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| - I am familiar with Fleet Feet from my years in the CHI. I LOVED Fleet Feet then and often went out for "chicks" night runs with the store and met some great fellow runners. FF was where I went for all my running gear, shoes, socks, sticks, etc. Needless to say, when FF moved into the West Side hood I was EX-CITE-ED!
I stopped in the other day because I was in dire need of some running shades to protect my precious peepers as I run in the sun. Options are limited, Oakley and Tifosi brands.
When I asked about the sun glasses the response I got was, "They're sun glasses. That's about it. I don't think there's much to know or say about them." Gee, thank you, and so helpful. I went on to purchase them because well, $50 is a heck of a lot less than $180 for Oakley.
When I got home to look at my new shades I noticed that there were supposed to come with a case. So, I made my 2nd trek up to the West Side hood to get my case. The same "helpful" male said, "Oh, yeah, I'm glad you caught that." No, "I'm sorry for my lack of skills as a sales person and retail employee". (Not that I was expecting that).
I DID ask some running shoe questions while I was in the store for the 2nd time (Hey, two birds with one...or two stones.). Mr. "helpful" was actually knowledgeable about the shoes and I had some renewed hope in his skill set as an employee of FF.
Overall, store is beautiful, nicely laid out, and easy to locate stuff. They don't have a ton of stock but they have some nice items and the essentials, of course. Will I be back? Probably, but I'll still probably go to the other running store simply because they have a bit more "sole" in their sales approach.
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