New Balance Christiana

Girl was very nice in helping get my shoes that were on hold and found me the correct color that i wanted. I also got 15% off for checking in on Unilocal so that was also cool.

The service here is great! They were pretty busy when I came in, but I was still greeted and helped with any questions I had. They also were able to offer me all options they had. I would definitely recommend making a trip to their store!

This is my go-​to store for sneakers. I only buy New Balance since they are more «Made in America» than any other sneaker company, I’ve found.
I go to this location because it’s, sort of, a little closer than the Brandywine one. It’s smallish but they’ve always had what I’ve needed. The store has always been clean. The staff while knowledgeable don’t seem to enjoy their work. Never rude or anything.
This place is never cheap but I was able to save 15% with my Unilocal check in.

I used to like the New Balance store. I bought a pair of New Balance classics at this store back when it was located in the Christiana mall; the shoes were comfy and held up exceptionally well. That pair was made in the USA. I since bought another pair which was made in Vietnam and it held up okay, and then I bought a third pair of the same shoes, all 3 in different colors; this one was made in China. It doesn’t fit the same as the other shoes and wasn’t as comfy.
I returned to this store and I was disappointed with their offerings. They really offer no similar shoes to the old classics, beyond that one exact shoe. It also frustrates me that they don’t offer this shoe, the only one I wanted, in widths, as my foot is a bit narrower than the current shoes (not sure if their sizes have changed, or if my foot has changed, or what).
Nearly all the shoes in this store are «running» or «walking» shoes. Too rigid and too much «support» and padding. I’ve had bad luck with this sort of shoe.
But then they’ve also gotten onto the whole «barefoot running» fad, selling these funny-​looking shoes which, I’ve tried on, and are not really that comfy, not to mention that they carry an insane $ 99 price tag for such a minimal shoe. I was able to achieve a similar effect by taking a really cheap pair of Saucony shoes I got at DSW and taking out the insole, and it was actually more comfy than these fancy New Balance «barefoot» shoes. I also have found that buying a pair of simple sneakers with minimal support, like Converse All Stars, or even something from Payless, can achieve a similar effect, at a fraction of the price. This company is price-​gouging based on a fad: don’t buy into it.
It bugs me that this company seems to be straddling the two extremes, rather than offering average straight-​up basic sneakers like I wore for years. I was fairly loyal to this brand for some time, but the combination of moving to China from USA-​made shoes, and the focus on «running» shoes vs. «barefoot» shoes rather than just offering plain old-​fashioned sneakers that lie somewhere in-​between structurally, has alienated me as a customer.
I also think the prices have gone sky-​high, especially on some of the minimal models, made-​in-​China, where the high price is not justified.