New Balance Factory Store

Motivated by the nice training shoes which everybody else at my gym wear, I decided to upgrade my old sneakers. After not finding anything I liked in the right size at Rebel Sport, I went to the New Balance Factory Store, a recommendation from the lady who served me at Rebel Sport and according to her she gets better deals at the New Balance Factory Store than she does with her staff discount at Rebel Sport. Handy sports retail insider pro tip, and I was pleased with my experience at New Balance, a sporty guy gave me sporty advice, and I left with new pair of shoes which I assume were cheaper than the standard retail price. The difference between running in sneakers and running in proper running shoes turned out to be significant — I will use running shoes for the rest of my life.

The New Balance store on Beaumont St appears for all intents and purposes to be an outlet store, which in my experience are good for bargain hunting but a bit short on customer service and/​or the best product range.
I was happily surprised to find while the shoes may not be the latest season’s, they’re still top-​of-​the-​range and they offer a service where they analyse your stride and find the best shoe to support the way you walk/​run. I’d been eyeing up a pair of shoes for a while and just found them on slae at 40% the original sale price. Good work New Balance.

If you are looking for large discounts on trainers and don’t need a wide selection of brands to choose from, the New Balance Factory Store delivers exceptional value for money. The stock is mostly from previous years, but if money is more important to you than the latest style of ‘technology’ then it’s worth a visit. The store manager was very attentive to my needs and undertook a basic gait analysis to check that the pair of shoes I had selected would be suitable for my body kinetics. I walked out with almost a 40% discount on the retail price, and joined the customer database to receive $ 5 off my next purchase. A selection of clothing is also offered although the sizing tends to be at the extreme ends of the scale. I struggled to find shorts in Medium or Large.