Has anyone spotted the advert in the London Marathon Magazine from JJB Sports "Serious about running". Well I thought I'd test this out at my local branch and fair enough I found a pair of Adidas Supernovas. However it appears that JJB dont stock half sizes!
So I contacted their customer services and the response was "Unfortunately we are unable to stock half sizes in a majority of our range as we simply do not have the capacity to carry the stock.
You should also be aware that the actual fit of a trainer varies between manufacturers and as we carry a vast range there should always be enough choice for a customer to make a decision from."
Serious about running - they must be having a laugh!
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Not JJB but JD. I was in JD years ago looking at the running section (when I used to do the odd 10K), and was told that Nike Tuned Air was "excellent for runnin' because it had air bubble, innit". Classy!
cringeworthy.
Instead I went to Northern Runner in Newcastle and the staff there took the time to fit me out correctly,
How a proper "serious about running" shop should be.
One thing I can't work out about the shox and the like is what happens in the mud? I guess it all clogs up nastily.
blimey - that's five whole syllables
most chavs now believe that they subsist on 'greggs pies' and they wear 'nike shoos' because polysylllabic words like 'pasties' ans 'trainers' are getting a bit difficult for them
hence JD and JJB, and Sunny D
presumably lillywhites will change to LLW soon to avoid alienating its key demographic
BTW, I got stopped by one of the staff in JD as I was walking out with 3 copies of Marathon News. Twas OK once I explained to the tw@t that the magazine was achtually free.
But then, I used to get embarrassed when I saw Dufour bumper stickers on cars and wondered how people could be so blatant.
I ran a 10k in them....... well I say ran, more like hobbled! Then I joined the local running club and was guided to what I really needed............. a pub........ no! a proper running retailer.
I've e-mailed JJB (and just for interest CC'ed it to Trading Standards)telling them my story and what I think of their claim.
I often pop in to see if they've got any better and sometimes test them a little......... its cruel really, but fun!
Dear JJB
Having been a runner for over eight years now my first supposedly 'proper' pair of running shoes were bought, on the advice of staff from your store. In hindsight this was a mistake which was highlighted by the staff meber asking "how far is a marathon?"
Your store in Yeovil rarely stocks anymore than one or two 'proper running shoes' and over the last seven years I have gone into the store to have a look and see if any of the staff have any knowledge of running at all (other than knowing thats what Beckham does in between scoring or taking a dive!). To date I have never yet found any of your staff to have any specialist knowledge of running whatsoever.
So your claim in the London Marathon magazine of being 'Serious about running' is at best misleading and at worse dangerous as a novice marathon runner could buy a shoe totally unsuitable and not up to the job leading to injury. I am also suprised that the FLM would allow you to make such a claim in their publication.
I was lucky when I started running that the only distance I did in the Nikes I originally bought was a 10k before I was guided to a specialist running shop where I bought a pair of Asics that were suited to my style of running.
I'm not sure that your claim would not be of interest to Trading Standards!
( I have managed to get some decent bargins, last years model etc at JJB. But all without the assistance of the staff)
My ex-wife once managed to stun a member of JJB staff. ( I had gone in for wander ) When she ( the staff girl) asked if she could help. The ex replied.... No we are both proper runners !!! classic
DTS, good one - I'd like to say I'll be using it but I suspect I'd just look a prat using it in Runner's Need ;-)
IZ U SERUIOS.... SEERIUS.... SERORUS... IZ U AVIN A LAFF. JJB IZ DA PROPPA BLING BLING INNIT AND CHAVID BECKHAM N DJ OXIDE N NEUTRINO N ALL DA STARZ SHOPZ ERE N EVRYTHING SO U IZ TALKIN PLUMZ. N WE IZ DA TOP GANGSTA, INNIT, SO IF UZ DISS US N E MORE WE WILL POP DA CAP IN UR ASS, INNIT.
thank you, please call again
JJB Sports
here's a pikcha