When I was younger, I used to wear less expensive shoes. You know
from Walmart, or Zellers, either Cherokee, Sugi or cheaper
Reeboks. I continued this fad until I was in early junior
high school. At this point I was finding that my shoeware
was just not lasting very long. I was taking a variety of sports;
badminton, track and field, cross country running, soccer
and baseball. I needed a shoe that could handle all of my activities
and handle them for a decent amount of time. This is when I found
Nike.
Nike has many different styles, and colors. It is a tad
more expensive, but for its sheer quality it is worth it. They
make cross trainers, basketball shoes, casual shoes, running
shoes, walking shoes, and working shoes. They come in red,
brown, green, black, yellow, blue etc etc, you name it, they have
it. You can actually design your own shoes in some stores.
They come in a variety of sizes. Children’s to teenagers
to adults. They are available in a wide diverse variety.
Reebok makes DMX, NIke makes AIR. Technology such as Nike Air
for shoes and Nike Dri Fit for clothing is a new revolution
in fashion. They also make ACG shoes which stands for All
Conditioned Gear, for rugged outwear experiences. The newest Nike Shox have a great impact on your
ability. Of course there is a price to pay for shock absorbers
IN YOUR SHOES, but the idea is cool enough to buy. Do not
get me wrong, just because they look cool, is not reason enough
to shell out two hundred bucks to get them (unless your rich). But
then again, if you were rich, you would not be reading this review.
But seriously, Nike’s syles are still kept up to the latest
trends and other brands, such as Fila, And1, Fubu, Reebok, Adidas
and Cons. Nike also makes sandals (beach and soccer), and
tennis shoes. What don’t they make?
Nike endorses many celebrities, and events. They sponsor
hockey players, such as Mats Sundin, basketball players,
baseball players and football players. They are sponsors
for local minority sports teams also. The revenue they generate
by advertisements alone is remarkably high. I hate to say
but to get ahead, Nike had to use a few dirty tactics. Their
home base is in the good U.S of A, but they have many plants
world wide. They exploit children to help make their goods
and. If that is not bad enough, they pay next to nothing
for the child labour. I must be honest, just recently they
have improved their labour force. They made the minimum age
for working in their work stations world wide higher, and they
must pay a certain amount more to each worker. I guess this is
a start, but to me not quite enough.
All in all, Nike is a huge, grand corporation. They make
great quality goods, at decent prices, and will continue to
do so in the many years to come. The pros of this company
and its products greatly outweigh the cons, so I must say
I am impressed with this company’s power and prestige earth
wide for all of these years. They are still one of the top
clothing distributors, even with all of the competition in
society today. And it looks like a pretty spectactular company
would have to come out to beat Nike in the market, and I hope
I am alive to see this feat done.
You can visit Nike Online at:
https://Nike.com
Or in Canada:
https://Nike.ca
Happy Shopping!
hockeygreat