How’d You Get This Job?
TSG reader 4DRUMZ speaks again.
What’s up with people working in athletic shoe stores who don’t know jack about kicks??? Seriously, 80% of the cats that work at my local mall shops don’t know jack unless corporate makes them read it out of some monthly newsletter.
Read Blog: Really? Really? How’d You Get This Job?
@4Drumz, dude i couldn’t agree with you more. half the time whether i go or call about a release, they’re like “i don’t know what that is” and it pisses me off every time. it’s like how you gonna work in a shoe store and not know what the hell i’m talkin about. so aggravating. nice piece man.
WERD MA TRU STORI..DIS IS DISAPPOINTING..SMH
this is very true..i dn’t even ask them questions any more..i just come here..
Hah…this is some true shyt…^^^^^
agree
Ha this right here made me laugh. I work at Finishline and feel like I know what’s up when customers ask (thanks TSG).. but it’s the customers most of the time that think they know everything and come in with some wack info that I know is completely false. I just laugh at em and go along with it. For real though most employees at shoe retailers don’t know anything.
This is why I never depend on any of them for help….
No kidding. Ive asked about a shoe thats coming out the next day and they look at me like I’m crazy.
haha so true, i always like confusing them with questions about upcoming releases, but once and a while i find some one that knows a litle
thats awsome my post time was 4/20 ^^^^^^^^
They don’t care because it’s a 10-20 hr/week job where you get paid close to minimum wage. The cats who know about sneakers own their own sneaker shops. It’s like going to Blockbuster and asking the kid behind the counter what he should rent, it’s the same scenario.
OMG TY FOR MAKING THIS POST, I’ll give you an example of what one of the workers said… “Can we even return retros?” these workers are idiots..
1) PURP – learn how to spell. I can’t even read that comment. Sound somewhat educated please. Do you actually try to spell like that? I mean it must take concerted effort
2) This is so true. I HATE calling FL, Champs, etc. because I know I am going to get the same answer every time: “Uhh, the what release? What date is it supposed to come out? Umm, let me ask my manager, hold on.” The best is when you give them the nick name of a shoe and they are like “Space Jams?”…like dude, have you been sleeping under a damn rock for 20 years? It doesn’t even matter, because when they give you an answer it is STILL NEVER THE CORRECT ANSWER. Since when have customers had to educate employees of companies????
The referee on the left gotta mean Al B. Sure uni-brow. Shiet, I can’t tell whether he’s happy or mad @ the world. LOL!
HA HA HA HA LoL @ SC… that’s classic!
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Thanks G-Roc… btw, I’m not sure if there’s any copyright on that picture… it just killed me when I found it!?!? That’s exactly what my FL workers looked like back in the early 90’s when I’d walk in to get my weekly nubuck buzz!!!
^^^^ LMAO AT lilbusta
I SAID THAT TO MYSELF IN MY HEAD WHEN I READ HIS COMMENT
AS FOR THE PICTURE… LOL ITS LOOK LIKE IT WAS SOME 1993 SHIT
I find my self thinkin this all the time.. But i cant even get a job there and I know what im talking about. They are abolutly rediculus.
^I was about to say that is a classic Foot Locker pic, looks like the Foot Locker Outlet we used to have in MD (MD/DC heads remember that joint on Univesity Blvd in Langley Park by UMD). I have to agrre with most folks, I dont even bother asking about dates. If I am in there I know what I want and Im out. Now if its a boutique store then you better be on ya isht…
I read the blog and also all the comments and honestly I think everyone is right in there frustration but Inertia said it right…mostly there are kids working in the mall (pt1)..they make like $7 dollars an hour (pt2)…work for them is just something you do in between going to school and getting drunk..or sleeping all day..and getting drunk…The real dudes that are sneaker heads or that actually know anything about anything..work 1 day a week just for the discount..real talk…Besides, the days of walking into a sneaker store for advise are pretty much over..thats what the NET is for…Once upon a time you HAD to politic with the dudes at the spot..now you got TSG…so why hire knowledgable people when your average consumer knows exactly what they want…only availabilty and price seperates stores…
my take on thisis… if it’s a pretty female and she don’t know sh!t about sh!t still give her the job, because I already know what I want and why I just want some one cute to sell it to me!
oH..And just cause everyone is cooled as shit in and know about the latest drops in (insert you local “cool” sneaker boutique name here)…dont me ish to me…I love going to malls where there employees dont know anything..it just increases your chances of snatching something crazy for a great price or with no problems…When the animals control the yard it makes it hard for the rest of us….Speaking as a NYC native trust me…up and down 34th street these dudes no everything..and thats why new releases are impossible to get unless you “take care of” the right people..BS..
@Carter – There’s a really nice girl at my local FL… she’s UP on her game with the kicks… but her boyfriend wears a size 15 so if you’re ever in Lakewood, NY… just be nice to her! LoL Seriously, she’s one of the 20% who is on-point there!
Man you dont no how long ive been tryna get a shoe job!
^ Oh, nice as in… like, she’s really nice to talk too and stuff. If you’re on the community… you know I’m good to go with my lady
Oh yeah, FinishLine in Lakewood, NY… not the “locker”! Man, I hate not proof-reading!
Look at both sides of the story.. MOST ppl working at a typical shoe store (FTL, FL, FA etc), its their JOB.. Thats it.. A means to an end.. They dont give a shit bout the shoes, they just trying take less calls, less questions as possible; and watching the clock…. THERE IS A DIFFERENCE IN “PRIVATE SNEAKER BOUTIQUES” or STORES OF THIS NATURE. THATS WHERE YOU GET YOUR “CUSTOMER SERVICE” that a “SNEAKERHEAD” would expect. MOST OF THESE SPOTS HIRE KNOWLEDGEABLE EMPLOYEES OR THE MANAGEMENT(USUALLY SNEAKERHEADS) RUN THE STORE AND THEY ARE WHAT YOU NEED IN THIS SHOE GAME…
and you need http://www.theshoegame.com — The answer to ALL your questions!
I tried to work at all the shoe stores, they would never hire me. Not sure why they are reluctant to hire sneakerheads.
As annoying as it is… everyone’s got to make a living. Half the people working there hate their jobs anyway. It’s only the boutiques that generally have people who love “The Game” or maybe the odd head in footlocker if you’re lucky enough to get served by him.
When I’m asking certain people about releases I can see it in their eyes they don’t know, care and think I’m a cunt. That’s highstreet customer service for you tbh
LMAO, its true, dudes at footlockers, champs, finishline dont know sh**. Anyone else think these guys on the pic look fresh?? Lmao, walk into your local Footlocker and they all look the same. All have line-ups and fades, SMH.
I REALLY HATE IT, ESPECIALLY WHEN GIRLS WORK THERE AND HAVE NO CLUE. SHOE SPOTS ARE FOR 17-21 YEAR OLD PEOPLE. THEY DON’T PAY SPIT.
MAN You guys need to come to my store. any release for nikes, air jordans, and even a little knowledge on adidas to help my customers out. people that come in can’t get enough of my footwear. ladies I also got them and give them what they need too.
Come shop @ NTSF and we’ll keep you on top of your game.
o I work at DTLR off memorial drive best believe me and my niggas know everything!
lol..nice! This is why it is good to know someone at these retail stores. Like peeps said above, “it’s just a job for some”. My boy hooks it up for me at Champs in Bellevue, WA. Find someone that knows there shyt and just stick with them. What up Pea! I’ll be back man…
In my opinion it’s very simple. They hire most of them on low average income and get more out of it. Why because they give the customers the wrong info and most of us fall for it. I am sure i was victimized by their lies before but not anymore. Shit i don’t trust no one. I buy stuff and keep my receipt. Period. Sometime even when they know the truth, they are force to lie to the customers by making stupid shit look mysterious lol.. Well they don’t fool me, why because i got my receipt. Lol if they lie to me, i just return the damn thing…. Hahaha scruuu all this corporations.
the best part is most of these fools actually think they are cool..i mean look at those guys..i bet they fight over chix when they come in thinkin they gonna get some digits. hahaha..im on my a$$ laughin at these clowns…but so true your better off findin the info yourself nowadays and just find the hot spot to go to that alwasy has the best kix..i got mine..City Gear fa sho
Damn yo I say that to myself EVERY TIME I walk into a shoe store. Sometimes I’m an a**hole and confuse the employees, just cus I’m hatin -_-. But when I see one of the employees on point with their sneaker knowledge, I’m proud of him/her as if I’m his/her dad lol .
haha i always laugh when that happens. one time i told the guy to give me his uniform nd name tag cause he didnt kno anything. i corrected a lady saturday bout the release date on oreo 6s saturday nd she didnt like it much.
