| Show High prices for high tops Why do people pay so much for athletic shoes Dan North Contributing Writer F you look at the athletic I IF shoes of today's basket basket- ball player you will most likely find finda a brand name Names like Nike Air Jordan Air or Nike Air Nearly every high school and college college college col col- col- col lege basketball player is wearing a basketball shoe that is being put on the market by a pro player With all of these pro- pro shoes name the manufacturing manufacturing manufacturing turing companies are able to 1 mark up the cost for the shoes For example Nike Air Jordan Jordan shoes are priced at an unbelievable per pair Nike Barkley Air-Barkley are priced at per pair Although Although Al Al- though not pro related Reebok holds the highest priced basketball shoe at per pair Is anyone even even buying these shoes a at such an outrageous outrageous outrageous out out- price Is the shoe even worth that much mon money y Drew Peterson last seasons season's basketball team member wears Nike Pumps I paid bucks for formy formy formy my shoes and there were guys on the team that paid more than that for their shoes said Peterson It lilt seems like everyone I know who plays basketball has got either a pro-named pro shoe or they paid over bucks for their shoes How much money is Nike making on a pair of shoes Kory who was in Korea in 1987 went through a Nike shoe factory while factory while there When he went through the factory the tour guide gave each missionary a free pair of shoes At At fi first st we didn't want didn't-want want to accept th the free shoes because in the states they cost 80 to However However However How How- ever the tour guide told us that the shoes were made for only 8 there Then we took the shoes said us sen Greg Maas is a supervisor at the Park City Nike Shoe Outlet Im not sure what it costs us to make makel the shoes in Utah Maas said Why do the athletes of America pay so much money for their athletic shoes Is the quality of these expensive shoes better that a low cost shoe Peterson said I dont don't think it is that a low cost shoe is a bad shoe It just doesn't have the brand name name that people look f for r. r t |
