Nike doing their part to thank the frontline heroes by giving away sneakers
@Deepizzaguy (122336)
Lake Charles, Louisiana
May 5, 2020 6:31pm CST
I have to give my respects to the Nike company since they have a goal of giving away at least 140,000 pieces of sneakers, socks and equipment to the first responders around the globe who are risking their lives to battle the Coronavirus.
It is nice to see a major corporation that pays a huge amount of money to sports stars to wear their clothing and sneakers at the sporting events to shift their new mission to repay the first responders for their hard work.
What I have noticed is that despite the fact that the majority of sports around the world have been put on hold, Nike has found a way to get some good publicity by donating their equipment where it is really needed at this time.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 May 20
The first responders will thank Nike for their assistance.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
20 May 20
@Deepizzaguy
That was nice of them,. That is so nice that they are showing their appreciation.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
21 May 20
I agree with you since hard time bring out the good in people.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
22 May 20
@Hannihar Evildoers do exist in our world since they do not care if they hurt someone.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
21 May 20
@Deepizzaguy
I do not feel that way about a lot of people. I see the nasty and bullies are worse during this time and could care less to help others.
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@allen0187 (59827)
• Philippines
6 May 20
Corporations should step up and really support our frontliners.
Every bit of support helps.
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@allen0187 (59827)
• Philippines
7 May 20
@Deepizzaguy they can afford to support our front liners.
They are big businesses.
Makes me want to stop supporting those that are asking for bail-outs.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 May 20
The corporations will gain new followers as well as give back to their community.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 May 20
@allen0187 I agree with you.
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
6 May 20
that's not much coming from a company with that much money, I hope they keep it up
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@Jessicalynnt (50523)
• Centralia, Missouri
7 May 20
@Deepizzaguy "In 2020, the Nike brand was valued at approximately 34.8 billion U.S. dollars." so them donating what was it, 140,000 shoes? ok, let's look at this: Manufacturing Costs
As an example, "in 2014, Nike reported $28.50 as the general cost to manufacture one pair of sneakers and ship them to the United States." So for ease of math going to say 30 bucks. 4,200,000. Ok, so I feel a bit less annoyed, that is more than I thought, but still not tons.
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@LindaOHio (222898)
• United States
6 May 20
That is a very generous donation and very good publicity.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
7 May 20
Better for Nike to have someone who is helping others through their job of saving lives since sports are on hold for now.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
8 May 20
You are right since they took a severe hit from the public in the wake of the Colin Kaepernick controversy about taking political stands.
@Pandy_ (800)
• Sydney, Australia
8 May 20
@Deepizzaguy this is true they trying to win back a good rep
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@yoalldudes (35028)
• Philippines
6 May 20
Seems like good is coming out of the situation. It all really boils down to the human heart.
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@Deepizzaguy (122336)
• Lake Charles, Louisiana
6 May 20
You are right since this pandemic has seen a lot of us find out what is really important and assist others in need.
