I have a love/hate relationship with mall stores like this one. They offer their merchandise at higher prices to pay for the mall rent. When they have a sale, it's often minor.
However, I've managed to get some great clearance deals with The Finish Line, but generally not with their competitors. Today was not one of those days.
While they had a couple of sales on Brooks running shoes overall, it looked mostly as though they were trying to clear out the non-mainstream colour combinations. The same model shoe but in a muted or conservative colour scheme was full price.
I'm sure they have to do more with Nike, Adidas, and Reebok because most stores will have those.
Over the years, I've found that The Finish Line has shirts and other gear on good sales, but you have to keep up with their weekly sales and impromptu mark downs.
Two of the staffers asked to help me and one stayed quite a while to discuss things. Surprisingly, there was no high pressure, although they asked repeatedly if I'd like to try something. They were both pleasant, thankfully, which isn't all that common in my experience. read more