View Full Version : Cleats Testers?
StandUpSpeakUp21
16 Jul 2005, 04:16 PM
Ive read a couple times on this site on how people test new cleats for companies and i just wanted to know how you guys do this?
do you sign up for it?
do you pay?
can anybody do it?
Juventus_suporter
16 Jul 2005, 10:50 PM
Ive read a couple times on this site on how people test new cleats for companies and i just wanted to know how you guys do this?
do you sign up for it?
do you pay?
can anybody do it?
I'd like to know aswell, and does it metter what country you live in??
redalert101
17 Jul 2005, 04:24 PM
go to niketown.com theres an application on there somewhere
squelid
17 Jul 2005, 05:41 PM
Say you test boots for Nike, do you get to keep them?
DaRonaldinhoFan15
17 Jul 2005, 06:19 PM
go to niketown.com theres an application on there somewhere
I can't find it.
nvan_football
17 Jul 2005, 06:34 PM
I can't find it.
http://niketown.nike.com/niketown/info/product_testing.jsp
DaRonaldinhoFan15
17 Jul 2005, 10:07 PM
Say you test boots for Nike, do you get to keep them?
no
Juventus_suporter
18 Jul 2005, 02:55 AM
no
LOL whats nike gonna do with used boots??
nvan_football
18 Jul 2005, 03:23 AM
LOL whats nike gonna do with used boots??
It's obvious! They will look how durable a boot is and what places need improvement.
I wonder, do you get paid for this or you're supposed to stay happy by just wearing a shoe that will come out in several months or longer?
Juventus_suporter
18 Jul 2005, 04:47 AM
well boviouslly, i meant after the testing is done it'd be a shame to just throw them away!
Skizz
18 Jul 2005, 09:58 AM
It's more than likely they will take the boots back, look at where more wear has occured on them and develop them further so that they wear evenly. They will probably take into account your opinion of the comfort, durability etc. My cousin tested the Legends a year or so ago. Wore a blacked out pair in a couple of European games I think.
Either way it's a process of improving the boot. Nike hardly came out with the Vapors after trying them once, did they?
bigg skizzle
Legend_7
18 Jul 2005, 10:36 AM
do you have to live in the USA or can you live anywhere?
DaRonaldinhoFan15
18 Jul 2005, 10:41 AM
It's obvious! They will look how durable a boot is and what places need improvement.
I wonder, do you get paid for this or you're supposed to stay happy by just wearing a shoe that will come out in several months or longer?
You dont get paid
DaRonaldinhoFan15
18 Jul 2005, 10:43 AM
LOL whats nike gonna do with used boots??
Not only do they look at how durable the boots are, but NIKE doesnt want people signing up just so they can get free shoes.
StandUpSpeakUp21
18 Jul 2005, 12:06 PM
if you send in an application are you automatcally a tester?
ADIKeeper
18 Jul 2005, 04:50 PM
No. Far from it.
squelid
18 Jul 2005, 04:59 PM
Yeah it takes about 12-16 weeks for your appliance to get confirmed or even looked at by Nike. What's more, the work and testing you actually have to do is incredible and most probably a lot lot more than all of you think- it really isn't just an easy way to get "free boots". You have to spend about 1.5months writing daily reports on the boot you are supplied with, both positive and negative, opinions, types of surfaces you have tried, and everyything. If you apply for boot/cleat testing you have to ultimately be prepared for devoting yourself and your life temporarily to the testing and writing. Its like a massive project you have to carry out. Sure, its great at the end cos u get a pair of Nike boots, perhaps the latest vapors, but if you consider the amount of effort and work you have to put into it, its really like a full-time job you take on. If you miss out part of the project, then Nike don't think twice about removing you- they have thousands of testers!!! Woah thas a lotta writing, i must stop, just thought I'd let you all know. If anyone ends up being a certified tester lemme know though!
nvan_football
18 Jul 2005, 07:09 PM
Hey, squelid, if you know so much about it, 1 question: do I have any chances to qualify if I live in Vancouver just several miles from US? Although I didn't find any direct evidence that only US residents are elligable to test cleats, I kind of suspect this, though :( .
BillP
18 Jul 2005, 10:00 PM
It's obvious! They will look how durable a boot is and what places need improvement.
I wonder, do you get paid for this or you're supposed to stay happy by just wearing a shoe that will come out in several months or longer?
Nike messed up on the first vapors, b/c everyone i know who had them sent them back b/c the sole ripped off...
ADIKeeper
19 Jul 2005, 03:11 AM
They'd expressed intrest in my application and I live in Hawaii. So...