I'm thankful I hardly see these atrocious yuppie "shoes" anymore, and glad these things will soon be gone. Few years back, seems like everyone was a running expert and let me in on a secret of these "natural barefoot" shoes that will decrease injuries. Jokes on you!
1) You're a loser to care so much what other people put on their feet.
2) Vibram has none nothing wrong; this is an example of the corruption of the legal system by little sh*ts like you.
these shoes actually cured my plantar fasciitis. I was suffering from it in both feet, really bad PF. One day I noticed that going barefoot most of the day up and down the stairs made my feet feel better. I bought a pair of Vibrams and went for long walks a couple times a day around town. Withing a few weeks I had zero PF. I run/jog about 1 mile a week in Vibrams...they help my feet become stronger. Of course, if I always ran in them, I would be hurt all of the time.
Troll McTroller wrote:
I bought a pair of Vibrams and went for long walks a couple times a day around town. Withing a few weeks I had zero PF.
You also have zero friends and zero bush.
Asdfghjkl wrote:
1) You're a loser to care so much what other people put on their feet.
^^^ This, emphatically.
Pat McCrory wrote:
Troll McTroller wrote:I bought a pair of Vibrams and went for long walks a couple times a day around town. Withing a few weeks I had zero PF.
You also have zero friends and zero bush.
Ironically, I was out with friends and getting "bush" a lot back then...now that I'm running all of the time, no so much.
Vibrams are worth close to a billion dollars, so 3.75M is a drop in the bucket.
Asdfghjkl wrote:
this is an example of the corruption of the legal system by little sh*ts like you.
no kidding
can people not just make their own choices and accept responsibility for what they put on their feet
guessing no
mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm wrote:
Vibrams are worth close to a billion dollars, so 3.75M is a drop in the bucket
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No for long. I went to a major sporting good store last week. The only place that there were Vibrams in the store was on the old/deleted/on sale shoe shelf. There were no Vibrams for sale on the main store shelves.
Vibram is first and foremost a sole manufacturer for footwear. They are not actually known for any shoes apart from the five fingers.
They aren't going anywhere since other companies depend on them.
The lawsuit is a drop in the bucket to them.
SMJO wrote:
Vibram is first and foremost a sole manufacturer for footwear. They are not actually known for any shoes apart from the five fingers.
They aren't going anywhere since other companies depend on them.
The lawsuit is a drop in the bucket to them.
lol, this.
The finger-shoe is just a hobby project, kinda. They make the real money supplying shoe companies with soles.
They are not going broke anytime soon.
they should make a hoka knock off just to blow everyone's mind.
SMJO wrote:
Vibram is first and foremost a sole manufacturer for footwear. They are not actually known for any shoes apart from the five fingers.
They aren't going anywhere since other companies depend on them.
The lawsuit is a drop in the bucket to them.
True.
Funny thing, I noticed a lot of smugness/arrogance around people out running in 5 fingers. Particularly those I saw at half marathons/marathons.
I think the idea of hiking a bit or going around town in them is not so bad, maybe even an occassional run on grass or bark. But people running marathons on the roads? IDIOTS!!! Hell, unless you grew up going around barefoot all day, running a single mile on the roads in 5 fingers is moronic and begging for injury.
That said, vibram should have made some effort to dissuade people from that kind of lunacy and promote them for water activity, non technical hiking or moderate running on soft surface or doing chores around the yard.
What was the original point of the FF? I believe they were not originally intended for running.
The problem seems to have arisen when runners repurposed the shoes and started making those claims and Vibram bought and repackaged their BS as free endorsement.
feel it in my fingers wrote:
The finger-shoe is just a hobby project, kinda. They make the real money supplying shoe companies with soles.
For many years, Vibram has sold their soles to shoe companies, but when they came up with the Five Fingers concept, they sold their soul to the devil.
My skeptical reading of this is they have basically refunded one lady, paid her lawyer's costs, and "set aside" a pile of money in their accounts in case anyone else wants a refund.
That's not the same as handing over $3.75m. I bet that they never get more than a thousand people asking for the refund.
Any lawyers here who can explain what the settlement actually means?
And if people start handing them back, will Vibram sell me some second hand ones for $10? They would be handy for gardening or the gym...
Ah, sorry. Just read the more detailed Runners World article. So the change goes to the American Heart Association.
No way I'd ever try to sell a product in America. Honestly, who sues over a pair of shoes that didn't perform a miracle?
To answer your question Yes they will end up paying the entire $3.75M. The settlement has two parts:
1) Anyone who purchased between March 21, 2009 and roughly now is entitled to a refund of up to $94 per pair. To receive this you have to "submit valid and completed claim form." If any of the $3.75M remains, they will donate the rest to the Red Cross.
2) They have to stop making the false claims.
SMJO wrote:
What was the original point of the FF? I believe they were not originally intended for running.
The problem seems to have arisen when runners repurposed the shoes and started making those claims and Vibram bought and repackaged their BS as free endorsement.
They were originally marketed as sailing shoes for racers. Morphed from there.
Troll McTroller wrote:
Pat McCrory wrote:You also have zero friends and zero bush.
Ironically, I was out with friends and getting "bush" a lot back then...now that I'm running all of the time, no so much.
This is not ironic.