I was planning on getting a new pair tomorrow but I’m going to Italy in a week for vacation. Should I wait to get them there?

  • Varyk@sh.itjust.works
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    2 years ago

    Decathlon is in Italy, and it’s the best sports store I’ve ever been to, so Id get anything you need sports related from decathlon. I still have a rucksack and a hammock bought from them 10 years ago that work like new. Their shoes are great, their pants are nigh indestructible, if I had any athletic stuff to buy and I was going to Italy I’d just get it in decathlon.

    And all of the prices are cheaper than the states for sure, and much higher quality in my opinion

    • chalk_n_cheese@lemm.ee
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      2 years ago

      Decathlon is great for getting cheap sports equipment, of all kinds!, The problem is you often get what you pay for. I love it for picking up stuff where I don’t care about how it performs (for example I play social football at work ⚽, and a pair of shin pads from there is super cheap and I really don’t care how they function).

      However, I definitely care a lot about my climbing shoes. So if you’re pretty experienced / you’re climbing a lot, I wouldn’t recommend Decathlon for climbing shoes. (But that’s just me…)

      Edit: for the record I believe Decathlon is a French brand, and according to wiki they’re in 60 countries! Not just Italy 😉