I bought NEW BALANCE MADE IN THE US of A shoes today at DSW warehouse

[DainBramaged]

40% off $54.99 such a deal. And they are COMFORTABLE.


AND made in the US of A

[Warpy]

1. New Balance and Reebok are the brands that fit me the best

and I'm wearing New Balance today. I need new ones, so my next ones will also be New Balance.

[October]

2. I tend to buy Saucony - online at their site -- last year's models are reduced!

They fit my foot best.

[DainBramaged]

4. I have been trying to buy New Balance Made in the USA when possible

but they are getting very hard to find. My oldest pair have holes in the soles....

[Davis_X_Machina]

9. Built up the road, some of them...

....in their Norway stitchery. Keeps people I know in employment. Their website makes it pretty easy to tell which is which.

Thank you, and keep trying.

[w8liftinglady]

10. I found some yesterday,too...but you DO have to be careful

You CAN still find ones made in the US....but you have to check.
New balance has always been my choice because of my beautiful "Fred Flintstone" feet...they have the most comfortable shoes for working out.

I'm glad you found some...

[DainBramaged]

11. I now has EIGHT pair in different color schemes

and a prized pair of whites I've never worn that are the same as the shoes they use in NASCAR.

[w8liftinglady]

13. hehe,,,mine are black with pink..I also have pink with black,white with pink

....do you see a trend?

[DainBramaged]

14. Uh, no.......

:rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

[October]

20. I think Saucony shoes are ASSEMBLED in the USA

But their shoe fits my weird feet and I run 25 miles a week.

[Odin2005]

3. I love New Balance! Very confortable, and durable.

My current pair is 6 years old.

[DainBramaged]

5. Same as my oldest pair, can't give them up....

[DainBramaged]

6. I find it HILARIOUS someone would unrec for buying American

what a fucking joke.

[Trajan]

7. Perhaps an incorrect assumption ?

I'm thinking they UNREC'd because they are utter assholes instead ...

Utter assholes do roam the echoing hallways of DU ....

[gateley]

19. I think you nailed it. nt

[Sirveri]

29. Or they could have just hit the wrong button by accident...

Not sure why everyone here thinks the worst every time someone unrecs...

[trotsky]

30. Some people have an interesting combination...

of a mild persecution complex coupled with a tendency toward engaging in conspiracy theories, and they think that the ONLY possible reason their precious, precious thread could have gotten an unrec is because Darth Cheney himself ordered his minions onto the Internet to take it down because of the threat it posed to the Bush Family Evil Empire.

[Sirveri]

34. to be fair I unrec'd it myself, just to see if I'd get an option.

Doesn't even let you know, and it doesn't let you pull your unrec back either. Oh well.

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[readmoreoften]

12. Made WHERE in the "USA" and under what conditions? This is important.

Sadly, the much merchandise (particularly clothing) with "Made in the USA" labels are made in the Marianas Islands, which is technically the US but follows no labor laws that we would recognize. Items made in the Marianas Islands are often made by female sweatshop workers (who, in one incident I read about, have to show their bosses their dirty maxipads once a month to prove their not pregnant.)

Hopefully these were REALLY made in the US under the conditions that's supposed to really stand for. If so, heck yeah. If under a union label, all the better.

[w8liftinglady]

15. I'd be lying if I said I knew,but the box proudly posts it

now...to clarify...they used to be made in the USA exclusively.I DID see pairs made in China yesterday...so you could be right.

[sgsmith]

16. Look at their web site

http://www.newbalance.com/USA/#/factories
Maine and Massachusetts

Made or Assembled in America

Twenty-five percent of New Balance shoes sold in North America are produced by our US workforce using US and imported materials. When possible, we obtain materials from domestic suppliers. At times, due to availability, economic or quality reasons, there is a need to import components from foreign sources. Where the domestic value is at least 70%, we have labeled the shoe "Made in the USA." Where it falls below 70%, we have qualified the label referencing domestic and imported materials. This determination is based in part on the Federal trade Commission's survey of consumers.

[Davis_X_Machina]

21. Norridgewock, Skowhegan, and Norway, Maine. Lawrence, Mass.

They're not union, but they pay about $16.50/hr w/bennies, and they don't do piecework.

[DainBramaged]

22. They are an honorable company

ALL of the shoes they provide for NASCAR and most other Domestic racing series are ALL made in the USA. I saw a profile of them on Speed a while ago and that's when I started searching them out or buying on line.

[donheld]

28. From Wikipedia

New Balance owns five factories in the United States: two in Massachusetts (Boston and Lawrence), and three in Maine (Norridgewock, Skowhegan, and Norway).<5>

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Balance#Made_in_USA_.28and_UK.29_stance

[walldude]

17. I'm wearing those exact shoes right now...

New Balance are the only shoes that run wide enough for me. I do find that I have to replace them once a year though...

[tinrobot]

18. Total New Balance guy

I've stuck with them simply because they fit and aren't too flashy.

Now I have a second reason to keep buying them.

[tabasco]

23. Here's a place to get made in USA boots:

http://www.afboots.com/

http://www.stillmadeinusa.com/men.html

[flvegan]

24. Congrats! I bought New Balance 740s a month ago. Made in the USA, baby!

[Greyhound]

25. Same here, wearing them right now. n/t

:kick: & R

[Historic NY]

26. Local marathon shoe fitter recommended them to me to ease pain...

I got a wide 4e width for stability, works like a charm. I look at Amazon from time to time to find some bargains.

[petronius]

27. That's pretty much all I wear - just wish they'd stick with a model number for a lot longer

Every time I go in the store looking for another pair of 471s (or whatever worked last time) I find that it's discontinued. And when I work out what the successor model is I often find that they've changed the color to something horrible... :shrug:

[trotsky]

31. With you on that one.

I used to wear the 925s, which they had for a couple of years until they replaced it with the 926, which was fine but not as good. And now the 926 is being phased out for the 927. Pity.

[Rhythm]

32. Only sneakers i buy...

They're durable, comfortable, and made in the USA!

[Mimosa]

33. K&R!!! Great info. n/t

[blue neen]

35. They are very comfortable shoes and were actually recommended by my orthopedic surgeon.

:thumbsup: