Thought I would bump this one back up to the top. Was in Glasgow, for a few days, doing the annual "lets all see how quickly we can get rid of daddy's hard earned" trip, under the guise of buying school uniforms, but ending up with more clothes than a Stella McCartney fashion show . Anyway, I decided to treat myself to a new pair of running shoes. I went, for my second time, to Achiles' Heel in Great Western Road. Great staff, listen to your mumps and groans, especially about how hard it is to run on soft sand
and just running stuff in general.
When it got down to the nitty gritty, I was down to a choice between two pairs---Mizunos or Brooks. The guy got me to do the catwalk again and declared that his opinion was that the Brooks were more suitable to my Cheeky Chappy Charlie Chaplin gait, but that it was, obviously, my choice. When I asked the clincher "How much are they?", he replied " The Mizunos are £70, the Brooks normally retail for £65, but they're in the sale at £45" I thanked and commended him for his honesty and he replied " I'm not here to sell you one pair of shoes, I'm here to sell you ten". Absolutely spot on, the last time I was there, had the recommended shoes not been right for me I probably wouldn't have been back. By the way, the last pair that I bought from there, from a different member of staff, was a pair of Brooks. They know their stuff.
A great advert for a really friendly place. I would thorougly recommend it to anyone, but beware you have to be able to stand on one foot and squat down. DO NOT GO TO BUY SHOES WITH A DRINK IN YOU!!!! YOU WILL SIMPLY FALL OVER ON THE SHOP FLOOR.
Don't know why they do that--it must be to check your balance or the way your ankle works, or maybe it's just a right good laugh looking at the CCTV footage at the end of the day.