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I was a bit surprised myself - but they told me they return them all to the manufacturer and get a credit back.

 

Mmmm...

Pretty sure the manufacturers don't. I think Sweatshop take a hit on those return loses on the theory that they make more on the extra (non-refunding) customers they get because of that policy.

Also...

Mr. Majestic wrote (see)

I believe most specialist running shops don’t operate that sort of

Sussex Runner (NLR) wrote (see)

"crazy over generous policy",

and a good thing too in my opinion, as it would be a disservice to the customer to do so.

A lot of people (and don’t assume I’m including you B&T) automatically blame their shoes for any injury or problem that arises.

By not ‘having’ to refund/return a shoe at the customer’s request (or demand) because of a problem, it forces a bit of interaction to go into the circumstances leading up to the problem/injury – and more often than not - will probably work out what was the real cause (which might well turn out to be the shoe!).

It is human nature for the customer not to initially be comfortable doing this – to possibly admit that they themselves may have contributed to the problem (and it wasn’t all the shoe’s fault after all!).

By Sweatshop allowing the customer not to have to do this - and let them decide for themselves that the shoe was the sole cause of all their woes – I believe is allowing a lot of easily solvable, injury causing practices to go on un-resolved.

All Adidas's top athletes were supposed to be wearing the new, and as yet unreleased, ADIOS BOOST racing shoe.

I'd have thought if the shoe really do what they say on the tin - then the marathon would be where they should have really made a difference.

I believe most specialist running shops don’t operate that sort of

Sussex Runner (NLR) wrote (see)

"crazy over generous policy",

and a good thing too in my opinion, as it would be a disservice to the customer to do so.

A lot of people (and don’t assume I’m including you B&T) automatically blame their shoes for any injury or problem that arises.

By not ‘having’ to refund/return a shoe at the customer’s request (or demand) because of a problem, it forces a bit of interaction to go into the circumstances leading up to the problem/injury – and more often than not - will probably work out what was the real cause (which might well turn out to be the shoe!).

It is human nature for the customer not to initially be comfortable doing this – to possibly admit that they themselves may have contributed to the problem (and it wasn’t all the shoe’s fault after all!).

By Sweatshop allowing the customer not to have to do this - and let them decide for themselves that the shoe was the sole cause of all their woes – I believe is allowing a lot of easily solvable, injury causing practices to go on un-resolved.

David Falconer 3 wrote (see)

well ive done two sessions in them and maybe its a coincidence but both times ive felt better at the same point than i have with my old trainers.  im not saying they are miracle workers but in all honesty i think adidas might have something here. i will put it this way i think its 110 pounds well spent.

Ok - so let's assume they do what they say on the tin - that the "energy return" in the midsole is better than anything that has come before it.

That would explain why you have felt better in your runs - because you haven't had to use as much of your own "energy" due to the better energy return in the shoes.

Now matbe I'm missing something here - but wouldn't that mean that if you don't have to work as hard, you're not getting the same fitness/training benefit from that same run as you previously would have done!!!

Swap to the Boost and do the same runs and you will end up less fit than if you had used your old shoe? And you will obviously be burning less calories.

So basically, running in the Boost will make you fat.