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Why Did I Return My Allbirds Sneakers?

I was extremely excited about the sneakers because of its environmental friendliness and comfort, but I couldn’t get what I was expected. Here is why

Can Artuc
3 min readApr 24, 2022
Allbirds Men’s Wool Runner Mizzles

I don’t like full white sneakers as well as white sole. It is about choice and taste because I don’t like to have 1000000 sneakers to fit my wear. I basically have 3 sneakers:

  1. New Balance 990v5 for all seasons
  2. Adidas (forgot the model) Gore-tex for winter
  3. Camper Pelotas

Other than these sneakers, I have one Camper boot for winter and another Adidas for sport activities. Whenever one of the shoes is not usable anymore, I buy a new one.

My winter Adidas is so sporty, and it doesn’t fit for every outfit, and it aged for 5 years, close to finalize its lifetime. I decided to buy a new winter shoe which fits all outfits (I am not a suit person), easy to maintain and carry.

All my searches resulted to Allbirds Men’s Wool Runner Mizzles. It checks nearly all my requirements:

  1. Washable
  2. Environmental friendly — As I am planning to use until its lifetime, it is always getting better
  3. Light and easy to carry with…

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Can Artuc
Can Artuc

Written by Can Artuc

Data and AI Architect, Dad, Geek

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