Save Money on Sneakers

May 22nd, 2008 | Posted in Daily Life

I love to play basketball.  I play a couple of times a week in the mornings and it keeps me in great shape.  Of course,  as with all sports, you do have some equipment that you must purchase.  In my case, I need to have a quality pair of Basetball Sneakers.

I refuse to pay more then $35 for a quality (name brand) pair of kicks.  I prefer Nike, Adidas, Reebok or Converse.  I have used Starbury’s (Stephon Marbury’s Brand) sold only at Steve and Barry’s stores.  The sell for $15 each which is a great deal.  They are not bad but tend to wear out a little quicker then the other name brand shoes.  I would buy them again if near a Steve and Barry’s but I will go through 3 pairs when I would normally only use 2 so you have to factor that into the equation.

Since I don’t have a Steve and Barry’s nearby I decided to purchase mine on the web.  I received an email from finishline.com telling me about a sale with some items up to 70% off.  After visiting the site I found that they had a great pair or Converse Basketball Sneakers for only $29.99 (70% off). 

Now, before I buy anything online I do a quick internet search to see if there are any coupons available.  A simple google search for “Discount Coupons Finishline.com” found me 6 coupons available to me at checkout.  I chose one for 15% off my entire purchase as long as I spend $60.  To spend the $60 I had to purchase 3 pairs of shoes (2 only got me to $59.98).  I am fine with stocking up since these three pairs should last me 1.5 years (6 months a pair).  By adding more to my order and using the coupon I was able to bring the average cost per pair down to $25 per pair!  Not too shabby.

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