Those shoe salesmen are getting massive kickbacks to sell inferior shoes for premium prices. Of course they’ll still wear nike carbon plates when racing. On has the right business model. Sell shoes consignment and reward shoe salesmen with massive incentives. Not based on quality or performance. Just style and script.
Do you know for a fact that they’re inferior shoes or are you just saying that? Have you run in them?
I have no clue if they’re inferior or not. I’ve never run in them and don’t have plans to. It seems like lately I’ve been mostly a Saucony & New Balance wearer but I’ll wear anything that feels good and I think I’ll like.
The new On Cloudsurfer looks like a pretty normal shoe now especially when you look at the sole. Also, the OAC team uses them, obviously, but seem to like them. I know they’re paid to wear them and would say anything negative but their performances seem fine wearing On shoes.
On shoes are trash but the spikes look good; they've completely catered to the hobbyjogger market. I don't like Nike as a company but will only race in them as they make the best shoes
Do you know for a fact that they’re inferior shoes or are you just saying that? Have you run in them?
I have no clue if they’re inferior or not. I’ve never run in them and don’t have plans to. It seems like lately I’ve been mostly a Saucony & New Balance wearer but I’ll wear anything that feels good and I think I’ll like.
The new On Cloudsurfer looks like a pretty normal shoe now especially when you look at the sole. Also, the OAC team uses them, obviously, but seem to like them. I know they’re paid to wear them and would say anything negative but their performances seem fine wearing On shoes.
Do you think I know theyre on consignment and the salesmen get generous incentives because I “DONT” know anything about the company and its shoes?
Do you know for a fact that they’re inferior shoes or are you just saying that? Have you run in them?
I have no clue if they’re inferior or not. I’ve never run in them and don’t have plans to. It seems like lately I’ve been mostly a Saucony & New Balance wearer but I’ll wear anything that feels good and I think I’ll like.
The new On Cloudsurfer looks like a pretty normal shoe now especially when you look at the sole. Also, the OAC team uses them, obviously, but seem to like them. I know they’re paid to wear them and would say anything negative but their performances seem fine wearing On shoes.
Do you think I know theyre on consignment and the salesmen get generous incentives because I “DONT” know anything about the company and its shoes?
How do I get in on the consignment/incentive action? We sell Ons at our running store, somehow we've missed this whole business structure. Please tell us more.
Do you think I know theyre on consignment and the salesmen get generous incentives because I “DONT” know anything about the company and its shoes?
How do I get in on the consignment/incentive action? We sell Ons at our running store, somehow we've missed this whole business structure. Please tell us more.
Sounds like you’re not good at negotiating. May I recommend the NYT Best Seller “Art of the Deal”
What On has managed to do that amazes me is to corner the soccer mom market. I'm working in CT this week and they are everywhere. What's odd is they aren't a particularly good looking shoe, but they are making it work.
They have pretty colorways that you can wear with regular clothes too. The opposite of Brooks. I haven't tried them though cause in any training video they sound loud.
What On has managed to do that amazes me is to corner the soccer mom market. I'm working in CT this week and they are everywhere. What's odd is they aren't a particularly good looking shoe, but they are making it work.
I don't wear them but have asked people who do wear them and the feedback I'm hearing is they are very comfortable.
Those shoe salesmen are getting massive kickbacks to sell inferior shoes for premium prices. Of course they’ll still wear nike carbon plates when racing. On has the right business model. Sell shoes consignment and reward shoe salesmen with massive incentives. Not based on quality or performance. Just style and script.
Exactly, every single one of us bostonites is either a doctor, dentist, or an upscale soccer mom and are renowned for our hobbyjogger credentials and lack of clear thinking and free will in purchasing decisions.
On shoes are trash but the spikes look good; they've completely catered to the hobbyjogger market. I don't like Nike as a company but will only race in them as they make the best shoes
I've never heard anything bad about their spikes and flats. And although they took some heat for many of their earlier road shoes, the new Cloudsurfer seems to get uniformly good reviews. They're moving in the right direction; they might have the hobbyjogger market cornered, but those aren't the only people buying their shoes.
Those shoe salesmen are getting massive kickbacks to sell inferior shoes for premium prices. Of course they’ll still wear nike carbon plates when racing. On has the right business model. Sell shoes consignment and reward shoe salesmen with massive incentives. Not based on quality or performance. Just style and script.
I actually purchased a pair of ONs and have to say they are the worst shoes I have ever run in. I have run in a variety of brands over the last 10 years, but the ONs were so bad I ended up buying another pair and now I just use them as spares I leave in the trunk of my car. The split plate of the shoe really bothered my feet, and I felt my Achilles tendinitis flare up. Since then I’ve stuck with Nike Pegs and have 0 issues. It’s unfortunate because I like what they are doing on the professional side, but the shoes definitely were not for me.