codes. Screw them. Now I shop on Amazon for shoes. I can usually find my favorite models on deep discount there.

Running warehouse can kiss my sphincter. Cork soakers.

Let me get this straight. You are angry with them for not selling you shoes at prices that you dictate?

Makes perfect sense. Even more so when he mentions going to amazon which is full of fake stuff these days.

Running Warehouse has a much better selection than most running stores. I haven't noticed that their prices are significantly higher than elsewhere. The customer reviews are a great resource that I'd be willing to pay a little more to support even if the prices were higher. And I'd rather give my money to Joe Rubio than Jeff Bezos.

Art Vandelay the fake one wrote:

Now I shop on Amazon for shoes. I can usually find my favorite models on deep discount there.

There's your answer. I can almost always find any model I want well below MSRP on Amazon. If you can't, check back in a week and it'll probably be there. Running Warehouse is useless now.

H. E. Pennypacker wrote:

Art Vandelay the fake one wrote:

Now I shop on Amazon for shoes. I can usually find my favorite models on deep discount there.

There's your answer. I can almost always find any model I want well below MSRP on Amazon. If you can't, check back in a week and it'll probably be there. Running Warehouse is useless now.

"Running Warehouse is useless"

Let's unpack that statement. Running warehouse is a place where you can get pretty much any shoe you want in any color you want at market prices. And it's done with extreme convenience - a few clicks and it's delivered to your door in a few days.

It's interesting to think what kind of a person would say that this service is useless. A human turd. I guess there is no shortage of turds in this world.

You can find spikes and flats on running warehouse that you can't even find on nike's own website.

RW is fantastic.

Lord Grantham wrote:

Did you expect a hand delivered telegram to alert you of the news as if you were Lord Grantham of Downton Abbey?

https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2016/03/01/01-downton-abbey-4.w710.h473.jpg

Yes, indeed.

Is that too much to expect?

So, by your logic, no doubt you still shop at an indoor mall for all of your clothes and such and pay full retail for all of it then right? Shopping paradigms change, consumers always look for better product at better prices. RW is not nearly as appealing as it once was for many of us, but we should feel compelled to shop there, just as you feel compelled still to shop at full retail at the local indoor shopping mall. Got it.

turd alert wrote:

I'm sure the feeling is mutual. You are not willing to pay more and therefore you are a turd. But you already knew that.

big range, reasonable pricing, free shipping and a better returns policy than you'll find almost anywhere else.

whats not to like?

turd alert wrote:

H. E. Pennypacker wrote:

There's your answer. I can almost always find any model I want well below MSRP on Amazon. If you can't, check back in a week and it'll probably be there. Running Warehouse is useless now.

"Running Warehouse is useless"

Let's unpack that statement. Running warehouse is a place where you can get pretty much any shoe you want in any color you want at market prices. And it's done with extreme convenience - a few clicks and it's delivered to your door in a few days.

It's interesting to think what kind of a person would say that this service is useless. A human turd. I guess there is no shortage of turds in this world.

When I can get those exact same things on Amazon for substantially less, then yes, that renders them pretty much useless.

You need a hanky to wipe off your tears? Maybe they'll give you a discount for one.

Art Vandelay the fake one wrote:

Running warehouse used to be my go to place for shoes due to their low prices and discount codes. Now their prices are no longer lower than the competition, and they've eliminated or reduced their discount codes. Screw them. Now I shop on Amazon for shoes. I can usually find my favorite models on deep discount there.

Running warehouse can kiss my sphincter. Cork soakers.

Maybe they'll give you a discount so you can get a box of Kleenex to wipe off your tears.

try again . wrote:

ok, I'll bite wrote:

That's just nuts!

he said clever

This tangent should stimulate some meaty responses, but so far only Buy or Don’t Buy has come up with one.... His Fonzy in Fruit of The Loom comment

smd wrote:

Running Warehouse has a much better selection than most running stores. I haven't noticed that their prices are significantly higher than elsewhere. The customer reviews are a great resource that I'd be willing to pay a little more to support even if the prices were higher. And I'd rather give my money to Joe Rubio than Jeff Bezos.

I like the guys at Running Warehouse too

What are you talking about? I just checked the site and they have lots of shoes at less than retail. They do sell the latest releases at retail, as they always have and are required to by the manufacturers. Harder to get coupons now, those were nice, but RW is still in the mix.

When I want shoes, I just google what I want and google shows me everyone who has them and how much they are. Quite often, RW is the cheapest. Not always, sometimes it's 6pm, or Amazon, or someone else. I've never paid more than ~1/2 retail, but I've never bought the new releases right when they came out.

it doesn't mean what you think it means wrote:

Tell me what you think "jumped the shark" means and how it apples here.

There was this fisherman who was out sailing on a boat. He was attaching the bait to his fishing pole. But instead of using worms and chicken as bait, he used an apple instead. Then the shark jumped out of the water and ate the apple from the fisherman’s fishing pole. So there, that is what jumped the shark means.

WhyRegisterHere? wrote:

So, by your logic, no doubt you still shop at an indoor mall for all of your clothes and such and pay full retail for all of it then right?

Shopping paradigms change, consumers always look for better product at better prices. RW is not nearly as appealing as it once was for many of us, but we should feel compelled to shop there, just as you feel compelled still to shop at full retail at the local indoor shopping mall.

Got it.

turd alert wrote:

I'm sure the feeling is mutual. You are not willing to pay more and therefore you are a turd. But you already knew that.

Are you drunk? You're literally proving my point.

RW.....IS....the better product, the better experience, the more advanced and efficient mode of distribution. What are you talking about?

Rees-Moog wrote:

Lord Grantham wrote:

Did you expect a hand delivered telegram to alert you of the news as if you were Lord Grantham of Downton Abbey?

https://pixel.nymag.com/imgs/daily/vulture/2016/03/01/01-downton-abbey-4.w710.h473.jpg

Yes, indeed.

Is that too much to expect?

Not if you're Lord Grantham.

H. E. Pennypacker wrote:

turd alert wrote:

"Running Warehouse is useless"

Let's unpack that statement. Running warehouse is a place where you can get pretty much any shoe you want in any color you want at market prices. And it's done with extreme convenience - a few clicks and it's delivered to your door in a few days.

It's interesting to think what kind of a person would say that this service is useless. A human turd. I guess there is no shortage of turds in this world.

When I can get those exact same things on Amazon for substantially less, then yes, that renders them pretty much useless.

Oh really? Let's search for Saucony Kinvara 10 or Nike Pegasus 36. Turns out the price is the same. Oh, and with RW you're not dealing with some shady third party working through Amazon with who knows what kind of return policy. Oh, and the selection on RW is 100x better than what you can find on Amazon. Oh, and it's free shipping, which is the same.

True, if you want a used pair of 1993 Nike Pegasus shoes you might want to try ebay. But that's not really what I'm looking for.

Martymart wrote:

it doesn't mean what you think it means wrote:

Tell me what you think "jumped the shark" means and how it apples here.

There was this fisherman who was out sailing on a boat. He was attaching the bait to his fishing pole. But instead of using worms and chicken as bait, he used an apple instead. Then the shark jumped out of the water and ate the apple from the fisherman’s fishing pole. So there, that is what jumped the shark means.

You have failed.