Nike review: football boots 58

i want claim of my shoes

i bought nike running shoe 20days back. it creates tension in my leg while running or walking

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I bought Nike Air Max for my grandson in September of this year and the soles are coming apart.

Just stumbled on this thread. I have two boys who both have stinky football Nike football boots. I am really disappointed to see how far back this problem (ie years) and yet the problem continues. I guess it is an indication of poor quality materials.

We are in south Africa and ordered a pair of t
T90 for my son who plays cootie here, He has worn them about 5/6 times and they are so smelly we have to leave them outside! Unfortunately we can't just return them as we are on another continent. We paid £170 which is a lot more than others and the postage was a lot too! Has anyone got any idea how to get rid of that revolting smell. I have tried Epsom salts, washing and soaking in fabric softener and nothing has helped... Am now desperate.

My son wears his trainers to school (Nike Air) - rapidly loosing all his friends !
It is interesting that this problem has been discussed on this forum for so long with Nike responses about how they are looking to rectify the problem as long ago as 2009. Anyone any more ideas on how to get rid of the smell? Is it because we put trainers in the washing machine these days ?

My son has had his t90 boots for 2 months and has played in wet weather, the smell in unreal, like cat pee but worse, we keep them in our hut, because we cannot take the smell anymore. surely nike have to do something about this as they are very expensive to buy, and we have to go out and buy another pair, definetly not nike again, which is very dissapointing as they are my son's favourite make of trainers.

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i got the boots worn them once and all i didnt know what the smell was until the next time i wore them it stunk at my bedroom is was the worst smell ever you can also send them back and say they are faulty goods and get a new pair

my sons boots stunk took them back to soccer world and they changed them no problem but we got adidas instead of nike lets hope these dont smell

Is there anything that gets rid of the obnoxious smell, it IS, NOW, causing cats to mark their territory and the entire house stinks of these boots, I agree with all the comments above, but what has changed in the composition of these boots over the last 2 years + to cause this reaction when the boots get sweaty or wet? Please Nike sort this out

Dear All,

It is happens to read those comments about nike products, regarding with smelling issue, please thinking about changing insole to be some kind of ANATOMIC insole,

If you are interested, please get me at wendy.rao@gmail.com
I might send you some photos of these kind of insole for you better understanding

Good Day
Wendy

Only bought a pair of the nike green boots for my son six weeks ago (Jan 2009)and found after they got wet at training they stunk like cat pee. I live in Australia and it is obvious that nike still have not done anything about the problem. When my son wears them it seems like he smells, it is disgusting. My son wanted these boots because high profile league players here are wearing them. I wonder how they feel about smelling like cat pee. Nike should be doing a total recall on all these boots. This is the first and last time we will ever buy Nike. X blades are the way to go.

My son had a pair of Nike 90 and not only were they expensive but i bought odour eaters, trainer tamer and a shed load of bicarbonate of soda to try and get rid of the cat spray smell not cheep for a single mum.I have only just found out about this problem and like many others "i'm sure" the boots are long gone i couldn't have them in the house and my son wouldn't wear them again anyway and iv no receipt so what can i do ? once again the big man wins Nice one Nike.. Heather.

I recently bought my nephew a pair of Nike football boots and they stink after wearing them only once, we thought the cat had peed in his boots but this was not teh case.
I am unable to find the reciept so will i be able to get a refund.

I bought my bootys specially from the NikeID website therefore they are custom made for me, with personalisation direct from NIKE! Therefore the return to shops saga will not count, im going to email them today and see what response i get...been searching for the smell in my house for weeks..cant beleive its my boots!

Don't bother trying to email ... Tracey.Mitchinson@nike.com ...
Funnily the mail box has been disabled...I wonder why!

Well, we all owe our cat a huge aplolgy! Poor thing has been blamed for weeks! My son's school has banned the boys from having the boots in the changing rooms now, it has gotten so bad! Phoned JJB this morning to be told "You will have to bring them in as there are 2 types of smell! Visions of shop floor workers being forced to sniff hundreds of teenaged boys trainers, LOL!

