I sell shoes and have people everyday that come in and spend $117 on these or some other stupid "toning " shoe. AND they expect the shoe to help them lose weight. I feel guilty selling them but the commission is good. Sketchers hit the nail with this craze...people always searching for a shortcut in life; makes me depressed that they sell so well...what's the world coming to? Sorry for the near pointless rant.
just slip them any one of the multiple recent studies that have come out saying that these shoes are scams. Check out the article in the Wall Street Journal last week.
if it's not shape ups, it's vibrams or crocs. if you are selling, make that money on the suckers
I don't want to sound snide, but I'm guessing people who want to buy special shoes to make them lose weight while they work (no extra effort) aren't too keen on reading either. In fact, they are likely pretty low on the intelligence totem pole.
Same here, sell shoes in a retail sporting goods store. We have the Reebok easytones and they are just pathetic. Trying to lose weight while doing nothing is ironic. Some people just don't understand that they are already overweight and can't save themselves anyways. Just don't let your kids get fat, they are where we need to focus on this obesity problem.
You know, if you actually care about your customers you could recommend some minimalist shoes and they'd probably see some results.
This is why I kind of have a problem with keeping running store staff on commission. I'm not going to be shown the best shoe for me, I'm going to be shown the best commission for the salesman that vaguely fits me. That's why I, and plenty of other serious runners, buy shoes online.
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