A few weeks ago, I wrote about a new online running store called Kindrunner. In case you missed my post, I will tell you a bit about Kindrunner’s mission.
- Make running as fun, enjoyable, and injury and stress free as possible for all of their customers.
- Reduce the running community’s impact on the environment as much as they possibly can.
- Help people in need all around the world by repurposing used running shoes.
Kindrunner launches today (June 3, 2013) and here are some of the features which are unique to this site:
- Confident Runner Pricing: An option presented upon checkout which rewards those who know exactly what they are looking for. This option waives the Free Return Shipping but offers the shoe at a below retail price. Shipping of product to customer is still free, as is the return shipping of donated shoes for Kindness Cash Rewards Program.
- Free 3 Way Shipping –You get: (1) free shipping of your order, (2) free shipping of any returns for any reason and (3) free shipping of your donated shoes back to them for re-purposing with Soles 4 Souls or The More Foundation Group.
- Kindness Cash Rewards Program – When you receive your shoes, you have the option to put your old shoes in the Kindrunner shipping box and place the pre-paid return label on the box for shipment back to them. Upon receipt of the label, they will scan the bar code and place $10 Kindness Rewards Cash (KRC) onto your account for future use. Each return label (whether it contain one pair or 4 pairs of shoes) is worth $10 KCR per new shoes purchased (5 pairs purchased on that order, you can earn up to $50 KCR) or credits toward future purchases. The KCR can be used to purchase anything that Kindrunner sells and it never expires.
- Expert Product Reviews –Each and every product they carry comes with an expert product review video on the same page that the product is listed on. These videos are done by individuals who have worked in the running industry for a number of years either as shoe reps, store owners, or expert shoe fitters at one of the oldest running stores in the nation. They bring the knowledge of your neighborhood specialty run shop to the comforts of your home!
- Easy 365 returns – You have 365 days to return any product, as long as it is in the original packaging and in the original condition. If you are injured and unable to use the shoe, if your doctor wants you in a different model because of orthotics, you can send it back for a full refund.
Need more motivation to try Kindrunner? As a bonus for their earliest customers, the first 500 customers will get “Free Socks for Life” with every shoe purchase! Each time one of our first 500 customers returns and purchases a new shoe their order will ship with a free pair of socks of their choice from our sock inventory. As long as this customer continues to run, they will continue to get socks from Kindrunner! I bought some Mizuno Wave Rider 16s to replace the promotional pair that I received. Top 500? I hope so!
I love this new concept and what they are trying to do and wish Kindrunner much success. I have been selected as a Kindrunner Ambassador so I will participate in product reviews, giveaways and promotions on this blog! As always, all opinions will be my own.
Stay tuned – I think this will be a ton of fun! In the mean time, get in there – the first 500 people to order get free socks with shoe orders for life!