Nike

Mythic loop with a visit to Nike HQ!

Beautiful Campus! I wish every company had a track to run around.

Found a shoe I loved, the Nike Air Zoom Vomero 10, but it only came in Neon Orange at my local store… and I could not identify with it.
So I searched for it everywhere, with no luck.
In the past when I am on the hunt for something very specific, I have had good luck with the brands own website.
Found it at
in the Black and White I desired… after all, every girl looks great in a *little black dress*!
Free shipping sold me, and they are on the way.
Nike has certainly stepped up their athletic shoe game…

I had an interview here about a week and a half ago.
It was my first time to the Nike World Headquarters and what a BEAUTIFUL campus! I imagine it’s even nicer in the summer time, but there’s SOOOOOO much to do!
They have a huge soccer field, weight rooms, cardio rooms, Nike history in each building, a day care, places to eat (and even order a beer!), and EVERYTHING!
From what some of the employees have said, parking can be a bit of a pain at times, but I still hope I get the job! :)

I recently came to the campus as part of a contest for a impromptu tour before we went shopping at the Nike store. The Campus is gorgeus. As in Yahoo/​Google/​and Facebook couldn’t touch their campus IMOP. The cafeteria was like a mega food court in some mall. The Gym. Wow an Olympic size pool/​latest equipment/​group classes for employees. The huge outdoor green for soccer or testing new products. The beautiful lake where employees could walk around during lunch or during the day… If I didn’t love the Bay area so much I would up and apply at Nike Inc!
I love the reserved parking spaces for all the famous atheletes. Lebron/​Tiger/​Carmelo etc. So cool.If in OR, gotta check out the campus

My husband for the first time sent in his «Nike Airmax 2013» for a «hopefully» replaced one. Reason was the bubble popped. Nike’s response was oh you stepped on a sharp object or as «they» claim. He’s very upset which makes me upset because he has been purchasing nike shoes for 20+ years and it’s the only sneakers he will wear. He always spends over $ 100… Actually 190 $!!! Per pair. They could have gave a better response instead «you stepped on a sharp object». This is upsetting because nike is a $ 21 billion dollar industry and they can’t even send a new pair or give a better response? I feel like they don’t care about the customers now because they make so much damn money! For sure know that now he won’t be purchasing anymore nike shoes or anything related to nike. Adiós Nike! Btw: if I could this doesn’t even deserve a star.

Beautiful campus and got to walk around and all the grounds. The track is really unique with half out in the open and half in the woods. Running trails all around and the ground is perfect to soften the impact. The Michael Jordan building was pretty cool as was the Tiger Woods tee thing. We ever got to pick up some Nike Paraphernalia at the little shop by the cafeteria. Lake Nike was picturesque and lots of photo ops all around. If you are in the area, definitely check it out if you are a Nike fan!

Nike customer and management services have been non-​responsive for months now! I have an idea about radically improving the 2014 and beyond men’s Nike Air Max 360 running shoes. The lacing needs improved, the shoe runs too tight, the toe box is small, the heel needs to be taller, needs more air in the full sole, the tongue needs to be heavy duty, the sole needs to last longer.
Forget about the weight of the shoe — make a super shock absorbent double height sole for long lasting Air Ride Fun!
Nike needs to create a heavy duty shoe for sportthotic users — a shoe that looks cool even after running time is finished.

