Where do you buy your shoes?

[yellow]

LRS, pretty much always. I use shoes that are hard to find and while I could get them online for maybe $5-10 less, with my frequent shopper discount and the awesome service I receive, I'd rather go to the store. The store folks don't try to get me to buy something I don't want or need. They always want to chat about training and races. Simply put, they love running and want other people to love it, too. I will have a problem if they quit carrying my (current favorite) shoe, though!

I have gotten a couple of pairs from backcountry.com but that's only because I can go over to their warehouse and try the shoes on before I buy (they are in the city just west of Salt Lake City). I like them (the shoes and bc.com) but I don't think of bc.com first when I think about running shoes.

[skhill]

I stick to my LRS too. They are the heart of the local running community, and I don't know what we'd do without them. Their service is outstanding, and after the discount for being a member of a local running club, I'd have a hard time finding a lower price elsewhere.

I love my LRS!

[limewave]

We used to buy our shoes from our LRS, but they closed--we very much believe in supporting our local businesses. And now the closest one is a 60 minute or so drive. We just don't get over there very often. And if we do, we have two little monsters with us and its nearly impossible to peruse and test out shoes. If I can, I buy my shoes from Running Warehouse. In fact, the shoes I normally buy were just on closeout and I got them for 60% off what I normally pay. And they had free delivery. They arrived in two days!