Sunday, August 30, 2009

My New Shoes

Dear Puma;

I find your shoes really comfortable. I love how the heel area cups my heels and helps me fight that pesky tendonitis I've battled for years. I love that they have a roomy toe box for my wide, man toes. I love the cushion, love the bounce, love the spring in my stride when I wear a new pair. I bought a new pair yesterday. I buy the Complete Magnetist III because that is what I prefer for road running. The box alone is really funny. There's the bar code that is twisted and torn apart from the "puma" jumping out of it (har, har). There's the size comparison chart on the back (my foot is larger than a chopstick but smaller than a small french stick -- what's that??) which I think is pretty funny. Then there's the odd, but funny, message on the inside of the box about how I should recycle this box by using it, "as a container for useless stuff you really should have chucked out by now." And then the label on the inside that states, "We know what we're doing. People in magazines wear this stuff. Fashion people, sporty people. People who don't have to wear a suit everyday. So, we know it works." This brings me to my point. How can such a funny company make shoes this unattractive? Are you working too hard in your advertising and shoe-fitting departments to hire a dude to check the color schemes? Below is a photo of the current Complete Magnetist III. It's actually much more neon/hot pink and the silver really sparkles. I'm mentioning it to you, Puma-people, because I'm sure you didn't see this or you would have never let it out of the warehouse. Please don't send any more of this shoe to Alaska and if you do, make sure that Skinny Raven Sports also buys the other color ways. And, if you should need a quality control tester, color analyzer, or bad-colored-shoe killer, let me know. I'm probably available.

Regards,
Dawn


The new and improves Complete Magnetist III. Yipppppppeeeeeeeeee. Now I'll have day-glo pink shoes and no one will hit me with a semi. And yes, that's silver faux reptilian pleather. What isn't pink is silver reptile skin. They really are comfortable, and hysterical. It's funny that I bought them too. It makes me laugh every time I see someone when I run. They must think I'm crazy.