This is a review only of the grounds of the Nike campus in Beaverton, as I was not inside the stores, offices, cafeteria, or the expansive day care center. The grounds are basically surrounded by a running path of varied surface (mostly wood shavings) which is a loop around campus. The loop has statues and monuments to Nike athletes, some of which are kind of cool. There are playing fields situated at various intervals. There are campus bicycles available to use, probably only by employees. There is a two lane road that loops the entire office complex and sometimes the running path crosses the road or is visible from this road. Generally, I would not come here to train but it was interesting. There are marketing vehicles parked around in some of the lots, and those were kind of crazy. The playing fields looked pretty nice, but I don’t know if you could get a team to use them or something along those lines. There are also many marketing events on the weekends and I saw multiple party setups. Ultimately, it was interesting to visit this location and the campus is beautiful as it is utilitarian as an office complex. It was clearly a place for hard workers and I saw multiple people working on weekend, either entering or exiting the buildings.
I didn’t know what to expect before I cam here. In some respects it was a pretty impressive complex. In other respects, it’s just some office buildings with park land around it. I had seen photos before I visited, videos of famous athletes working out here, and I wondered why everyone in Portland wouldn’t come to campus. It’s because it’s really just an office park with some perks. That is, although it has some charming logos and statues, it lacks an overall warmth that would attract someone to jog here instead of maybe a nature trail. There were two runners on the path when I visited on a Saturday afternoon with beautiful weather. So if you are a Nike tourist like me, this entire place is something you can skip and not feel like you missed anything. It’s neat, it’s something you can say you did, but it has little value beyond that.
If you want to know what it’s like to work here, well, you should check out a different website for that ;)

Had a lot of fun walking around the campus. My eyes were glued wide open looking for athletes.

This review is more about a specific product. I don’t want to review the retailer where I bought the shoes since all they did was inventory the shoe for me to buy them. The HQ address was printed clearly on the box of shoes, so I figured I’ll plant my review here.
I bought a pair of WMNS NIKE FREE 5.0+ shoes for my mother-​in-​law for Christmas.
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I got her to download the Nike running app to her iPhone 5s. The same app that I have on my same phone. But there seems to be no way to connect the shoe to the app. I have looked in every menu option and settings options, but I there seems to be no way to add the shoe to the app.
Inside the shoebox there is a large sticker that says «MORE FROM YOUR RUN. KEEP TRACK. GET A PUSH. STAY CONNECTED.» And there are photos of various mobile devices.
But there are no instructions that came with the shoes. I saw that there were no instructions when I bought the shoes, so I figured that Nike must have gone the way of Apple and just made it so that there are no instructions needed because the connection between the iPhone app and these amazing new shoes that have the swoosh+ sticker and electronics on the sole of the shoes would just automagically connect to the phone app. But it doesn’t seem to be the case.
What am I doing incorrectly or misunderstanding?
I have a sinking feeling that these shoes are just regular shoes. No special activity sensor in them at all. So basically, you can use any running shoe in the world with the Nike+ App on phone and you get the equivalent functionality. I could even use house slippers. Or I could use strips of old tires. Strap them to the soles of my feet and I could get a magic marker and draw a swoosh+ on the bottom of them and they would function the same way.
And if there is a special sensor of some kind, then it only works with certain devices. Devices that are not documented at all. Devices I do not own. Devices that I would have to purchase separately.

This is their corporate HQ so not really a place for visitors. I drove here just to see what it was all about. You can just drive right in since there isn’t any gates. I drove around the campus and then got out and walked around. I was looking at a map and some lady stopped me to see if I needed help and explained to me that they don’t really allow the public on campus unless you know someone. But she was kind enough to show me to the main building where they had a small museum and some quotes from famous atheletes. Not really worth the drive out to Beaverton IMO

So I have only been in Portland for a few months and I can’t quite tell what the read is on Nike. I guess you love it or hate. My first trip to the Beaverton oasis was pretty standard. Drive up, go through a gate and park. Not a «blow your mind» entrance but pretty good. I saw the Tiger Woods building first… guess it is the visitor center. Down the road was the Mia Hamm building… by that time I was hungry. I was in luck because Mia’s building is the grub stop. Lunch was pretty good. They had a salad, soup, sandwich, bbq, pasta and Chinese food area. Why cant more companies have cafeterias like this !!! Jeez. I was a little jealous.

