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Mama Needs A New Pair Of Shoes

February 25, 2010 By Mandy 9 Comments

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I’ve been researching online (and off) for the absolute best pair of tennis shoes I can afford that will make my feet feel like heaven, or at least offer way more support than my poor little New Balance’s are giving me at the moment. Being the ever so helpful website it is, Facebook offered me a suggestion in the right sidebar of my page of an athletic shoe guaranteed to provide me with 85% less pain in my feet AND be able to defy gravity.

There’s just one issue I have with this shoe. Look closely and please tell me what YOU think is wrong with this picture. And WHY, pray tell, would anyone think this was a smooth branding move for a shoe? (Or maybe it is because I’m wigging out and it obviously got MY attention.)

Also taking your suggestions in comments on good tennis shoes to invest in.

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  1. kimberly t. bowling says

    March 8, 2010 at 3:42 pm

    Oh that's a classic. Is that even real? I mean the whole sperm look and the name…gravity defyer…good lands, they are really crazy!! 🙂

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  2. Dilem*mama says

    March 1, 2010 at 9:57 am

    I definitely don't want sperm of any kind on my shoes.

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  3. Lisa @ Crazy Adventures in Parenting says

    February 26, 2010 at 10:42 pm

    OMG, I didn't even see it until you pointed it out LMAO!

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  4. Jess says

    February 26, 2010 at 9:56 am

    I wonder if their shoes for elder folks with have pictures of frogs, cuz well you know their things are maybe a bit older ahahaah

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  5. stacey says

    February 25, 2010 at 11:10 pm

    totally a sperm! ewww!

    several of my friends go to a running store for their shoes. they do some kind of foot analysis.

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  6. TheAngelForever says

    February 25, 2010 at 6:18 pm

    Oh my! Well, that would have given my students something to talk about when I was teaching sex ed in an all girls private school 😉 Can you tell men were involved in this and were not thinking?!

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  7. Keetha says

    February 25, 2010 at 11:51 am

    Snicker.

    I didn't even notice it until you said something. Marketing and design FAIL!

    I love my New Balance 561s but I notice I need 1/2 to 1 full size bigger than what I normally wear.

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  8. Llama Momma says

    February 25, 2010 at 10:45 am

    Maybe because sperm is fast?

    It's right up there with Apple's "ipad."

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  9. Buffie says

    February 25, 2010 at 9:34 am

    Why would you want to wear a shoe with a pink sperm on the side of it? Or am I the only one seeing that?

    Reply

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