I too have had the same problem with both my son's trainers and football boots. I sent a complaint email to Nike about 2 weeks ago and received the following reply:

"Dear Customer,

Thank you for bringing this to our attention. Nike apologises for any inconvenience you have experienced.

We have recently replaced a man-made lining of the upper of a number of our football boots with a cotton canvas layer, but as a result of this we have identified an issue with select models of our boot ranges causing an unpleasant odour after a certain amount of usage.

We believe this issue is isolated to a particular batch of football boots, and we are working hard to rectify this going forwards. This does not affect the performance quality of the boots.

In the meantime, please return the product to the retailer where the shoe was purchased, where a replacement/refund will be offered. If you have purchased with us on NikeStore.com or NIKEiD.com kindly provide us with an order number or an email address.

Best Regards,

Tristy Do
NikeStore.com/NIKEiD.com"

Last Thursday I took my son's total ninetys back to Sports Soccer, with a copy of the email, and they gave me a credit with no problem.

Today I have just got back from returning his Mercurial football boots to JJB and as soon as I started to speak the Manager knew exactly what I was talking about and said they had been contacted about this problem and that it was being discussed on BBC Watchdog this evening. He gave me a refund, no problem.

I hope this helps anyone, don't forget to watch Watchdog tonight, Good Luck

Its not just football boots, its nike trainers as well, and this has been a problem since at least 1994. My mum was convinced the cat pissed in me and my friends trainers all those years ago. Usually trainers last me around 2-4 years. Ive had a pair of Air Max 95's less than a year and they 'kick' its VERY embarrassing, not to mention i paid £110 for them!

Glad that we aren't the only family with stinky cat's pee-smelling football boots. But don't just blame Nike - my son has 2 pairs of Adidas stinking out our house... I wish I knew why they smell like this...

Thanks goodness it's not just us! My son's boots are a real problem, I can't bear them in the house for 2 minutes, they have to go straight outside. Was just wondering if putting them in the washing machine would make any difference (or ruin them ...)? Will definitely complain to Nike but it doesn't sound like they are prepared to do much about it.
Has anyone had any luck with a refund or getting rid of the dreadful smell?

Same here, nike, adidas, football boots the worst, same cat pee smell, same shoddy customer service here in ireland, to hell with them, never buying again, reebok ok, umbro ok, spread the word

Thank goodness. My son's and daughter's boots and trainers absolutely hum! as does the whole house. I think it's criminal that Nike don't care as it is blatantly obvious that there is a fault somewhere. It's ok for pro footballers they can afford a pair a game and wouldn't keep them at home anyway! I too have always bought Nike (although we have had some Adidas ones that smell of cat wee too) and will no longer be buying them - can't wait to explain that one to the kids, teenage tantrums all round!

I've had this problem for a few weeks now and I'm reassured to find this thread - which I will be showing to my girlfriend who has banised the boots to outside and probably thinks I am a disgusting specimen of man!

I bought a pait of Adidas boots earlier this week simply because I wanted some "blades" rather than moulded studs anyway, but I'm glad I did, and I reckon I'll be binning the Nikes.

I bought new shoes as well here in the US. The new shoes are Addidas and are fine. It would appear that the manufacturers have found the problem and switched to a better material.

i thought Nike were the problem aswell so i bought my son addidas but still suffering the same tom cat smell! At my wits end dont know what to do !

I'm glad I found this thread, I'm reassured at least that a cat hasn't wee'd on my football boots, as until stumbling across these posts I was 100% convinced that when I left them outside after the first time I wore them that one had!

I had tried a number of things, the smell does not go. Not only that, but the smell is so powerful that if I leave them indoors to dry the whole place stinks of cats wee, its unbeleiveable?!?

They are actaully are very good boot, but at £120 should they really make my entire house smell? No.

Nike need to officialy make some response, they must be aware of it, although realistically I can only see them changing the next range of boots, however if they don't publically make reference to the problem ot try and offer a solution how many Nike buyers will not have already switched to adidas...

It is unacceptable that my house should smell, even in a bag in cupboard you can smell it when you walk in the room?! and it really is so very very like the smell of cats wee!

Not good enough Nike.

Very interesting... I have the same problem with my sons football boots and yes the are Nike . I was looking on the internet to see what we could do about it but I won't bother as it looks like it's the boots rather than my sons feet I will take them back to the shop any try another brand... I have always purchased Nike for myself and my son so it look like they will be loosing another loyal customer. I won't bother to write to Nike as looking at these posts it seems they are not interested in customer service.

I'm in the US. Same problem with Nike soccer shoes after they get damp. I received the same "sympathetic" but really uncaring response from Nike USA with a disclainer from Nike that "it will be almost impossible to prove the smell is a defect in the product." Guess whose shoes I'll never buy or recommend again?

I too have had the same problem with my 12 year old sons nike total 90 football boots, from the first time he wore them we had the cat pee odour, I have tried everything to get rid of the smell the only thing that sort of works is bicarbonate of soda in the boot it doesn't eliminate the smell compltely but it's not as accrid.

Hello,
Thank goodness it is not only my son's Nike boots which smell of cat pee!
His previous pair were Adidas and did not smell bad at all. He has only had his present pair of white Ronaldo style boots for three weeks but they are already unbearable and will have to be kept outside from now on.
I am really angry that Nike obviously are aware of the problem but are not doing anything to rectify it.
I am tempted to take them back with the receipt to SportsWorld where they were purchased, but I doubt very much they will change them - and plus my son really likes these boots and they were a birthday present.
NEXT TIME I WILL BUY ADIDAS!

Here is the reply that I got from Tracey of Nike... not really that much help.

Thank you for your reply and the details you have provided. The correct email address for advice and information regarding Nike products or information about Nike UK is consumer.affairs.gbr@nike.com . The address which has been posted on the link you kindly provided is my personal email address.

Here at Nike UK Ltd, we do not have an onsite inspection facility, therefore do not receive product back directly. We entrust all our retailers to adhere to the guidelines set by trading standards with regards to returns, and any feedback with respects to quality and performance is reported to Nike via the retailer through the defectives procedure in place.

As a consumer your legal contract is held with the retailer. However If you have tried to return the footwear to the retailer already or if it is not possible for whatever reason, you can send certain products directly back to Nike for inspection.

If you wish to return the product to Nike, please return it to the address below using Special Delivery and ask the post office for a certificate of posting. If this service is not used Nike cannot be held responsible for goods lost in the post. We regret we are unable to refund postage costs.

Nike Returns

PF Box 184, Newcastle Depot

Unit 3A Princesway North

Team Valley Trading Estate

Gateshead NE11 0PS

In addition, please enclose a brief letter detailing the problems which have occurred with the product and any proof of purchase you may have. Please note that we need you to send both shoes.

On receipt by us, an external inspection team will inspect the product. Please allow 7 – 10 working days for this procedure. If the product is found to contain a defect, an alternative replacement will be issued. If however, for whatever reason, this is not possible, we will issue a credit which can be redeemed via Nike’s Consumer Affairs Department. The amount of the credit will reflect the age and wear of the product returned. Please note that we are unable to offer refunds. All refunds must be obtained through the original place of purchase only.

Please further note that the following cannot be accepted: -
· Products evidencing excessive wear, misuse or alteration.

· A size, fit, or style selection complaint.

· Products older than 3 years from the original date of manufacture. The manufacturing date can be found on the tag inside the shoe.

· Seconds or other B-grade product, which is clearly indicated at point of sale.

Products purchased through a Nike Factory Outlet Store should be returned to the original outlet store or another Nike Outlet Store.

Finally, for your reference your legal contract is with the retailer.

Yours sincerely

Tracey Mitchinson

for Nike (UK) Ltd.

We are also having to suffer the same dreadful smell and the boots have to live in the shed. If Nike are unwilling to respond to these complaints then I'm afraid it's goodbye to Nike for ever. There is plenty of competition out there and of course I will be telling all of our friends about our experience of Nike after sales service.