The other day I was sitting at the computer working when I heard a knock at the door. When I got to the door there was no one standing there but there was a box lodged in the door. So I take the box upstairs to open it and was excited to find out it was the custom Air Max I had ordered from NikeID.com. And even better arriving 2 weeks early! So I popped open the box to find a shoe box inside that looks a little more polished than the ones you normally get Nikes in. It was shiny, had some metal parts and opened differently. So i get it open to find the inside of the box covered with a velvet like material and the shoes were inside of a sack that had the same velvet feel to it. I give Nike credit for putting so much in the presentation. So anyway,I get the bag open and find my Air Max inside made exactly to my specifications. Purple on white with my name embroidered on the heel. Perfect. One of the things I was worried about when I was thinking of using this service was whether Nike would put the same craftmanship into thier custom shoes as they do the ones you buy in the store. Nothing could be more embarassing then walking down the street and having your "swoosh" fall off. But upon careful examination the shoes appeared to be flawless. So I couldn't be happier.

See I'm a person who likes having things that no one else ownes, so I'm glad Nike offers this service. If I was to have one complaint it would be that Nike doesn't offer all of its sneakers for customization. So you won't be buying any custom Jordans or Air Force Ones. I'm not sure why they wouldn't include these more popular shoes. Your guess is as good as mine on that one. But I encourage you all to go check it out. They have a lot of products you can customize including almost all of the released Air Maxes. If you like it, I suggest you also check out Timberland's site because they offer a similar service for thier boots.

In the meantime I'm gonna call up A.K.A. and ramble on about my new sneakers.

Link: NikeID.com, Timberland.com