Man I feel the same way especially in the smaller states (Idaho) like the one i live in people are pretty much clueless about sneakers and sneaker releases I always know way more about the shoes they’re trying to sell me. I’ve applied for a job at finishline but i guess i dont have enough retail experience to work there sad because i’d be schooling everybody and the customers if i worked there.
My name is brandon this is what i do i been doing this for 6 years strong so that how im living ya mean! i been into shoes since my first pair of reebok pumps back in the day {bowen homes stand up) my momma kick my azzzz for throwing them shoes on the telephone line pole.
peep this i did it again just to get another pair
thanks,
mom dukes
damn right i thought it was only me that noticed that, im from st.louis n 98% of these employees are idiots i tell u, its like they are elementary kids trying 2 take pre calc. or chemistry
Lol this is true to a certain extent. At my mall the finishline employees don’t know sh** about drops I said, hey you guys getting the foamposites ?they said, foamposite who? I just laugh. I actually run a sneaker shop and the majority of my employees have great knowledge on sneakers not only Nike and Jordan but many other brands as well. As for the bloggers saying people who work at sneaker shops don’t get paid do your research first because I’m not rich but I’m living comfortable with a satisfying job. I’m a sneakerhead and I RUN my shop.
the worst part they dont even kno half the stuff on the self or if u ask em a question…it a sad thing they should give all us kickz heads their job.if u selling anything in life u should kno what u selling point blank.
Not only do they not know what there talkin bout when you go to apply at the job and tell them your a sneakerhead they be shifty like you gonna try and robb em are somthin an i just be standing there like im trynna work so i can get these air griffy’s with out a big ass mo fo line out side. cant live with cant live with out em lol.
Great post. And your right..a large percent of them are idiots. Thank god we have access to release dates or we’d get NOTHING done.
I Thought I was the only one thinking about that
They never know anything. and I try to throw them bread cause I know they not getting paid, to get me the shoes early or for the low and they act real corporate like they cant do that ( learn the angles at your job)cause minimum wage after taxes aint worth it. HUSTLE.
I’ve been buying more shoes from a local chain called Expressions, and they ALWAYS know what I’m talking about, when I ask about a new release. They do at Footaction as well, so the problem isn’t everywhere. I called CHAMPS once, and the girl who answered the phone didn’t know what I was talking about, when I asked her about the Space Jams. That’s pretty much my only negative experience like this.
I was a store manager at Champs Sports for 5years. I myself am a sneaker head. Out of the 5 years I’ve only hired 2 sneakerheads the others were just people who bought shoes killed them and bought another pair. To be honest most kids when you interview them say “I like shoes” when asked why do you want to work here. Its only because the people who apply are not sneakerheads that why they know jack shit about kicks. I always made sure my staff was well informed about any sneaker coming up in the weeks to come but some people are just dumb and cant remember their names without lookin at their name tags
This is an award winning subject posted in TSG. It really is a good one!
good question, its been a dream of mine to work at a sneak store, but they wouldn’t hire me, then to top it off when i went back to that same store the following week and saw someone in uniform who i knew didnt know sh*t about sneakers checking from the type of shoes he had on…but its cool though
LOL, because your fly it don’t make you a good worker.
I find it funny because I work at foot locker & some of the other people who work with me have no idea about the shoes that are out or coming out. So when people come in or call asking about certain stuff we have to give them a basic run down about the product so they dont sound to dumb when they talk about a shoe.
What Up G, great post we ask ourselves that question every other day. How do these people get these jobs with no product knowledge I think its easier to keep somebody at a low pay rate and it makes it easier to fire someone when u can literally say they don’t know what they’re selling, it’s messed up tho but it starts with the management, they damn sure don’t want anybody on a sales floor that may kno more about kicks than they do, let’s get @ these store managers and district managers cause I’m not about nobody losing their job or being unemployed but its crazy when u might miss a shoe ’cause the person working the floor don’t even know what ur asking for then they tell u nah they don’t got it but it sitting on the shelf right infront of ‘em.(True Story)
yo, definitely true . . . i work in a shoe store. myself, i know a decent bit about the fashion/retro sneakers but my running shoe knowledge needs improvement.
here’s are my personal reasons why i think some workers are out of the know:
1. first and foremost, these workers have no PASSION on athletic footwear. i kinda don’t understand why someone would want to work and make minimum wage in a footwear store if they didn’t at least enjoy (with the exception of it’s the only available job/recession)
2. AGE is another important factor. this one kind of answers my minimum-wage question. most of these workers are teens in high school. most of these retros originally came out when they were babies and toddlers. i don’t remember every shoe’s initial release and i’m a eighties baby. the teens aren’t that familiar with these shoes for that reason in my opinion.
