Do you wear Nike or Adidas?

[PigLover]

I'm just curious how many of you wear these name brands. Feel free to give your opinions on them.

[msbunnicula]

No, I don't wear either of those brands and while I might wear Adidas, I would never wear Nike. I wear New Balance running shoes (I also like Saucony).

[kpickell]

Adidas was bought by Nike, correct?

Anyways, I've bought both brands in the past, and I've bought Adidas canvas shoes once since going vegan, but normally, no I wouldn't buy either brand. Mainly because they're too expensive.

I just bought two pairs of shoes today from Payless Shoesource together for $35, no leather or suede, and all man-made materials. One pair of tennis shoes ($15) and one pair of hiking shoes ($20). They usually last as long as any pair of Nike's I used to buy so why spend the extra money.

[Kiz]

I found a pair of near-new Nikes in my size the other day. My neighbour threw them out when she moved. I grabbed them, but haven't worn them yet... I'd feel pretty funny... I hate Nike.

[skunkpumpkin]

I got my sneakers of of veganessentials.com

I'm not a big name-brand/Nike fan.

[brownieB26]

I wear nike's, just becasue I haven't bought running shoes in a while and nike's fit me like a glove. I can order them online or in the store and I don't even have to try them on, they jsut fit. But I am trying to ween myself from them. I like that they use lots of synthetic materials instead of leather, but the whole slave-labor thing is a bit offputting

[Walter]

I wear New Balance/Teva's/and thrift store finds =D

[eggplant]

New Balance

[Life2k]

New Balance because they are a straight last shoe and they best fit the shape of my feet.

[Michael]

Nike.

[Max Power]

Wearing a nike shirt, shoes, socks, and stuffing my nike backpack right now :)

[Christy]

My last athletic shoe purchase was Nike. That was because they were the most comfortable shoe I tried on. I try to buy New Balance, but they just weren't as comfortable. I have problem feet, so I try not to buy shoes that might aggravate them.

[Loki]

i'm not really one to wear branded goods.

[herbivore]

Adidas, only because I still have some indoor soccer shoes from high school that I still wear on occasion. I don't buy leather shoes anymore if I can help it. I love my big, fluffy Adidas sweatshirt too. :)

[MsRuthieB]

I wear New Balance.

[Ntelligentidiot]

I have some nike workout clothing... but no nike or adidas shoes. I wear new balance.

Edit: Actually I have some adidas soccer cleats... but they're all man-made materials. I don't really mind the brand as long as the product i'm buying is non-animal.

[meatless]

i'm not really one to wear branded goods.

:yes:

[Vegankat]

Nike are notorious for their sweatshop practices. I wouldn't be caught dead in a pair. I prefer my clothing and shoes to be made by adults who get proper pay.

[Walter]

Nike are notorious for their sweatshop practices. I wouldn't be caught dead in a pair. I prefer my clothing and shoes to be made by adults who get proper pay.
:vebo:

[Epinephrine]

i most certainly would never ever buy nike. i wouldn't buy adidas if they were bought by nike either. and now that nike bought converse.. i'll never wear that either!

[wildruby]

i usually buy adidas because they fit my feet better.

although, i think its kinda cool that nike makes some of their shoes with recycled plastics.

[DannyKass]

I have Adidas running shoes, and not only do they look SO COOL (they are completely ) fuschia but they are extremely comfortable too!

I got shoes like this (cept converse) http://thestore.adidas.com/q204-live/a0466_382546_1.jpg ages ago, they are starting to get munted though, does anyone know of any brands that make shoes like that not in leather?

I also have 2 pairs of converse chuck-taylors, I don't think I'd buy any now though, so I hope they last for ages.. Haha

[carried]

I used to wear Nike but after I found out about the sweatshops, no more for me. Then someone told me that Addias have football cleats made of baby kanaroo skin for David Beckham. So I don't wear Addias either, New Balance is great and they're the only kind that fit my huge feet.

[Scorpius]

Well...I might have somethithing branded with their insignias (honestly--what isn't??) but I don't make it a point to wear they're stuff.

Like msBunnicula said, Saucony and New Balance make much better shoes that aren't made in sweatshops and cost half of your life to buy!!

[epski]

I don't like saying "never," but that option was the only one close to my leanings in that poll.

Last pair of shoes I bought was from Payless Shoesource. Before that, I bought a pair for me and two pairs for my wife from MooShoes. Seems like there's enough vegan options out there to suit me without resorting to overly-expensive leather shoes.