Why are all running shoes $ 39.95 ??

[Ninjaman]

You would think you could get a pretty good shoe for less knowing that most are made in 3rd world nations where the workers 50 cents an hour.
But oddly enough, you can't. I bet it's an oligopoly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligopoly)

[J Diddy]

It's a gigantic conspiracy to hear cheap people bitch.

[Pants]

You would think you could get a pretty good shoe for less knowing that most are made in 3rd world nations where the workers 50 cents an hour.
But oddly enough, you can't. I bet it's an oligopoly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligopoly)

Wow, 39.95 is actually pretty cheap. What about the $120 ones?

[|Zach|]

Seems fair to me...

[Pants]

Seems fair to me...

Heh, yeah think about the shipping costs, tarriffs, etc.

[el borracho]

Yeah, what a ripoff! I bet you could cobble your own running shoes for less than half that at home.

[|Zach|]

I will put it this way, generally I have found in this world that get what you pay for.

[J Diddy]

I will put it this way, generally I have found in this world that get what you pay for.

I will expand on this and say it's not just the world.

[Logical]

I am guessing here but I would say it is because you only shop at Payless.

Are you serious, it is easy to spend from 50 to 200 bucks on running shoes.

[Hammock Parties]

I will put it this way, generally I have found in this world that get what you pay for.

Bullshit. Ebay rules.

[|Zach|]

Bullshit. Ebay rules.
Still holds true.

[Taco John]

I bet it's an oligopoly (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oligopoly)



I love that game, but I always get confused whether my piece on the board is the dog, the dog, the dog, or the dog...

/a little oligopoly humor tip your waitress bad-um-chink!

[Taco John]

I am guessing here but I would say it is because you only shop at Payless.

Are you serious, it is easy to spend from 50 to 200 bucks on running shoes.



The last time I paid only 40 bucks for a pair of shoes, my mom was buying and I was like, 10.

[Logical]

Bullshit. Ebay rules.Yeah no pesky counter girl to cause gochiefs to circle the store a 100 times before walking out empty handed.;)

[Hammock Parties]

Still holds true.

That's why perfectly functional vid card I got for $80 on Ebay is being sold at Best Buy for $200.

Not to mention the 60 GB hard drive I scored for $30.

[Rausch]

I'm not falling for these trick questions.

Ninjas have real ultimate powar, they don't wear running shoes...

[Pants]

That's why perfectly functional vid card I got for $80 on Ebay is being sold at Best Buy for $200.

Not to mention the 60 GB hard drive I scored for $30.

I thought it was a refurbished and out of the box. How much is a brand new one on Ebay? My guess it's closer to 140 than 80...

[Infidel Goat]

Rule #1: If you can't easily pull out the insole (i.e., it is sewn to the shoe) of your running shoes, it is a piece of crap. Do not buy it.

Rule #2: Pull out old insole and substitute spenco inserts.

Rule #3: Marry a woman whose sister-in-law works for City Sports so you can get all your sporting goods at cost.

--Infidel Goat

[Soupnazi]

The last time I paid only 40 bucks for a pair of shoes, my mom was buying and I was like, 10.

Last time I paid $40 for a pair of running shoes my knees and ankles took enough punishment to make the $100 pair easily justifiable.

[|Zach|]

Last time I paid $40 for a pair of running shoes my knees and ankles took enough punishment to make the $100 pair easily justifiable.
Indeed, you get what you pay for.