3. LOCATION is another biggie. one cannot go into a shoe store in a rural town or city and expect to grab a quickstrike or urban-account sneaker . . . generally speaking (few exceptions). a lot of people fail to realize that culture(not race) plays a big influence on what buyers purchase for a given store in a particular area. i live in a small city in north georgia one hour from the A and we never have anything but the reason is because most of the residents don’t value sneakers like that. they may want a shox, under armor, or some other type of running shoe though. for example, i once went in a macy’s looking for a north face jacket in gwinnett place mall and the worker told me that only the mall of georgia carried north face. i told him it must be a cultural thing and he laughed, but i was serious.
i could be wrong, but these are my culprits on lack of sneaker knowledge by associates.
thanks for reading all of this if you did and for an reward here’s an exception to #3:
if anyone is looking for the Eggplant Foamposites, Footlocker in Gainesville, Georgia has them. they got like ten pairs available. nobody up here will drop $214 on them after taxes; trust me i’m from there. don’t even know why they are up here. probably a mistake or maybe because i ordered the coppers.
I hate that shit my niggas…..this article is nuthin but true. When you hit the mall and ask these niggas if a certain shoe is goin to drop at there store, they respond like “i dont know”, “we should”, or “call us back 2morrow”. LOL. Another thing i hate is that all of them that work there put like 3 pairs for themselves aside and flip them, its smart but they arent true sneaker heads. They just follow the hype or jump on bandwagons.
Omg tell me about it! The chick (despite how attractive she was) that sold me my Copper Foams at the S&D Underground looked at me like I spoke in a foreign language when I asked for em. She didn’t even know they were Nike!
DAM I THOUGHT I WAS DA ONLY PERSON DAT NOTICE DAT. WE NEED TRUE SNEAKERHEADS WORKING AT FOOTLOCKER, FOOTACTION ETC.
I can say from experience from working with the INC that it was terrible. i would intentionally say i dont know or play dumb to some of the people that do to much. 80% of the people know whens a release day and what not and im not gonna tell you how many pairs we got. I remember working on the first DMP release and i had to unplug the phone from the amount of calls we got. its more of being annoyed at getting asked the same question 100 times in a 10 min time frame. working the “mandatory” 15 hour days and listening to the same music over and over just wears on you. wearing stripes was like the stripes in the old days; it was like jail working there
Do you want it to be a sneaker head holding your kicks before they go on sale…
or just a random guy who doesn’t know anything WHICH doesn’t even matter when your buying the damn shoe yourself
Good stuff 4drumz……
Everyone always complains about people holding stuff for their friends at Foot Locker, but if Foot Locker never hired a sneakerhead, no one would hold anything because they wouldn’t realize how limited or hot it is. So if you want to complain about this, don’t complain about employees holding stuff for themselves or their friends. Secondly, why would Foot Locker hire someone who knows everything about what’s coming out and it’s actual value. They teach you what you need to know to sell to the COMMON customer. For every true sneakerhead, their is tons of people buying fusions, prestiges, all white forces, etc. Hiring a personable person who doesn’t know whats really good with kicks almost ensures that they won’t be stealing or anything. With millions of dollars in merchandise in the backroom, why would you put someone who knows the resell value or limited-ness of a shoe in charge of it. You’re asking for theft if you do that. So for everybody that thinks Foot Locker is so stupid for hiring these people, they are probably way ahead of your thinking. At the end of the day, it’s a business, and they please the majority of their customers, which sadly is not sneakerheads.
YOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, THIS IS THE GREATEST POST EVER. TORONTO IS THE WORST WHEN IT COMES TO THIS. THEY ALWAYS HAVE CUTE WOMEN WORKING BESIDE THE PHONES TOO. U CALL IN AND ASK A SIMPLE QUESTION AND THEY ALWAYS NEED TO ASK SOMEONE. AND THE WORST IS AROUND THE YEEZY RELEASE I WENT TO EVERY FOOTLOCKER ASKING IF THEY WERE GETTING THEM. AND EVERYONE KEPT SAYING, WHATS A EEZY? OR NEEZY, JEEZY, BREEZY. AND THEN WHEN THE HYPE CAME TO THE SNEAKER I WANTED TO GO BACK TO THOSE STORES AND SLAP EVERYONE INDIVIDUALLY.
why you guys hating on the eye candy in the store… I love that especially when their rocking some hot kicks. …. Yeezy’s at footlocker? where they do that at? I have to agree with JH he had some vaild points.
