Running Store Customer Checking Out Alphafly NEXT% Visibly Aroused
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A man in a local running store this morning was “visibly aroused” after taking a Nike Air Zoom Alphafly NEXT% shoe off the shelf and staring at it, Dumb Runner has learned.
The unidentified customer walked into Runner's Zone shortly after it opened at 10 a.m., staff members said, and headed directly for the high-tech shoe, gently plucking it from the shelf. The shoe retails for $275.
Soon after, they said, they noticed the outward manifestation of the man’s excitement.
“We were at the front counter, which is, like, 20 feet away, and we could totally see it,” said one sales associate, who requested anonymity. “Gross.”
“Oh my God,” said another sales associate, who also asked to remain nameless. “Eww.”
Neither approached the man or asked whether he needed help. At one point, they said, he appeared to stroke the shoe and whisper something to it. Eventually, they said, the man returned the shoe to its shelf and left without making a purchase.
Reached for comment, Runner’s Zone owner Gordon Lightfoot confirmed the story.
“Yes, an individual did enter our store today and spent considerable time examining a display model of the Alphafly NEXT%,” said Lightfoot. “And yes, this individual was tumescent.”
Lightfoot called the incident “unfortunate” and stressed that Runner’s Zone prohibits customers from taking unpaid merchandise with them into the store’s restroom.
