Do you research sport / running shoes before purchasing them?

[moonpie89]

I always do.

Do you trust the sales clerk and make your decision based the information they give you?

[YourFutureEx]

I don't run enough so, any "bouncy" sole shoes are good enough for me.

But in case of the gym shoes, I make sure that the base is flat and hard enough to maintain balance during squats and deadlifts.

Most of the "technologies" in the shoes are just marketing either way.

[YourFutureEx]

Thank you for MHO :)

[exitseven]

When I ran marathons I used to do research to find out the best shoes. I ended up with New Balance.

[moonpie89]

I ended up with Brooks. Never tried New Balance shoes

[exitseven]

brooks were a good shoe but I have wide feet and need to buy an XW shoe like New Balance.

[Guardian45]

I used Saucony

[Bethany22]

No, I never trust the sales clerks at SportChek. They bring out a chart that shows you how your feet eventually cave in if you don't buy their really expensive running shoes that you can buy the same shoes cheaper somewhere else.

[NathanDavis]

I do my own research but I do it among all the adrenaline junkies I know, and actually use them for sports like I would...

to me, they are always the best reference lmao...

[SnowedIn]

I do some research. As for trusting the sales clerk, it really depends on the store. In most cases, no.

[The_Shadow_Dweller]

It would not be a good choice to buy anything without at least preliminary research.

[Noahzaid]

Yes, And I check them with my own hands.

I Don’t trust the sales person, In the end all he wants is his profit.

[doodledee]

I never have before buying but that sounds silly now I type it.

[misogynistic_pig]

I buy clothes in Dafiti, the last shoes I bought were from an American brand.

[ArtemisSilver]

No, but I usually have to custom order them. I have big wide feet and I don't like jamming them into off the shelf sizes if I can help it.

[OddBeMe]

I read reviews on everything I buy. Usually Amazon, tho a few times I’ve caught them being naughty there. They copy a bunch of five stars from other products.

[FilmGuy93]

I tend to give a lot of thought to that sort of thing, yes.

[Guardian45]

I do a LOT of research before buying a training shoe, including going to expos

[Zolly99999]

Yes I have and I found the one that best work for me and I stick with them.

[Debbie14217]

no just try them on before buying them