People in Canada at least 5 years behind in Sneakers game lol…Yeezy’s at footlocker? Lol
That’s why you need to find a spot and stick to it, if at all possible. There may be a few shoes that your spot doesn’t get, but for all other shoes stick to your spot. That’s why I stick to my spot- Atheletes Foot- Cumberland. There my main men Damany and Brandon always keep me ahead of the game. If your in the Atl peep D and B, they’ll keep ya informed. Word up D and B.
The reason they work there is becuase of the pay and the availability of a job. “Sneakerheads,” especially the really cool ones, wouldn’t be caught dead wearing those zebra stripes 15-20 hours a week. So stop the complaining. It happens, you go to Macy’s, does the salesman really know when the new pair of Calvin Klein jeans are coming out??? NO! I agree with Thamp_23, the problem is customers coming in like know it alls. Not, the employees.
STORY BEHIND YEEZY AT FOOTLOCKER
Rumor was that One footlocker would get sizes in yeezys. so i went around trying to find out wich one. finnaly they gave it to this footlocker downtown that has been suffering ever since a shoot out on boxing day (canadian black friday)
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_Day_shooting
story was too tragic, but random girl got shot because of some idiot who missed.
and damn who has a shootout in the middle of downtown toronto. ON BOXING DAY. in broad daylight
EVERYONEEEE IS OUTSIDE.
but yea they gave that footlocker the yeezys to increase traffic. all it did was piss ppl off cause the grey yeezys they released. no one knew about them AT ALL
so when they came into the store. a sneaker head called up all his boys. one dude preordered 2 pairs
only in canada will u get a preorder of yeezys
probobly the worst experience of all time. the other two pairs were raffled off, but that first mistake was a huge one
and for the record. if you go into footlocker to look at eye candy. ur a loser. i love women just as much as the next person, but who goes into footlocker to chat up the cashier.
when im at footlocker. i get my kicks and im out the door. im already too pissed off when i have to pay 245 for a pair of spacejams to even care if it was a girl who cashed me out
btw thats RETAIL AFTER TAX
lmao i ask this question all the time cuz my boy at my footlocker is on point and same at finish line but i remember asking other spots questions about all kinds of shoes and they looked at me like i was stupid and then i looked right back at em the same way askin this question!
Man You Aint Never Lied……..When I Was 18 I The Manager At Footlocker To Me He Would Help Me With a Job There Cause Of My Shoe Game….And Then He Gave The Spot To A Dude With Hush Puppies On….Well Now That You Think About It He Needed It More.
I never have this problem in DC. Sports Zone in Gtown, Shoe Gallery in Gtown, HOH in PG Plaza, Palace 5, Commonwealth, Major DC – We have waaay too many sneakerheads. So not only do u get the questions answered, u get the websites and pricings from everyone too. Annoying but Informative!
LIKE the cat 2day in Footlocker on 14th ST tried to tell me he flipped his Copper Foams for $500 – SMH at the lies when they still have a few sizes left. Evry footlocker in DC had a GR run so u can still get a 10-13 – BUT homie got 5?? Refs get no love unless they at the HOH. PERIOD
I remember last year, whn the eggplants were 1st coming out. I went to finishline (because until the griffeys came out, the footlockers was the worst place to get shoes) but I asked the guy and he said what’s a foamposite. The worst part is, that HE HAD ON A PAIR OF PENNY’s!!!
In order to get my job at footlocker. I had to play dumb. No boss wants a regular employee to know more than them making there job feel threatened. now since I’m in I be showing off all the information I know and people never walk out mad if the ask me a release date question.
@ icantjumpman67, dawg it’s dudes like you that make me wanna wrap the telephone cord around your Adam’s Apple.
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“wearing stripes was like the stripes in the old days; it was like jail working there” – Have you actually been to jail? If not, STFU!
Aint that the truth
ElChupaNegro put this Comment on the blog in the TSG Community… I thought it was honestly one of the best so far on the topic of my rant! Sure, you could say GameStop is more like a local mom & pop shop… but it’s still a national chain!
