Team Adam's Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 What a great thing to see pop up on my facebook stream this morning... especially since this morning I ran a couple miles in my Made in the USA AT625's at 5am, then threw on a set of M1300's (the same ones in this video) to be comfortable. [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JoPbRz8NY8s]New Balance Excellent Makers - NB Factory, Maine, United States - YouTube[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paoutdoorsman Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 Cool! I love my New Balance kicks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted March 9, 2012 Share Posted March 9, 2012 I was at JC Penney a couple months ago and saw that this one particular model, some were made here and some made elsewhere.. they didn't have size 13 4E in stock so I couldn't verify if they were made here or not, so I asked if they could put a note in the order specifying, which they could not.. anyways, when I got them, I was happy to see that they were in fact made here and had the nice USA logo on it.. I've also bought some crew socks from BJ's recently sporting the same logo on the package.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Golf for Life Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Proudly have a pair on at this moment made in the USA Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dreamworkz Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I am proud to have a pair that I use for work. Love them. Dream Workz Auto Detailing using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Captain Slow Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Proudly have a pair on at this moment made in the USA Same here, I love my New Balance. They're the only ones I wear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tim Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 Time for me to give up the Swoosh and switch! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark L Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I've been wanting to get a pair of New Balance shoes, primarily because they're MADE IN THE USA. My question, which hopefully someone can answer, is which particular models are USA made versus China? I've heard that not all their shoes are made here and I'd hate to order a pair and have a Chinese made pair. Also do these run true to size? Large? Small? I wear a size 15 in Nike, 14 in K-Swiss (my favorite shoes by the way) Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortplainman Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 thats pretty cool! only american made thing i wear is LL Bean gore tex boots. actually just looked they are made in china...lame. im a puma guy as of late but was nike. gona have to get me a pair of the new balance though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1FAST SS Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 New Balance makes a good shoe. The higher line the better the fit and quality. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAYBEN Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 My question, which hopefully someone can answer, is which particular models are USA made versus China? I've heard that not all their shoes are made here and I'd hate to order a pair and have a Chinese made pair. If you order off their site, you can filter by American Assembled and American Made Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Team Adam's Posted March 10, 2012 Author Share Posted March 10, 2012 I've been wanting to get a pair of New Balance shoes, primarily because they're MADE IN THE USA. My question, which hopefully someone can answer, is which particular models are USA made versus China? I've heard that not all their shoes are made here and I'd hate to order a pair and have a Chinese made pair. Also do these run true to size? Large? Small? I wear a size 15 in Nike, 14 in K-Swiss (my favorite shoes by the way) Thanks I believe they currently produce 25% of their line here in the US. They break them down into 2 sub categories: "Made in the USA" - These shoes are proudly produced in our U.S. factories by our more than 1,200 U.S. workers. Where the domestic value is at least 70% we have labeled them "Made in USA." "Assembled in the USA" - These shoes were proudly assembled in our U.S. factories by our more than 1,200 U.S. workers. Since the domestic value is less than 70%, we have labeled them "Assembled in the USA." I actually have no issues with that second collection either... it still means there is a factory somewhere employing US workers to put shoes together. Obviously the completely US shoe is ideal, but anymore I'll take what I can get! Plus I appreciate that they're honest about it where a lot of companies would just slap the "made in the usa" tag on everything. Men's New Balance USA Collection | shopnewbalance.com Sizing wise I can't help you... I wear the same size in these as I do in pretty much all my shoes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark L Posted March 10, 2012 Share Posted March 10, 2012 I believe they currently produce 25% of their line here in the US. They break them down into 2 sub categories: "Made in the USA" - These shoes are proudly produced in our U.S. factories by our more than 1,200 U.S. workers. Where the domestic value is at least 70% we have labeled them "Made in USA." "Assembled in the USA" - These shoes were proudly assembled in our U.S. factories by our more than 1,200 U.S. workers. Since the domestic value is less than 70%, we have labeled them "Assembled in the USA." I actually have no issues with that second collection either... it still means there is a factory somewhere employing US workers to put shoes together. Obviously the completely US shoe is ideal, but anymore I'll take what I can get! Plus I appreciate that they're honest about it where a lot of companies would just slap the "made in the usa" tag on everything. Men's New Balance USA Collection | shopnewbalance.com Sizing wise I can't help you... I wear the same size in these as I do in pretty much all my shoes. Thanks Dylan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fortplainman Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 yeah i agree dylan, went to look at some New Balance and found this unfortunately: i would look through every shoe to find one made in the USA though, or specifically order one with the USA tag. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GaryW Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I like the model 993. Nice shoe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chuckkilo3 Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 "One pot fits on top of another pot." Love that accent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fat Mike Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I am a long time N.B. customer. Just purchased a pair of 840's on Saturday that were made in the USA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChargerMatt Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 I had no idea NB made shoes in the US. Looks like I know where my next shoes will be from! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Z71_Denali Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 love my grey 993s, had them a couple years and they still look mint! i wear them every time i'm washing/detailing Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DieselDude Posted March 14, 2012 Share Posted March 14, 2012 NewBalance has been the best shoe that I have had. Currently, I have two pairs in the closet. My oldest pair is about to turn 9 years old. I have been looking at 993 to replace the oldest ones. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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