Five reasons why you should not buy your first pair of shoes online.

Hello! My name is Yakiimo!

This is an article recommending stores for those who are thinking of buying their first brand of shoes online .

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It’s easier to go online, stores are expensive and cumbersome…

I was thinking that too, but if it’s your first brand, don’t do it.

Because on the Internet.

• You have to gamble with the right size in that brand in an iffy way.
• You don’t have a knowledgeable clerk to help you choose shoes that match you.

Yakiimo

I’m glad I shopped at the actual store this time and wanted to share this excitement with you in this article!

Brief introduction of the shoes I bought this time

List price is about 144.96 USD.(2024.04.10)

First of all, the cushioning has changed.

It makes me want to run!

But the size is not 100% fit, it is about 90%.

Still, I feel it was the right decision to replace it.

Disadvantages of buying in stores

It is not fair to mention only the advantages, so let me also raise the disadvantages of buying in a store!

You might annoy the clerk.

If you talk to the shopkeeper with a vague “well, whatever that brand is” feeling, you will annoy the shopkeeper.

This is because every product has different characteristics.

I only came to decide on the brand and size, which annoyed the clerk.

In the meantime, I had taken a screenshot of the series name so I could pass it along.

• What situations do you use it for? Daily life/running
• Color
• Series Name

I thought I had to make a decision.

One forgets

I forget one thing that is a priority for me.

Because it is multitasking!

• Talking with the store staff
• Checking if the shoes are uncomfortable or not
• My priorities
• Imagining where you are using it

These are the things that run through my mind.

This time, when I got home, I said, “Oh, I forgot to ask about durability.

For me, shoes are a pretty expensive purchase, so I want them to last three years.

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It’s hard on the heart to be so squishy in a year!

So, I think the disadvantage is that with stores, one of the priorities is to forget.

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Why don’t you just write it down?

Time to fight the inferiority complex!

Suddenly I’m (let me be strong with “yet”) I think I have an aura of being unattractive.

It is especially hard to have to talk to a female waitress in that pathetic state!

Because it is depressing!

I feel like they think, “Wow, this guy doesn’t look very popular… but he’s a customer, so we have to serve him…”!

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You’re so paranoid.

When I talk to a woman, I have to communicate with her, thinking that I am not in a relationship with this person!

But I will do my best!

Assortment issues

There is a risk that the actual store may not have products in your foot size.

There is a restriction on stores that

• Layout and
• Inventory storage location,
• need to place items that sell well.

This is a disadvantage that cannot be understood until you go there.

Fortunately, a store that looks like a specialty store targeting adults had some in my size!

Other

Other minor disadvantages are listed here,

• If it’s your first time here, you may get lost.
• We need to make time to get there.
• The sense of accomplishment from the purchase makes me want to spend the money in a bakery or something.

Five reasons why you should not buy online!

Reasons not to buy online = benefits of buying in store.

Without knowing your size.

With a new brand, my foot size is much more of a blur.

After all, trial fitting is the most powerful.

Some of them have a great service that allows you to try them on by mail for free!

But in my case, I don’t want to use it because it is a hassle to receive mail!

Also, the previous shoes are a size too big and I have to wear one insole.

Should I lower the height by 1 cm from the current level?

We have to come up with the correct answer in our imaginary world!

This time I bought a pair that was -0.5 cm smaller than my previous pair.

But the HOKA (brand) I was aiming for was a little too big even at -1cm.

It’s hard to get the right size on a brand I’ve never tried on like this!

★You can’t listen to the clerk.

When using the internet for the first time with a brand, I found the biggest disadvantage was not being able to listen to the store clerk!

There are two main reasons for this!

1. They’re very knowledgeable.
2. They’ll be able to match your foot situation with their shoes.

They’re very knowledgeable.

I used to think that store clerks were smiling hunters who sold me things that didn’t look good on me by saying they looked good on me.

But it wasn’t.

For example, running shoes are made with thicker cushioning in the heel and slightly thinner in the front.

By doing so, the body naturally leans forward and seems to be designed in a way that naturally facilitates running.

Yakiimo

thankful!

These knowledgeable people will do the following

They’ll be able to match your foot situation with their shoes.

They listen to my foot size and needs and bring recommendations.

With the internet, I have to choose it myself, but they do it for me.

I found it to be a great help.

Then they check my toes and heels to make sure I am the right size.

That’s how I got a clue about the future of this size for this brand!

I don’t know the color.

On the Internet, it is difficult to get a sense of the colors because the products are so beautifully processed.

So, in a physical store, you can make a judgment based on your own eye sense.

For example, this blue color looks fine for the morning commuter train, but this orange color looks a bit harsh.

Other than that, the thickness of the mesh material on the upper side of the shoe could be felt immediately from the look and feel of the shoes.

So it seems hard to choose colors online except black.

Communication cannot be trained.

The Internet has the disadvantage of not developing communication skills.

I say the obvious, because with the Internet, you can shop on your PC or smartphone.

But this is not a disadvantage for communicators, so it is an okay place to be.

In my case, I need to work on my communication skills or I will be afraid of people.

So I try to go to stores.

The following were trained this time

• I’ll tell you what I want.
• Trying on the shoes and telling my impression
• Listen to what the clerk has to say
• and compare that new information with my request.
• Even if my sweat is smeared on the shirt and I feel embarrassed
• I tell her I’m buying

I did a great job for myself.

I also felt a sense of accomplishment!

One regret I have is that I should have indicated my willingness to purchase from the beginning.

Because I looked (still) tacky and didn’t look like I was going to buy.

And while I was taking quite a while,

another customer came in and the clerk was really wondering if I should go that way.

This is a disadvantage because I could not find such a reflection on the Internet.

Unaware of the bindings.

The reason you shouldn’t buy online is because you don’t realize you are tying yourself in knots.

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I want to buy HOKA! I’m a registered member! I got a coupon, now I have to buy it here!

Deciding on one brand online means inevitably abandoning the others.

In game terms, they want to clear with a spear, so that’s all they use.

In fact, it is easier to clear with a dagger, but they don’t realize it.

You should quit because you have made it your goal to buy the brand’s products rather than to wear shoes that fit you like this.

summary

These are the things I usually buy online, but I was impressed by what I bought in the store!

If you like this article, I would be very happy if you would share it!

Thank you for reading this far!

See you soon!

やきいも(yakiimo)

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