Do You Own a Mom & Pop Specialty Shoe Store?
Do You Own A Mom & Pop Specialty Shoe Store?
Having a stockroom filled with unsold shoes can take up a lot of space, especially when a new shipment arrives. Instead of returning overstock specialty shoe items back to the distributor or manufacturer, why not sell your unsold specialty shoes on an online shoe exchange. Selling your odd shoes or specialty shoes on an odd shoe exchange will help you save money in advertising. Best of all, you do not have to find or invite shoppers to come to the site in order to sell your shoes.
Don’t throw away money on advertising – sell your odd shoes online
Investing hundreds and even thousands of dollars on direct mailing campaigns is like throwing your money away. Why? Because you’re distributing mailings to people who may not need odd shoes. An online shoe exchange website is a like a virtual advertising campaign and you do not have to invest hundreds of dollars in hopes of finding odd shoe buyers. Unlike a traditional specialty store, shoe shoppers can view your merchandise at any time.
As an odd shoe seller, you simply post a listing of the shoes that you want to sell. In your posting, you include the shoe brand, style, color, size, and the selling price. A link to a photo of your shoe for sale is accompanied with your post. This allows shoe buyers to see the shoe before they make a purchase. If you are selling single shoe(s) and the buyer needs to purchase a second shoe of a different size that you do not have, the photo provides the shopper with a link to the shoe manufacture website so that the buyer can purchase that particular shoe. So, now you can finally clear out your stockroom filled with unsold odd shoes and sell them online.
Kent Basson
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Is there really a big advantage to buying running shoes at a specialty running shoe store?
I’ve often wondered if buying shoes at a specialty running shoes store is really the best way to get running shoes. I know the folks at the specialty stores are really knowledgeable, but can a person just get shoes at a big retail store like Dick’s Sporting Goods, Sports Authority, or Big 5 and have them work all the same? Does having such a fancy shoe really make that much of a difference compared to a "normal" shoe (basically, a cheaper one), that you could get at a common sporting goods store? Anybody out there having lots of success running with a cheaper shoe that you could get at those stores?
Thanks in advance for your answers.
Jeremy Zerr
http://www.runningshoesexpert.com – Running shoe store owner tips on picking the best running shoes.
basicaly 20/20 did a study on cheap and expensive shoes and found that they were virtually the same.
however, there is an advantage to buying ur running shoes at a professional running store- they custom fit you according to your size and mileage. but you can go to a running shoe store and stil get a decent shoe for a good price, you don’t have to spend al that money on the "high line" shoe stuff because they are no different in material.
i have a 45 dollar cross contry flats that Ive been wearing for more than 2 yearas and i run 15:30s, so based on research and experience I say it doesnt really matter. ( i got my running shoes at Big 5 for 30 dollars. You gotta go there when teh shoes are on sale or soemthin’ and get teh gel ones with good support. they last a decent amount of time)
good luck!
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If you know what you want, and what fits, buy it anywhere you want. Frankly, I loathe know-it-all shoe salesmen. I haven’t bought a pair of ANY kind of shoes in a store since I started shopping on line — at least 10 years ago.
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The main key is to find out how you run and what part of your foot hits the ground and in what ways. This is usually done a a running specialty store, you don’t have to buy the shoes there, just find out what type of shoe you need then your search will be limited and you can pick out whatever kind of shoes in that category you need from wherever you like. Like another stated, yes you can buy cheaper (last year models) and it will make little if any difference. Good Luck.
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5K runner over 250 races
There’s a big advantage from the standpoint of them knowing which shoes are stability shoes, motion control shoes, etc., etc. which are appropriate based on pronation, arch height, etc. They’ll know what should work for you and what you should try on. They’ll also often have treadmills for you to try running in things. Some have very liberal return policies because they know how something that works in the store might not feel too hot in a couple weeks.
They also have the ability to help you match running insoles, socks, etc., to your running shoes. Replacement insoles can make an enormous difference in how someone interprets a shoe and whether it works for them or not.
Very often, the big retail stores carry the major running shoes themselves, so if you know what you’re shopping for, and it’s cheaper, so be it. The downside is you don’t get the fitting if you need it, they often won’t have the same insoles, socks, etc., and sometimes they won’t carry particular models of things.
I personally haven’t encountered entirely different shoe selections at the specialty stores vs. the big retailers — they tend to overlap. Yes, the retailers do sometimes carry "cheaper" shoes the specialty stores wouldn’t bother with, and yes there can be a pretty significant difference.
A lot depends on the individual running one is doing, I suppose. Someone running a mile or two for basic fitness here and there (or just sticking to a treadmill) might not notice a huge difference with shoes. Someone putting in longer miles or taking their running "seriously" almost certainly would.
As far as getting "cheaper" shoes, new models of things are coming out all the time, with older models still available at then discount prices. The way designs change dramatically, it’s not unusual for many to even prefer older models to the "latest and greatest." You can readily look around for such things on sale a lot of places, and running stores themselves are often trying to dump older inventory all the time.
I even personally primarily run in a discontinued model right now that I grab cheap whenever I can (including at the big retailers) as I haven’t found something I truly prefer since, but it was a premium shoe when initially released a couple years ago.
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The store I buy from gives me a huge discount on everything I buy because I am a club member. If I buy 5 pairs of shoes, I get one free, which happens about at least once a year because my wife and I are both runners. And I can return the shoes if they don’t work and get a different pair for free.
I probably save at least $200 a year by going to the running store. Plus they have real running gear and people who know all about it. And I get the right shoes. That’s enough incentive for me.
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