Ask HN: How did you buy your last pair of shoes?
Hi HN, doing some research on where and how hackers buy their shoes online. Could you share your online buying experience briefly?
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These are in the $80-$100 range but they are great. Driving to Syracuse is a long haul, so since then I buy direct from the Brooks store.
Other than that, I buy shoes mostly in person. For instance, Walmart has shoes in the $20 range that last maybe 1/4 as long as the Brooks but are compatible with my feet. They look snazzy and sometimes I buy a few pairs in different colors.
Ithaca has a great shoe store called Fontanas, and they have brilliant salespeople who will match you up with something good. I live on a farm so they set me up with the same jodphur boots they sell to students at the Cornell vet school. For dress shoes they set me up with a pair of Eccos that look sharp but are comfortable for walking around New York City all day. Fontanas sells Brooks, some mall stores sell New Balance and Converse too, good for exercise and fashion.
I ordered per phone call because I was too lazy to type anything. I will buy again there, because the phone service was very nice and also gave me the strong impression that I just talked with somebody who knows what she is doing.
They have this great feature to help you ensure the correct size based on othe brands+sizes you already have.
That one feature alone helped me gain confidence in a buying decision I otherwise would not have made.