Not One Pair

So last night after seeing Get Him to the Greek, which I'm embarrassed to say I found hilarious, our friend and vivoGS Intern Amy Schlueter tells me she went shopping at Union Square in downtown SF yesterday.

With money to burn in her pocket and inspiration from all the World Cup games, Amy needed some new cleats for her pre-season training before heading back to Middlebury to kick some butt on the soccer field this fall.

What does she see in Nike Town? A wall with 24 styles of cleats on the wall. Wow, I can't wait! I love these orange ones and these white ones and how am I going to decide when I love them all, she thinks. After waiting patiently for a sales specialist, alas, NOT ONE PAIR is made for a ladies foot. Nor do they have even one pair in a men's size 6, which would possibly fit her ladies size 8 foot. Amy and her mom spoke to the manager who confirmed that they don't carry women's cleats. In this giant store.

Just writing about it pisses me off.

I'm sitting here in some random Starbucks somewhere in the middle of California, not too far from glorious soccer fields featuring glorious female athletes playing in the US Club Regionals. Are they not deserving of attention from major retailers, when we have just as much money to spend and care about sports just as much as the guys do?

Check out are fan page post about it and let us know how YOU feel. We love you, Nike, we really do. But why make us feel like you don't love us back?

http://www.facebook.com/vivoGS?ref=search&sid=628664140.3004532884..1

vivoGS teenage girls and young women unite.