What color shoes are people getting? I did not specify. In fact, I'm not even sure the shoe comes in more than one color.

There's like 5 colors.

=).

I like em. Not amazing to be walking around in, but very comfortable on a bike, used them for about 15 or so miles so far. I like how they're grippy on the pedals but you can get out of them with enough ease. Def. need to get a size smaller than normal size.

Cool, thanks for posting them. I wonder if they're just sending out random colors. Anyway, I'm anxiously awaiting the arrival of my free shoes.

IIRC, they were sending out random colors, but you could specify what color you wanted and they would try their best to accommodate you.

I'ze waiting too. Maybe I killed all the people at Chrome with the stank of the nasty ol' shoes I sent in. Sorry, my bad.

if people from the nearby area are still waiting, i feel like its gonna take a while for us to get em!

They posted on their facebook that they would trade Chrome gear for anyone who could quickly deal with shoes and were nifty with data-entry.

Why wouldn't they make the front part of the sole smooth for slipping in and out of straps easier?

I don't think that would make much of a difference.

I'm still mad i missed out on free shoes.

Me too...

I didn't even get my Chrome's yet, but I found these at a thrift store for 6 bucks. Cheaper than the shipping I paid to send my turds out. Haha.

Nice score. I love Penguin stuff.

still haven't got mine, it's been 3-4 weeks?

Haven't gotten mine either. An hour away from SF too

it's a trap!

they posted this today

"On March 17th, we posted a message on the Chrome Facebook Fan Page announcing to anyone who'd read it, that if they shipped us a pair of shoes from their closet and had the package postmarked by the 18th, that we would, in turn, send them a free pair of Chrome shoes.

Having recently started making footwear for the harsh demands of city living, we wanted to give the general public the opportunity to discover for themselves just how incredible these shoes are. We expected to see somewhere in the neighborhood of 500 pairs being donated. We’ve been receiving shoes for over a week now from all over the world. Enough to fill up an entire 40 foot long container and then some. Lets just say it’s probably close to ten times as many as we expected.

Turns out the interweb is a incredible means of communication. Who knew? Given the overwhelming response, we’re now going to be giving 500 pairs of shoes to the local St. Vincent de Paul, recycling close to 1,000 pair that can no longer be worn, distributing several hundreds ourselves to those currently living on the streets here in San Francisco and an additional 3,000+ will be going to Haiti with the help of the Soles4Souls organization.

Many thanks to all who participated in this program and donated their shoes! Everyone that is located in the U.S., we'll begin shipping at the end of this week so expect to see some new shoes in the mail in the next few weeks! For all international shipments, expect to see something within the month."

i think that's awesome. if i had known i might have sent an even nicer pair of shoes.

giving out shoes to the homeless on easter...

Yea, now I feel bad I sent such a cruddy pair of shoes.

You know at first I felt kind of bad because I just sent in a pair of shoes that I never wear, though they were in just fine condition. I hope they find a good home now. And it's also nice to have an idea when they will ship. It's been disappointing every day when I come home and there's no shoes.

That makes me very, very happy that they are using our old shoes to help someone out. I know that some people will blow it off as a publicity stunt or find some way to make it seem less honorable, but I say good for them.

+1
i've been waiting for those and the results of a certification test I took a while back (which were delayed and only sent out today, 10 days after they should have arrived)
all and all I've been feeling very scornful of the postman on a day to day basis.

My old shoes are completely useless.
But originally, they had no clue what they would do with the old shoes.

Their full article with pics:

https://www.chromebagsstore.com/event...04/06/tfgrecap

I wonder who took the ninja shoes home?

I had a feeling that doing this on the internet with forums like BFs would end up swamping them. To avoid any disappointment, I decided not to expect them before May.

Be glad you are not the guy that got a shredded empty box back.

5,000 old shoes shipped in 2 days, imagine how they felt getting buried during that first week.

Yup - I don't mind waiting for them. Take yer time Chrome - free shoes are still free, no matter when I get them.

Awesome what you're doing with local shelters & Haiti.