Tuesday, October 21, 2008

The Shoes That Cruise


Remember the good all days when you would roller skate to the store or even just around your front yard. It was quite fun being with friends and showing off your nice skates. But now a days they are no where in site. Well, Sketchers and Puma going to try to help the faded out roller skates. They are both trying to bring roller skates back in style.

Sketchers have opted to call their roller skates 4 Wheelers, while the folks at Puma are calling theirs Roller Kitty. Both companies have basically just added wheels and stoppers (front and back for the 4 Wheelers, just front for the Roller Kitty) to a pair of regular shoes.

Personally, Roller Kitties looks pretty good. Puma's have a kind of simple, old school style that works well for roller skates. The 4 Wheelers, on the other hand, aren't so great looking. And style names like "Glimmer," "Freerider," and "Medallion" don't make them any more appealing.

Also the name Roller Kitties isn't so appealing. Same with the names for the 4 Wheelers. But if they are trying advertise to the children then it may be appropriate.

This may be nice effort to bring the roller skates back to life, but I don't think the roller skate fad will last very long. Well, that is if it actually starts.

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