New Shoes From Nike Product Testing Panel
Join Nike’s Product Test Panel and receive new shoes! You’ll be required to test out the shoes (mailed to you by Nike) and provide feedback – but the shoes are your’s to keep (at least for 2-8 weeks)!
Click HERE to register with the Nike Product Testing Panel.
Related Topic: One iMommies reader has already received a free pair of New Balance shoes from the New Balance Test Panel. Check out the iMommies Clothing & Accessories Forums HERE for more details.
(Adults AND children may register with both test panels.)
just checking something out-the website says that you must return the shoes after testing. has anyone ever done this?
I found this on their sign up page:
If you are a U.S. resident and are interested in joining our team of athletes, we encourage you to read on to determine if you might qualify for our volunteer footwear testing program.
Athletes must be 15 years old or older to be eligible to become a “Nike Product Tester” of Adult sized footwear.
Any child wearing shoe size infant 1 Child to grade school 7 Youth is eligible to test Nike Kids footwear. Parent or guardian’s presence and help will be required during kids testing.
Collegiate (NCAA) athletes are not permitted to test Nike footwear through this program.
You must be a United States resident to be eligible to participate in this program.
You must have a valid email address so Nike Product Testing can contact you.
Timelines are critical. You must be able to meet specified feedback and shoe return deadlines.
This program is voluntary. You will have to return all test footwear to Nike.
A complete recital of Testing Program requirements will be presented in the “Nike Legal Form” for signature and must be signed before anyone can be admitted to the Testing Program.
Confidentiality highlights
You will be required to return weartest shoes to Nike promptly at the completion of each test.
You will not post pictures/images of the shoes on the Internet or anywhere else.
You will not discuss the weartest shoes or describe them to anyone except a representative of Nike Product Testing.
You will not wear weartest shoes in public places (i.e. shopping malls and athletic competitions) unless specified.
You will not sell any weartest shoes.
You will not make the shoes available for inspection, try-on or wear by anyone but yourself.
Do you have to pay for shipping and handling?
Looks like you don’t get to keep the shoes afterall…still might be fun.
It actually says you will not wear them in public and that you will return them when the test is done.
I saw that too. The shoes must be returned at the end. ugh!
Nike puts that disclaimer on their site, but it only applies to select shoes. The requirements vary with the shoe (some may be worn publicly, some are restricted from certain places, and some may not be worn publicly at all).
You also need to use a Brannock Device to take foot dimensions for the applications. Like I keep one of those around…. sure….
You can only register your email address once so if you register one of your children then you can not register yourself. I wasn’t able to register all of my children. I wish I knew that first.
thanks i applied!
I applied for my son. I’ve sent the required paperwork and now just waiting on some shoes!
Looks like you can add family members later. It says:
Are you interested in adding a family member using the same email address?
If the application you entered is accepted into the Nike Product Testing program you will receive an email with a User ID # and a Password. Please log into the Nike Product Testing homepage with the assigned User ID # and password. Click on the ‘Add a Family Member’ link and begin completing the additional applications.
I applied for my son who just turned 1 and for myself. My son was accepted!! But we were told it is unsure when we would get products.
Heck, even if I have to return them, this will save me alot of money on his fast-growing feetsies!
Thanks!
Thanks for the site address… looked into it but i am not in any kind a athletic program.. so i declined…
but i wish i was in a program to try the testing procedure. That would have been interesting.
It sucks that you have to return them…you know they will just be tossed out too!
do they send you a box to ship them back because i dont want to be paying for shipping
I HAVE RUN OVER 100,000 MILES SINCE 1973. I RUN AT LEAST THREE TO FOUR MARATHONS A YEAR. I WOULD LIKE TO BECOME A SHOE TESTER
There not excepting applications at this time, does any one know when they might.
I have been a Nike tester for a couple of years, it is really a pretty good deal. It took about 6 months from the time I was accepted until I started recieving shoes, so you have to be patient. All they ask is that you wear the shoes for as many hours and miles as possible in the time preiod you have to test them, and then send them back for analysis in the prepaid box they provide. In my experience with testing running shoes, they let you keep them for about 8 weeks, which works out well because the shoes are pretty well shot by then and wouldn’t be used for running anymore anyway. They tell you to not wear the shoes at races or in places where someone (from another brand) might scrutinize your shoes, but other than that you should wear them as much as possible. I like it because it is a really easy way to get new running shoes for free, though it does take a while to get accepted.
producttesting.nike.com/producttest
oh and they also like you to complete “daily” logs online for your comments and activities in the shoes, as well as more formal periodic logs. It’s worth recording your activites for a free pair of shoes before they are even available for sale!
i dont mind returning them i just want to test them… i wear a size 9… contact me by email