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    4.9 (215 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
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    Jan K.

    .... I've bought shoes from the running center in Redlands... but I decided to get new walking shoes here....... So we tried the local running center store in Carlsbad....It's been a minute since I've walked regularly... I need to get back to 20 + miles per week.... The staff was knowledgeable and helpful....

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    Danielle W.

    This is the only place we buy shoes anymore. My wife goes through shoes quickly as she is on her feet 12 hours a day at work. Their shoes are cost comparable with other stores but that have a small mighty knowledgeable staff. And they turned us on to ON (CLOUD) shoes our very favorite new brand. They have a great reward program and awesome sales. So we don't even bother going anywhere else anymore. Shop local!

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    Just bought a pair of Brooks Ghost 4's and the owner? was very helpful and pleasant. Shoes are bitchen!! Great small shop experience.

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    Love the comfort of buying from people who know about running. Great selection of shoes for runners and other physical activities.

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    Shoe Palace

    3.7
    (43 reviews)
    0.4 mi

    Terrible experience at this place with one of the associates coming directly to me as he noticed I…read morewas a tourist. He made me use my credit card twice knowing I would be double charged and then he asked me to deal with that with my bank company. I opened a dispute and now this place is contesting it - leaving me with the double payment to deal for about a month. My company had no problem in hearing me, but they can't take a side until they investigate, which it's taking weeks!!! I would not recommend this place to anyone.

    Customer service a disappointment at Shoe Palace in Carlsbad mall. We've been frequent customers of…read moreour local Shoe Palace. Recently, we purchased basketball shoes for my son. They were NikeKD. My son got blisters on top of his foot from them after wearing a couple times. When we brought them back to request a credit or refund we were informed they were "too worn" by their manager Sal. We had bought them two weeks before. I know Nike would stand behind their product if it caused harm to the customer. I am now taking it up with Nike since Shoe palace won't do anything about it. Just disappointing. I will no longer return here to shop since I know they don't care about customer service. We have never had an issue like this before with a product from shoe palace. I have learned they will not stand behind the products they sell with a fit warranty. Note to consumers: Buy direct from Nike where they stand behind their product, worn or not, for 60 days. It's just not worth it when you spend over $100 on shoes. Lesson learned and unfortunately the manager, Sal, did not make any efforts to try and retain us as customers.

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    Nike Factory Store - Carlsbad

    Nike Factory Store - Carlsbad

    3.5
    (106 reviews)
    3.7 mi
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    Historically I never find good values here. It's not the largest outlet and thus the inventory and…read moreselection isn't great. But I did see some nice Jordan golf shoes on the clearance wall. Random, surprising and since the whole wall was 40% off, a decent value. But the store is always neat and tidy, and never too crowded. Overall, I have much better luck at the nearby San Clemente outlet which is at least double the size of this one.

    One star. Walk into…read morethe Nike Factory Store expecting outlet deals, not a scavenger hunt with fine print. Big bold signs screaming "30% OFF," racks full of mixed items, and then you find out the discount only applies to a small print "fleece only". Meanwhile, similar-looking activewear is sitting right there in the same rack like it belongs. I'll own my part, I didn't see the "fleece only" note. That's on me. But when you've got 20+ pieces of non-sale items sitting in the middle of a rack clearly marked for a discount, that's just bad practice. Feels less like shopping and more like a setup. First asked for clarification about how discounts work. Then a price check. After the sale I walked over to confirm sign. Someone asked me "can J help you", I Asked if this is how they normally do things? And got a casual "yeah" and a shrug. No effort to make it right, no attempt to meet halfway. Just a quick apology and move on. I've worked customer service. If something ends up on a sale rack, you own it. You fix it. Or at least try. This just felt like bait and switch with zero accountability.

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    Fleet Feet

    Fleet Feet

    4.9
    (171 reviews)
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    What an incredible experience! I walked in not knowing what…read moreto expect and was immediately greeted by a friendly, knowledgeable associate. I wish I remembered her name because she was so great! She offered to scan my foot (which I thought might be a gimmick) but it turned out to be surprisingly informative. Using the scan results, she brought out three shoe options and carefully observed my stride as I tried each one. Together we narrowed it down to the perfect pair based on both her observations and my comfort. I hadn't planned on buying new shoes today, but there was zero pressure. Her expertise and the thoughtful process made me feel completely confident in my choice, and I left with a new pair of running shoes. Thank you!

    Service: you walk in and people are readily available to ask what you might need help with. They're…read morenot pushing a membership, such as road runner, but are purely asking what you might be interested in. They do offer foot measurements and have you walk on a device that measures where your foot has the most pressure during steps, which I thought was really cool. They also send you the report automatically and don't try to upsell you on insoles (sorry road runner). Selection: they have a pretty large collection of shoes! If they don't have the color you want, they are more than happy to order it in for you. Value: what sold me was that they are selling you the shoe for the same if not near the same price as what it would cost online. But without the forced membership and shipping fee. I'll whole heartedly recommend this store to anyone interested in running!

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    Famous Footwear

    Famous Footwear

    2.7
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    8.5 mi
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    First time to this location, last minute drop in. Lots of options, great sales. Large parking lot,…read morea little busy but lots of parking available, clean store and clean outside, felt safe. Very friendly helpful staff. Would recommend this location.

    This is a review of the ENCINITAS famous footwear. The Poway location was semi-helpful:…read more I purchased some Nike Court vision Altas online and they were too big. I went to the POWAY location and returned my shoes. They had my correct Size in the store but I declined to buy theM because they had VERY OBVIOUSLY been worn. The employee offered to clean them for me which I thought was a little weird. I don't know about you, but I'm not paying $85 for used shoes. So I went ahead and purchased another pair online and they arrived in three days. (See images) What are the chances They tried to sell me another obviously used pair? Filth! When I took them to the POWAY location they were very nice and refunded my money. The employee explained that their policy is to just clean the dirty, used shoe and resell it for the new price-- and that my particular pair of shoes came from STORE 697. The ENCINITAS location. It was explained to me that the employee at that store , (employee number 295956) who prepared the order didn't clean the shoe before they resold it to me for the new price. I've been a rewards member for years And have been shopping at famous footwear my whole life. That ends today. Order from an honest seller. Reselling dirty shoes for new prices is not only unhygienic but it's unethical and bad business practice. I'm Disgusted that I've purchased ALL of my kids shoes through this company. Note: this has also been sent to corporate. I'm going to shout this from the roof tops.

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