I just had a customer representative kindly explain their shoe store policies.
I bought a pair of beautiful, comfortable running shoes; the AIRMAX 360 model. I have treated these shoes like a pair Fabergé Eggs. I bought them in December of 2006 and only used them for competitions. They have been used no more than 20 times — practically less than a month of use.
I would not wear them if the climate was less than perfect in sunny California. I’ve been very happy with them. Today, I went for a one hour jog and my left shoe just popped. The hardly used vulcanized rubber sole went into the side of the hard plastic casing where the air is sealed. The seal broke and instantly the shoe became WORTHLESS.
I called Nike, Inc., not knowing what the repair or return policies are for Nike. Well, it depends where you bought the shoe. There are three options. Since these shoes were bought at a Miami Nike store. According to Nike, my only option was to call Miami and ask them about their store return policy.
In other words, Holly, the friendly customer service representative was kind enough to find me a phone number and wish me the best of of luck. Nike has a maximum of a two year «review» policy.
So from what I can understand, in the small print of the return policy it states «hahahahahaha, next time buy Adidas, Reebok or Brooks.
I did not give up ! In Seattle I went to a beautiful huge downtown store. I took the shoes and the manager recognized the manufacturer defect. He immediately gave me a 40% off any shoe and I took it.
The AIRMAX model has been radically improved and they feel amazing. However, my blow-​out experience has left me suspicious of inflatable shoes. I opted for the second most comfortable mode — NIKE FLYKNIT ONE+. These shoes have been joyfully worn to a nub.
Overall, I have to write about the corporate headquarters professional customer service. These representatives hiding behind a phone regurgitate Nike policy with a sweet tone. I will try my hardest to never call them again.
Happy running !

Dear Mr. Phil Knight,
I am not an NBA, NFL, MLB, or any other professional or Olympic athlete.
However, I AM a long time customer, dated to the times when you made your Nike Bruin’s (blue suede, please).
I do my annual Christmas shopping at your stores and purchase a large variety of your products for myself as well as for family and friends. Unfortunately, none of them are NBA, NFL, MLB, or any other professional or Olympic athletes either. While shopping this year, it was very difficult for me to find products for us as your current product line is geared towards performance athletes. Your business model was to create products for this niche market, however, this season’s choices were not particularly consumer friendly to the general public (aka common man or woman).
Please note that there are 5’9 and 220 lbs. (not 6’6) male buyers that would gladly spend their hard-​earned salary for attractive, quality sportswear.
Hope that somehow this reaches your creative designers.
Respectfully,
Mike C.

Nike World Headquarters hell yeah I love this place. I always have a great time when I come here to visit and ig you get a chance to you should jump on it asap.

It is not a store !!!
It is Nike World Campus :)
I go there to run or to walk, depends on my mood, in that beautiful campus. They have very beautiful track. You can see many ducks. I even saw a beaver for my first time in life he he :)
It is around two miles. If you run two times around the campus every day. You will have great abs ;)

Visited for the second time last week. The first time, two years ago, we were taken on a private tour by our dear friends’ daughter, who works there. She is amazing. This is really the only way to get a tour, by knowing someone. Let me put it to you this way, if I worked here, anything short of a layoff, I would never work at another place. If I was offered a job today, I would get on a plane tomorrow. This place is simply awesome. It takes up an entire city block. Probably has its own zip code. They have, first of all, a beautiful campus. One of the first things you notice is the amount of people jogging around the campus. It makes me want to exercise. Yes, it is that big, with paths everywhere. There is a huge lake in the middle. Surrounding the campus are buildings named after famous athletes-​Michael Jordan, Lance Armstrong, Nolan Ryan, Tiger Woods, etc. The Armstrong building is my favorite, as it is the campus gym building. Includes a large swimming pool, rock climbing and anything else you need. There is also a soccer field that is used regularly. A cafeteria that is good and seems to be always busy. The memorabilia everywhere would blow you away. The Nolan Ryan statue is stunning in its creation.
Everything here is first class, especially the people. As nice as can be and the way all employees should feel when they go to work. Sure, I can’t see the issues behind the closed doors that every company has. But I do know that they make great products and do a lot of good for a lot of people.
If you ever get the chance to visit, just do it.

WORLD HEADQUARTERS! wheeeeee!
lol. there is no shopping here. it’s like a huge campus and kinda scary how much of a nike university it is. they have a guard on staff around the clock so if youre not on official business youre gonna get kicked out! just kidding… sorta.
its kind of a tourist attraction. but not really. so if youre a huge nike fan, you can go take pix in front of the swoosh