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Comment by El Chupa Negro on March 7, 2010 at 1:40am
Interesting enough Gamestop actually makes sure they employ gamers . They make sure you know what 3 consoles are the best right now, what are the latest games, all the specifics about the industry and gameplay types. Footlocker and Finishline should follow this type of hiring process and they will weed out the useless employees from the competent ones. They would see a boost in customer satisfaction and sales. Everybody will be happy except the former employees of those stores they are gonna have to work in mickey ds or cinnabon in the food court.
Man i go to stores cuz i know what i want or because im looking for a deal this was the truth i dont even talk to most of the employees some already know me others just trynna make it seem like they trynna help when all they wanna do is go to the cash register and teel them they helped me out….. When im looking for a performance shoe with good employees i hit up City Sports out in DC chinatown they a lot better than others on that aspect
I feel you man. I remember when I was a lil younger like 2 years ago i applied to footlocker but they aint higher me. I go there from time to time and i ask about certain sneakers and they look at me like what?
Last time I went to ask if they received the shipment to the fresh water griffey’s, dude was like they come out last year man
i looked him like he was retarded, luckily the girl from another shop told me to go to footaction they got all sizes.
Out of the whole mall she is the person with the most sneaker knowledge cuz she always talks kix with me.
just proving that 80% of ppl dunno shit
yo this is my dream job!! i would own one if i worked there after 2 years
i work at job champs:)
this shouldn’t really affect sneakerheads too much seeing as we keep up on our sh*t. its about the employee’s having product knowledge to help the general consumer get the right product they’re looking for. i used to work at foot locker and had a co-worker trying to see a tall ass teenage kid a pair of low top shoes. the dude just LOOKED clumsy. i hope he didn’t break his ankle in those snaggin a rebound.
@trulyfresh23, u go to the one in hickory hollow?? they kinda pissed me off with the eggplants tho. i asked the lady if she would hold a pair and she said no she couldnt then i get there and ask for my size and she like i gotta call this dude to see if he wants em. im like wtf? i dont mind u holdin somethin for friends or whatever but damn dont lie about it to everybody else. guess she didnt realize i was the one who call. its cool ill just go elsewhere from here on if she workin
this is not true at all…maybe at some footlockers. im at FTL in NJ everyone that works here are sneakerheads.you need a size held u let us know we got you anytime! we care about our customers! …sucks taht other footlocker employees dont know their sneakers
@FTL… THANK YOU!!! Clearly (according to about 98% of the comments) you are the exception but at your spot… I’m glad this is the rule! Seriously, THANK YOU!
You call us about shoes that u wanna know thats coming out…if one employee doesnt knows atleast 2 others here will know! we’ll tell you whose getting them where u shuld be at…
D.C. shoe stores….the ppl that work here…are always on point..lol where ya’ll stay?
In my city sale representatives @ Footaction,Footlocker,etc only know about the BIG releases such as Air Jordan Retros and Pennies any other shoe you call them about they never heard of about it.
The Footlocker by me, they pretty much know what’s dropping and the names of the shoe. I can’t say the same for other stores in the mall…or other shops I go to. I have to be real descriptive cause some people don’t know what the Dunkmans are. Don’t know whose the athlete behind it or the colorways etc. Like some people said before me…it depends on age too. I didn’t start really knowing kicks til a few years ago. Teenagers don’t know the retros
Good blog
i know right lol…i ask for a shoe release and they be like what kind or how it look like lol…
dumbazz!!!
i should get the job instead!!
the way to tell if the guys that work at the stores know jack about kicks is to look at their feet, if they wearing something isnt exclusive ect, they prolly dont know for say a guy is wearing a pair of black on black adidas he is prolly just a regular guy who needed a job, say a guy is wearing some rare joints or a newly released xii, is the guy you need to talk to if you want to know a release date or something or want info about the shoe, he will more likely know the price an model without looking at the shoe
Well first you have to remember its corporate that makes the shoes choices so big stores don’t even see the reps anymore and plus knowing about release dates never was nor will it ever be a concern for the salesman to know. The things that they should know is how the shoe is made or what shoe is good for my feet. That is what stores are lacking, plus customers don’t to try on shoes anymore like we did when we were kids. When they salesman pulled up next to you and said to put your foot up on that rolling stool he was sitting on. We don’t get that service anymore. Its all about how many multiples did you sale when the customer came in when it comes to footlocker. Footlocker needs to go back to those small stores with the turn about displays that had one of each shoes on it and they had whole lines there. They would get back to making money.
i work at finishline half the people dont know about shoes unless theyre general release
New tsg page layout=Lame:(