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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 arrived to replace them. Being interested in what outsourcing did to the US economy I resolved that I would replace my old Reeboks (which were made in Korea) with a pair of real and 100% genuine "Made in USA" basketball shoes. During the process I wanted to be out of the clutches from the scammers and spammers who were selling fake replica shoes. First I went on the internet and looked at the dazzling variety of beautiful new court shoes available, but there is no indication of where these could have been made so off I went along to Google. There I soon discovered that all of big brand shoes like Big N? ( you 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 within their overseas plants was less than desirable, and the foreign operations of an number of U.S. shoe companies made a lot to get desired. From there I decided to test the Mall and started looking at the labels of all of 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 appear to help much so I turned on the hovering clerk and asked if she had any Made in USA shoes. That question seemed to bewilder her, so I asked clerks in other stores and those who were not stunned with this question said that there was no such thing as an American made basketball shoe, using the 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 plus a bit disappointed but resolved to travel straight for the horse?s mouth, so I started calling the business headquarters of some from the major US shoe manufacturers to get the real story. Nike told me that they were still manufacturing in Indonesia "and all countries in this region", which "it was not economically possible to manufacture inside the United States". This is the same company that created a profit of over $450 million within the third quarter of 2007 alone? The nice lady at L.A. Gear seemed a bit surprised when I asked if their shoes were manufactured in USA but informed me that their shoes were manufactured in Brazil and many countries in Asia. Being nothing if not stubborn, I kept the device warm and called Reebok but all I was told was that "All of our shoes are made somewhere outside of the United States". When I told this lady that I was interested in shoes being manufactured in deplorable conditions overseas she sent me a excellent brochure which assured me that their shoes were manufactured under circumstances "appropriate in light of national practices and conditions". Several calls later I found the countries were China, Thailand, Indonesia, Korea, as well as the Philippines. Sigh! K-Swiss shoes would only say that they manufactured "offshore" however when I called New Balance I was told that 70% with their shoes are manufactured in the United States, with all the remaining 30% manufactured in Europe and Asia. Sadly none with their shoes did actually fit my needs. Somewhat discouraged I sat down and seriously considered it for a bit. How much will it matter I wondered? How easily do principles give way on 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 being that they are all made overseas? How can I determine if an online shoe site is selling fake replicas or perhaps the genuine genuine thing? Does it really matter so long as the shoes are fantastic? What exactly is a fake and what is real or genuine? So I thought we would join everyone else and went back on the internet and found a nice pair of basketball shoes from a company called kicksbay.com. They probably were not made in USA but the price was right, these comfortable shoes were delivered punctually, they fit well and seem to become just as good as my old Reeboks in the game. Their customer support was helpful and I will likely buy from them next time, even when I wish I could find a couple of Made in USA basketball shoes. And now I am developing a hard rethink about all of the fuss the large manufactures are making over "fake or replica" shoes. Is a set of shoes that came out of the same factory that produces Nikes or Addidas? shoes just as good as the "genuine genuine thing" or would be the high prices we have been paying only to support the high dollar profits many of these companies are generating? It is food for thought and perhaps more articles. |