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Product Reviews :: Real US made basketball shoes? You've reached be kidding! My faithful couple of basketball shoes was wearing just a little thin so I reluctantly decided it was time to replace them. Being concerned with what outsourcing has been doing to the US economy I resolved that I would replace my old Reeboks (which are made in Korea) with a set of real and 100% genuine "Made in USA" basketball shoes. During the process I wanted to remain out of the clutches with the scammers and spammers who were selling fake replica shoes. First I went web looked at the dazzling assortment of beautiful new court shoes available, but there was clearly no indication of where these might have been made so off I went along to Google. There I soon found out that all of big brand shoes such as Big N? ( you understand who I mean the king of shoes which made on the billion dollars profit this past year) were made overseas, that this labor practices within their overseas plants were less than desirable, and that this foreign operations of a number of U.S. shoe companies made a lot to become desired. From there I decided to test the Mall and looked 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 a single pair "Made in USA". This didn't seem to help much so I turned to the hovering clerk and asked if she had any Made in USA shoes. That question gave the impression to bewilder her, so I asked clerks in other stores and those who were not stunned from this question told me that there was no such thing just as one American made basketball shoe, using the possible exception of Chuck Taylors. I was soon to learn that even creation of these stalwarts was moved overseas when Nike bought out Converse in 2003. I went back home perplexed plus a bit disappointed but resolved to go straight for the horse?s mouth, so I started calling the corporate headquarters of some with the major US shoe manufacturers to find the real story. Nike said that they were still manufacturing in Indonesia "and lots of other countries in this region", which "it wasn't economically possible to manufacture within the United States". This is exactly the same company that created a profit of over $450 million inside third quarter of 2007 alone? The nice lady at L.A. Gear seemed a bit surprised when I asked if their shoes were made in USA but said that their shoes were stated in Brazil and several countries in Asia. Being nothing otherwise stubborn, I kept the phone warm and called Reebok but all I was told was that "All in our shoes are made somewhere outside from the United States". When I told this lady that I was worried about shoes being created in deplorable conditions overseas she sent me a pleasant brochure which assured me that their shoes were manufactured under circumstances "appropriate in light of national practices and conditions". Several calls later I found why these countries were China, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, and also the Philippines. Sigh! K-Swiss shoes would only claim that they manufactured "offshore" but when I called New Balance I was told that 70% of their shoes are made in the United States, with the remaining 30% manufactured in Europe and Asia. Sadly none of the shoes gave the impression to fit me. 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 all of this 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 the genuine genuine thing? Does it genuinely matter as long as the shoes are great? What exactly is a fake and what is real or genuine? So I chose to join the bunch and went back on the internet and found a nice pair of basketball shoes from your company called kicksbay.com. They probably were not stated in USA but the price was right, the sneakers were delivered promptly, are put well and seem to get just as good as my old Reeboks in the game. Their customer support was helpful and I will most likely buy from them the next time, even though I wish I could find a set of two Made in USA basketball shoes. And now I am developing a hard rethink about every one of the fuss the big manufactures are earning over "fake or replica" shoes. Is a set of two shoes that came from the same factory who makes Nikes or Addidas? shoes every bit as good as the "genuine the real guy" or are the high prices we have been paying and then support the billion dollar profits a few of these companies are making? It is food for thought and possibly more articles. |