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Re: Vibram fivefingers [Re: redHue]
#12752851 - 06/16/10 02:27 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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If I saw someone wearing them around town I would assume they were a ninja and keep my distance.
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poppin123
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I bought a pair 4 months ago. After 2 months of only using them while running (about an hour a day) the right shoe started to separate / tear where the fabric met the hard bottom. I was like oh great, there's 80$, these are shit. Went back to the store I bought em from, they gave me a form that I guess the company gives to shoe stores, and I mailed em back to them. I was expecting a 6-8 week debacle that seems to be the norm with customer service these days, but in just 10 days, they had mailed me a brand new pair, no questions asked, as well as a 10% off coupon for any future purchases.
This new pair has been working great (only 2 months so far), I can't testify that these are the most durable, but I can say that their customer service has been top notch for me, and that's pretty rare.
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Re: Vibram fivefingers [Re: poppin123]
#12791459 - 06/23/10 04:07 PM (13 years, 9 months ago) |
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poppin123 said: I bought a pair 4 months ago. After 2 months of only using them while running (about an hour a day) the right shoe started to separate / tear where the fabric met the hard bottom. I was like oh great, there's 80$, these are shit. Went back to the store I bought em from, they gave me a form that I guess the company gives to shoe stores, and I mailed em back to them. I was expecting a 6-8 week debacle that seems to be the norm with customer service these days, but in just 10 days, they had mailed me a brand new pair, no questions asked, as well as a 10% off coupon for any future purchases.
This new pair has been working great (only 2 months so far), I can't testify that these are the most durable, but I can say that their customer service has been top notch for me, and that's pretty rare.
I've had mine for about a year and just a few days ago, after only using them about an hr a day for running I noticed the same thing. Is there a limited time policy? the store is about a 4hr drive away. I bought them when i was visiting my brother at school.
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lillFish
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Re: Vibram fivefingers [Re: C20H25N3O]
#12807198 - 06/26/10 10:42 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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I love my VFF's. I used to pull on the toes to get them off until I discovered that it weakened the seams. Now I grab the arches and wiggle them off. After they are broken in, they come off easily. I can put my classics on without hands if you can believe it.
I got an inflamed bursa from running in my sprints. I thinking had my right shoe on too tight. It's better now, thank god. I performed some 'surgery' on the sprints and removed the heel straps. I didn't need them anyway. My favorite shoes of all time.
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poppin123
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Re: Vibram fivefingers [Re: C20H25N3O]
#12817336 - 06/28/10 11:15 AM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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You'd have to call the store, I'm not really sure. I never actually had to talk to anyone, I just filled out this form that I got at the store, basically saying what's broken, when I bought them, and if I had a reciept (I didn't).
Sent in the form, and the shoes (in the same box I bought them in), and 10 days later they sent me a new pair.
Good luck
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Re: Vibram fivefingers [Re: poppin123]
#12820428 - 06/28/10 09:12 PM (13 years, 8 months ago) |
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My buddy tried to climb in them, needless to say it was a very bad idea and it resulted in him not having any skin on the tips of his toes. So although I have seen them advertised as a climbing shoe substitute, they really aren't. He does seem to like wearing them otherwise though.
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