Slog - Comments on Overheard in the Nordstrom Women's Shoe Department

Comment by Just Me

Just Me — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:48:28 -0800

Then why did you post a picture of a pair of ASICS?

Comment by Rape Inc.

Rape Inc. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:50:40 -0800

all day i dream about rape

Comment by ddv

ddv — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:51:00 -0800

how is this slog-worthy. This weekend i overheard somebody say they preferred Coke over Pepsi....who cares?

Comment by Peter

Peter — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:53:28 -0800

Oddly, this sort of effete marketing snobbery doesn't come up as much at suburban strip mall Payless Shoes where I shop every few years

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:53:46 -0800

It's like boycotting Nestle over the child-labor practices of the suppliers I guess.

Or ... you could buy organic fair trade chocolate, like that made in Fremont at Theo's Chocolate factory.

What is the good brand of sneaker?

Comment by NapoleonXIV

NapoleonXIV — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:56:45 -0800

They pay you enough to shop at Nordstroms?

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 12:56:52 -0800

That must be why no one's ever heard of them.

Comment by andy niable

andy niable — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:01:46 -0800

"Under no circumstances should you ever buy any shoes other than black-spot sneakers sold on the Adbusters.org website. Everything else exploits child labor and harms the environment." Overheard from my subconscious mind.

Maybe to keep stuff like this off the slog we need to start a Seattle version of http://www.overheardinnewyork.com/

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:12:59 -0800

tell us something we dont know ECB

Comment by Ziggity

Ziggity — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:13:54 -0800

They�re turning kids into slaves just to make cheaper sneakers.
But what�s the real cost?
�Cause the sneakers don�t seem that much cheaper.
Why are we still paying so much for sneakers
When you got them made by little slave kids?
What are your overheads?

Comment by Jill

Jill — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:15:36 -0800

Veep Cheney is going to the hospital for another heart related issue. Is this the part where Cheney resigns and then Bush appoints an '08 contender as the new veep?
The dems. of course would never let that happen. Just like they would never approve a pro-torture attorney general.

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:17:47 -0800

fnarf FTW.

Comment by lyn

lyn — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:26:53 -0800

@10 You made my day with that.

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:29:01 -0800

Most people might have this filed under "no shit!" already, but...

There are no athletic shoes being manufactured under practices that differ greatly from Nike's.

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 13:41:26 -0800

@14 not only that (since 1996 at least), but they are, as far as similar companies go, fairly environmentally friendly.

Comment by ECB

ECB — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:06:23 -0800

Because I bought Asics instead, on the advice of my salesperson!

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:08:23 -0800

so ECB bought the nerdiest shoe brand possilbe. go to a compsci 300 level class and make note of the footwear;

newbalance, ascics, saucony, and basically any running shoe that is not mainstream and is not used for running by the nerds.

Comment by elenchos

elenchos — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:19:00 -0800

Need I remind you that pair of ascics with a members only jacket took silver in the last hipster olympics?

Nerdy? Nerdy like a FOX!

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:19:38 -0800

Yeah, but Asics and Saucony work.

Comment by SeMe

SeMe — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:27:22 -0800

If u r a runner, nothing beats Asics.

Comment by Fnarf

Fnarf — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:31:56 -0800

Ziggity, shoes cost what people are willing to pay for them, not what they cost to make. If Nike could figure out how to make their $200 sneakers for one penny each, they would cost $200.

Comment by Rape Inc.

Rape Inc. — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:33:47 -0800

I'm an Adidar man, well, transvestite.

Comment by Bellevue Ave

Bellevue Ave — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 14:50:52 -0800

hipsters can go rot.

Comment by Katelyn

Katelyn — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:14:46 -0800

What brand of shoes are the guys wearing in that underwear ad Dan posted? Those looked cute.

Comment by Will in Seattle

Will in Seattle — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:33:50 -0800

Actually, I just clued in to something said in a prior post - did ECB shop on Buy Nothing Day?

Comment by Mahtli69

Mahtli69 — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:46:53 -0800

Then, of course, there's the Starbury, which sells for $14.98.

Of course, they were also made in a sweatshop like all the rest.

Comment by DJSauvage

DJSauvage — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 15:54:05 -0800

Nike is the closest I'll ever come to my dream of having an army of children building me shoes.

Comment by infrequent

infrequent — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 16:11:35 -0800

nike gets the brunt of the attention regarding human rights issues because they are such a large corporation. their business practices are far from the worst, and really, they should be applauded occasionally for taking steps in the right direction.

Comment by SeanD

SeanD — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 17:58:27 -0800

@10.. give some credit to the Flight of the Concords. eh?

Comment by Dougsf

Dougsf — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 18:03:10 -0800

#29... or whomever they borrowed the bit from.

Comment by Soo

Soo — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:22:40 -0800

Agreed. Nike product does suck, and most people who run the NYC marathon do so in Asics, which means they are no joke in the department of functionality. Erica knows what she's doing.

Comment by Hal

Hal — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:25:24 -0800

Who wears sneakers these daze anyway?

Comment by catalina vel-duray

catalina vel-duray — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 19:25:51 -0800

Back in the Frederick & Nelson days, the men's department was where the ladies shoes now are. There was a very strange, and very cruisy bathroom behind that. I don't know where ladies shoes were.

The only reason I even mention that is because I was trying to think of something even more obscure and dreary than the original post.

That was bitchy of me, wasn't it? Maybe I need a Frango milkshake....

Comment by KC

KC — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:48:58 -0800

I tried the Black spots. They were way too narrow. Comfort trumps ethics.

And Asics are pretty great for running.

Comment by c

Tue, 27 Nov 2007 09:35:34 -0800

Check out Brooks for great running shoes. Good local product.

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