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Product Reviews :: Real US made basketball shoes? You've got a chance to be kidding! My faithful set of two basketball shoes was wearing a little thin so I reluctantly decided it was time to replace them. Being interested in what outsourcing is doing to the US economy I resolved that I would replace my old Reeboks (which are made in Korea) with a couple of real and 100% genuine "Made in USA" basketball shoes. During the method I wanted to remain out in the clutches from the scammers and spammers have been selling fake replica shoes. First I went web looked at the dazzling array of beautiful new court shoes available, but there is no indication of where these could have been made so off I attended Google. There I soon discovered that all of big brand shoes such as Big N? ( you already know who I mean the king of shoes which made over the billion dollars profit a year ago) were made overseas, how the labor practices of their overseas plants were less than desirable, and that the foreign operations of the number of U.S. shoe companies left a lot to be desired. From there I decided to attempt the Mall and started looking at the labels of all the brand name basketball shoes - "Made in VietNam", "Made in Korea", Made in China", "Made in Thailand", "Made in "Indonesia" and "Made in Brazil". Not just one pair "Made in USA". This didn't apparently help much so I turned on the hovering clerk and asked if she had any Made in USA shoes. That question did actually bewilder her, so I asked clerks in other stores and those who have been not stunned from this question explained that there is no such thing just as one American made basketball shoe, while using possible exception of Chuck Taylors. I was soon to discover that even manufacture of these stalwarts was moved overseas when Nike bought out Converse in 2003. I went back home perplexed as well as a bit disappointed but resolved to look straight for the horse?s mouth, so I started calling the business headquarters of some in the major US shoe manufacturers to get the real story. Nike explained that they were still manufacturing in Indonesia "and all countries in that region", understanding that "it had not been economically feasible to manufacture inside the United States". This is the same company that created a profit of over $450 million in the third quarter of 2007 alone? The nice lady at L.A. Gear seemed a lttle bit surprised when I asked if their shoes were made in USA but explained that their shoes were made in Brazil and several countries in Asia. Being nothing if not stubborn, I kept the product warm and called Reebok but all I was told was that "All of our shoes are made somewhere outside in the United States". When I told this lady that I was interested in shoes being stated in deplorable conditions overseas she sent me a good brochure which assured me that their shoes were manufactured under circumstances "appropriate in light of national practices and conditions". Several calls later I found these countries were China, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, as well as the Philippines. Sigh! K-Swiss shoes would only point out that they manufactured "offshore" however, if I called New Balance I was told that 70% of their shoes are stated in the United States, with all the remaining 30% made in Europe and Asia. Sadly none with their shoes did actually fit my needs. Somewhat discouraged I sat down and thought about it for a bit. How much will it matter I wondered? How easily do principles give way towards the need for better ankle support, brand loyalty, fashion and better pricing? What's pretty much everything flap about foreign made replica shoes? Are every one of the shoes sold online fakes because they are all made overseas? How can I tell if an online shoe site is selling fake replicas or genuine the real guy? Does it genuinely matter providing that the shoes are fantastic? What exactly is really a fake and what is real or genuine? So I made a decision to join the crowd and went back on the web and found a nice set of basketball shoes from your company called kicksbay.com. They probably were not produced in USA though the price was right, the shoes were delivered promptly, are put well and seem to be just as good as my old Reeboks in the game. Their customer support was helpful and I will likely buy from them the next time, even if I wish I could find a pair of Made in USA basketball shoes. And now I am creating a hard rethink about each of the fuss the big manufactures are making over "fake or replica" shoes. Is a set of shoes that came from the same factory that creates Nikes or Addidas? shoes every bit as good as the "genuine genuine thing" or are the high prices we're paying just to support the big profits some of these companies decide to make? It is food for thought and perhaps more articles. |